Read the latest news, commentary, and analysis from the Ash Center.
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Archon Fung and Stephen Richer are joined by Jennifer Lemmerman, Chief Policy Officer at Project Bread, to discuss the impact the lapse in SNAP funding is having on individuals and families.
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To what extent have these organizations proven better equipped to deal with the pandemic response, and what are the challenges that these associations face when organizing in the age of COVID-19? In addition, how can they seize this moment to turn their organizing into power and influence in political and economic life?
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The Ash Center and the Center for Public Leadership recognized Civic Health Month and hosted a discussion on how healthcare workers are deepening civic engagement through voter empowerment, including how high levels of civic engagement can drive more equitable health outcomes.
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The Great American Outdoors Act—the biggest land conservation legislation in decades—recently passed with huge bipartisan majorities in both chambers of Congress
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The Ash Center and Hutchins Center for African and African American Research hosted a discussion on how artists, particularly artists of color, are responding to the current fight for racial justice during a global pandemic.
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The Ash Center hosted a conversation with leading practitioners in philanthropy who talked about all of these issues and the urgency that the times demand.
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The Ash Center hosted a roundtable discussion about the continuing fight for racial justice in the United States.
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The Ash Center hosted a conversation about how Watchmen and other popular entertainment can highlight and help us understand critical issues around race and policing.