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June 18, 2009
conference on the Obama civic agenda
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The Obama Administration's Civic Agenda After Six Months
A Public Discussion Convened by the
Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship & Public Service
July 24, 12:00-2 pm, Tufts University
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"I have no doubt that in the face of impossible odds people who love their country can change it. But I hold no illusions that one man or woman can do this alone. That's why my campaign has called nearly 400,000 Americans to a common purpose. That's why I'm reaching out to Democrats, and also to Independents and Republicans. And that is why I won't just ask for your vote as a candidate; I will ask for your service and your active citizenship when I am President of the United =
States. This will not be a call issued in one speech or program; this will be a
central cause of my presidency."
-- Senator Barack Obama, December 5, 2007 |
To discuss these questions in a public forum:
Alan D. Solomont, Keynote Speaker
Chair, Corporation for National and Community Service
Harry Boyte, University of Minnesota
Archon Fung, Harvard University
Marshall Ganz, Harvard University
Peniel Joseph, Tufts University
Peniel Joseph, Tufts University
Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer, AmericaSpeaks
Carmen Sirianni, Brandeis University
And others to be named
This event is the capstone of the first annual Summer Institute of Civic Studies at the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship & Public Service. Participants in the Institute--an intensive, 2-week seminar at Tufts--are graduate students and faculty from many disciplines and universities. Each year the Institute will conclude with a public conference on a timely topic related to civic engagement.
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June 18, 2009 10:18 AM | category: none