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Arcade Fire’s Will Bulter on Voting & Civic Participation
In Boston for a performance with Arcade Fire, the Montréal-based rock band he helped found, the Ash Center sat down Will Butler, a 2017 graduate of Harvard Kennedy School’s mid-career MPA program for a conversation on the intersection of public policy, the arts, and his efforts to strengthen a culture of public engagement and participation in government and elections.
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Ash Alumna Sparks Community Organizing in Jordan
Nisreen Haj Ahmad MC/MPA ’08 is building capacity for community organizing and supporting teachers advocating for higher wages
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Maya Sen on Anthony Kennedy’s Retirement
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Community Engagement through Filmmaking
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Getting to 80%, Ash Sets a Challenge for Increased Voter Participation
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Young Americans & Increasing Voter Participation
Roy & Lila Ash Fellow Ashley Spillane is passionate about fostering youth advocacy and engaging the American electorate
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Former Labor Secretary Perez Says Everyone Should Have a Seat at the Table
The Fight for a Working Democracy
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