How do you show up for your democracy?

SHOW UP

VIDEO (11 MIN)

She Shows Up

With a long career ignited by the fight for the Equal Rights Amendment and powered by community organizing, self-proclaimed feminist Tina Tchen is laser focused today on creating equitable workplaces for women. How has her organization, Time’s Up, which was born from a protest movement, taken shape as an institution? Using its platform, what is the group doing to address structural barriers disproportionately hurting women amidst the pandemic? From capitol buildings to board rooms, Tchen reminds us how much work is still ahead, and that showing up is a lifelong mission.Watch.

Get fired up and learn how you can be more civically involved:

Watch Show Up Part 1 and Show Up Part 2.

SHOW UP

VIDEO (6 MIN)

My Vote Does Count: Civics Lessons Through Music

“How am I this engaged with my community and that disengaged with one of the key answers to change? rap artist YelloPain wondered, referring to the act of voting. Since learning about the power of voting to effect change, YelloPain released the single, “My Vote Don’t Count” in January 2020 — the song, which went viral, breaks down the impact of elections on Americans’ everyday lives. YelloPain talks with NowThis Producer Luria Freeman to explore the inspiration behind his political awakening, the power of language and music in motivating action, and how he plans to continue being civically engaged beyond the 2020 presidential election. Watch.

Get fired up and learn how you can be more civically involved:

Watch Show Up Part 1 and Show Up Part 2.

SHOW UP

VIDEO (6 MIN)

The Bad Breakup Between Institutions and Young Americans

Once trusted and admired, American institutions have lost their sizzle. If you’re in your thirties or younger, you’ve seen failures of national security, the financial system, the CDC. And bedrock institutions today, more than ever, are being pulled into partisan political dynamics. Yuval Levin of the American Enterprise Institute shares how to rebuild trust from the ground up, not the top down. Your local government and community, with the help of the hand you lend them, are the crucial building blocks on the road to a more unified America. Watch.

Get fired up and learn how you can be more civically involved:

Watch Show Up Part 1 and Show Up Part 2.

Join Us for Unfinished Live

Aspen has partnered with Unfinished—a new media platform and network of impact organizations— to produce Unfinished Live, a series of four interactive shows that will bring together a diversity of voices through interviews, art, videos, stories, and performances. On October 27, comedian and cultural critic Baratunde Thurston kicks off Unfinished Live with our first episode on Economy & Justice. Join us for an hour of dynamic discussions, curated films, audience interaction and an exploration of big questions including speakers such as Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro, founder of PolicyLink Angela Glover Blackwell, PayPal CEO Dan Schulman, Ford Foundation president Darren Walker, and filmmaker and activist Abigail Disney. Register.

The Man Who Ran Washington

October 23

Peter Baker is the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times, a political analyst for MSNBC, and author of Days of Fire and The Breach. Susan Glasser is a staff writer for The New Yorker and author of its weekly Letter from Trump’s Washington as well as a CNN global affairs analyst. They will discuss their latest book about James A. Baker III.

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An Insider’s Perspective: Trump’s National Security Advisor

Podcast, October 13

Featuring National Security Advisor Ambassador Robert O’Brienand Stephen Hadley, former National Security Advisor to George W. Bush. Presented by Aspen Security Group.Listen.