The Engaged Citizen: Stories from Activists

A live, virtual roundtable with Mary Anne Inglis, former manager of Republican congressional campaigns and now co-founder of My Neighbor’s Voice, an organization that hosts forums on how to build stronger communities in a time of toxic partnership; Laurin Manning Gandy, a digital media strategist who has worked on Democratic presidential campaigns; and Jerry Blassingame, Founder and CEO of Soteria Community Development Corporation that works on re-entry programs with individuals who have been incarcerated.  Topics include avenues for civic engagement, activism, ideological polarization, and the rural/urban divide.

This event is part of the SC Humanities Electoral Initiative and is funded by the “Why it Matters: Civic and Electoral Participation” initiative, administered by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Learn more at https://schumanities.org/electoral-initiative/.

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Readings:

• “Civic Engagement in 2020 and Beyond” by Emily Boudreau, Usable Knowledge, Harvard Graduate School of Education (Sept. 29, 2020)
  https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/20/09/civic-engagement-2020-and-beyond
• “Civic Engagement and Student Success: Leveraging Multiple Degrees of Achievement” by Christine M. Cress, Diversity and Democracy, Association of American Colleges and Universities (Fall 2012, Vol. 15, No. 3)
  https://www.aacu.org/publications-research/periodicals/civic-engagement-and-student-success-leveraging-multiple-degrees
• “Civic Participation,” Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/social-determinants-health/interventions-resources/civic-participation
• “How Local and State Governments Can Provide Avenues for Youth Engagement” by Jenna Yuan, Aspen Institute (Sept. 1, 2020)
  https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/how-local-and-state-governments-can-provide-meaningful-avenues-for-youth-civic-engagement-and-voice/
• My Neighbor’s Voice, https://www.myneighborsvoice.org/
• Soteria Community Development Corporation, https://soteriacdc.org/

Students seeking FALS credit must provide a valid Lander ID when attending this event.  
Faculty Sponsor: Lucas McMillan