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Book Talk — Prisms of the People: Power & Organizing in Twenty-First Century America

The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation hosted a book talk on Prisms of the People: Power & Organizing in Twenty-First-Century America with co-authors Elizabeth McKenna and Michelle Oyakawa.

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