Increasing Civic Youth Engagement

Canceled

Healthy Democracy Ecosystem Map

Stories Change Power: The Nine Rights Framework

Election Methods Used for Proportional Representation

More Like Us: How to Reduce Political Divides at Scale

Leaving MAGA with Rich Logis

Rural Reconnect: Healing America by Rebuilding Rural Local News

Grand Bargain Project: Reuniting America around a Common-Sense Plan for Nationwide Prosperity

Multi-Member Districts

Increasing Youth Civic Engagement

Democracy Vouchers and the Promise of Fairer Elections

Local Media & Its Impact on Democracy 

Innovating for the Public Good: R&D for Democracy with Page Gardner

CANCELLED

Topic: Antidemocratic: Inside the Far Right’s 50-Year Plot to Control American Elections

Topic: Paths to Understanding: Bridging Bias and Building Unity Through Multi-Faith Peacemaking with Terry Kyllo, Executive Director

Topic: Early Warning Early Action: A Community-Based Approach to Tracking & Mitigating Violence with Jennifer Grubbs, The Trust Network

Topic: Democracy Vouchers and the Promise of Fairer Elections with Jennifer Heerwig

Topic: Democracy Without Elections with Lenora Camner, Executive Director

Topic: Event cancelled due to New Year's Day

Topic: Event cancelled due to Christmas.

Topic: Healthy Democracy Ecosystem Map with Carolyn Lukensmeyer

Topic: Stay Engaged, Be the Guardrails of Democracy with Sam Daley-Harris, author of Reclaiming Our Democracy

Topic: Democracy for a Sustainable Future with Democracy in a Box, a program of the Rotary and Rotaract Global Service Clubs, with Zachary Weaver & Don Bender

Topic: Event cancelled due to Thanksgiving.

Topic: Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality with author Renee DiResta

Topic: Center For Wise Democracy with Jim Rough

Topic: Election Updates & Open Discussion - Where do we go from here?

Combating Polarization & Extremism with Ryan Nakade, Ruminant Resolutions & CURE-PNW

SPECIAL EVENT for Media Literacy Week: Media Literacy in the Age of AI with NW Center for Media Literacy

Topic: Harnessing Our Power to End Political Violence (HOPE-PV) Project

Topic: Election Protection Coalition

Topic: Fix Democracy First Women in Office Now (WON) training

Topic: Election Protection Coalition with Danny Navarro

Join Fix Democracy First for a special Democracy in the Park Picnic event in Spokane on September 28, 2024 for lots of great food, drinks, activities, conversation, and more!

Topic: When We All Vote with Amanda Hollowell, National Managing Director. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Living Room Conversations: Connecting People Across Differences with Becca Kearl, Executive Director. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: OpenSecrets: Tracking Money in Elections with Sarah Bryner, Director of Research and Strategy. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Democracy Happy Hour is canceled this week.

Topic: Making Democracy Count: How Mathematics Improves Voting, Electoral Maps, and Representation with Ismar Volić. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Postponed.

Topic: The American Schism in 2024 with Seth Radwell. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Better Together America: Supporting State & Local Democracy Roundtables & Hubs with Jacob Bornstein. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Project 2025: The Far Right's Plan for Authoritarian Rule with Peter Montgomery, People for the American Way Right Wing Watch. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Saving Democracy: A User's Manual for Every American with David Pepper. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Civic Language Perceptions Project: How Civic Language Unites, Divides, & Motivates American Voters with Amy McIsaac, PACE. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Recording & other links for SPECIAL EVENT: John Lewis National Day of Commemoration & Action

Topic: U.S. Supreme Court Top Rulings & Recap of the 2023/2024 Session. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Unite for Democracy: Democracy is US! with Peggy O'Neal. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Citizens United Overreach: Legal Risk in For-Profit Corporate Boards’ Political Spending with Tom Moore, Center for American Progress. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: The Laboratories of Autocracy Playbook and How We Fight Back with David Pepper, Author & Activist. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Renovating Our Democracy Together with Brittany Buford, Partners in Democracy. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Suppressed & Sabotaged 2024 - Film Screening & Discussion. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

SPECIAL EVENT: How to Steal a Presidential Election with Lawrence Lessig. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: The Authoritarian Playbook for 2025 with Elise Wirkus, Protect Democracy. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Creating Local Democracy Hubs to Strengthen Communities with Vinay Orekondy, Coalition Director at Rank the Vote. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Building Women's Political Power through Democracy Reform with Alissa Bombardier Shaw, RepresentWomen. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: The Authoritarian Playbook for 2025 with Elise Wirkus, Protect Democracy Policy Advocate. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: The Democracy Group: Giving a Voice to the Democracy Community with Brandon Stover, Network Manager. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center with Kelly Goss Sechrist, Senior Director of Advancement. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Bridge Alliance Projects to Empower Citizens & Strengthen Democracy: Citizen Connect, The Fulcrum & News Ambassadors with Kristina Becvar, Executive Director. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Creating Local Democracy Hubs to Strengthen Communities with Vinay Orekondy, Coalition Director at Rank the Vote

Topic: Empowering Youth in Our Democracy Through Project-Based Civics with Generation Citizen. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Discovering Truth: How to Navigate between Fact & Fiction in an Overwhelming Social Media World with Tim Love. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Section Two of the 14th Amendment: A Never Enforced Provision of the Constitution with Jared Pettinato & Todd Drezner. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Reclaiming Our Democracy: Every Citizen's Guide to Transformational Advocacy with Sam Daley-Harris. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: The People with Katie Fahey, Executive Director (Katie was featured in Slay the Dragon.). Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Citizen Assemblies and Deliberation with Michael Gallagher & Kristin Hansen. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Join us for our annual Democracy Lobby Week with League of Women Voters of WA

Topic: Legislative Updates & Open Discussion. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Join us for this special event to discuss the event, what’s happened since, and what might have happened if it was ultimately successful.

Topic: Universal Voting with 100% Democracy. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: The Future of Public Banking in Washington and Beyond with Marco Rosaire Rossi, Washingtonians For Public Banking. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: The Path to Full Voting Rights Restoration with Anthony Blankenship, Civil Survival. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Avoiding Election Misinformation with DeMario Phipps-Smith, News Literacy Project. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Take Action Network with Daniel Weise. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Redrawing Washington's 15th Legislative District with Andrew Hong, Redistricting Justice for WA. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Can Moving to Even Year Elections to Boost Turnout? with Andrew Villeneuve, Northwest Progressive Institute. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Protecting Elections & Election Workers with Mary Hall, Thurston County Auditor. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: U.S. Supreme Court Cases to Watch in the 2023-2024 Term. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Oregon's Effort for Campaign Finance Reform with Dan Meek. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: The Role of State Courts in Protecting Our Democracy (Tentative). Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: WA Public Disclosure Commission with Sean Flynn & Kim Bradford. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Join us on Sept. 9 at St. Mark's in Seattle to celebrate and enjoy food, drink, special guests & more!

Topic: Election Security & Protecting Election Workers (Tentative). Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Forward Party: Reforms & Strategies with Darin Foster. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Veterans for Political Innovation with Todd Connor. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: The Decline of Local News and Its Impact on Democracy w/ Dee Anne Finken & Carol Rikerd, LWVWA. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Multi-Member Districts for Better Representation w/ Kit Muehlman & Cindy Madigan, LWVWA. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: The Future of AI & Its Potential Impact on Democracy (Tentative - Guest TBD). Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Requiring Truthful Content in Political Speech with Tim Love & Bob Viney. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: The Future of AI & Its Impact on Democracy. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Declaration for American Democracy Coalition with Christine Wood, Co-Director. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: Fighting Back Against Authoritarianism with Vinay Orekondy.

Topic: Growing Threat of Authoritarianism in the US. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: National Infrastructure Bank: What is it and why is it important? w/ Representatives from the Coalition for a National Infrastructure Bank & Washingtonians for Public Banking. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.

Topic: The Center for Election Innovation & Research (CEIR) with David J. Becker, Executive Director and Founder.

Topic: Democracy Open Discussion – Bring your ideas & comments.

Topic: Pinion: How Everyday People Can Help Transform Civic Engagement for Healthier Democracy w/ Scott Pierce & Evan Mastronardi.