Celebrate Democracy! Join us for our 2021 Champions of Democracy Celebration

Start: 2021-05-20 19:00:00 UTC Central Daylight Time (US & Canada) (GMT-05:00)

This is a virtual event

Join us for our 2021 Champions of Democracy Celebration! Our virtual celebration this year will celebrate leadership, and will award those leaders that are making a real difference in our state and at the national level. The event will feature speakers, music, and more!

Honorees

Act of Conscience Moral Compass Award
Rep. Marie Newman (IL-03)

Emerging Leaders Award
University of Chicago Institute of Politics

Champions of Democracy Awards
The House Impeachment Managers

Featuring speeches by
Senator Dick Durbin
Rep. David Cicilline
Rep. Joe Neguse
Rep. Marie Newman
Rep. Jamie Raskin
Mayor-elect of Evanston Daniel Biss
Common Cause President Karen Hobert Flynn

...and more!

Featuring artistic contributions by:  

Toronzo Cannon, Sandeep Das, Kavita Krishnamurti & Dr. L. Subramaniam, Corky Siegel and Chamber Blues, The Joffrey Ballet, Lynne Jordan, Ernie Watts, Eteri Chkadua, Chihsuan Yang, Jesse Colin Young, and Yo-Yo Ma

This year, we're using the event to help support our innovative LeadershipSix Internship Program. Our one-of-its-kind, 12-week program recruits 24 interns each year and provides them with an outstanding policy training and leadership training experience. Learn more about the program here.

Your donation, no matter how small, helps to fund our program by directly funding the stipends that allow us to recruit interns from a wide sociodemographic pool.  No donation is required to register for the event, but every dollar is appreciated!

Can't make it to our program? You can still help build our internship program by donating here.

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