The 250th festivities, as seen from Clarendon Square, a popular tourist destination in the Boston area. The exact 250th anniversary may have passed, but the 250th year continues with our panel presentation at Tufts University next month(Photo courtesy of ClarendonSquare.com) For the last few years, I’ve participated at the Frontiers of Democracy Conference, since 2023.Continue reading “America at 250; An Autumn Conference at Tufts”
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Special Mid-Month Edition: Operation: Get Vote16 on the Ballot in L.A. – Part 2!!
A photo of the City Council chambers in downtown Los Angeles. The City Council members currently seated here when meetings are in session may decide starting within the next week by full Council vote if lowering the voting age will be on the ballot this November(Photo courtesy of Kaplan Chen Kaplan) Welcome to a special mind-monthContinue reading “Special Mid-Month Edition: Operation: Get Vote16 on the Ballot in L.A. – Part 2!!”
Operation: Get Vote16 on the Ballot in L.A.!!
A photo of the City Council chambers in downtown Los Angeles. The City Council members currently seated here when meetings are in session may decide starting this Thursday(May 21st) if lowering the voting age will be on the ballot for this November(Photo courtesy of Kaplan Chen Kaplan) The process to decide whether lowering the votingContinue reading “Operation: Get Vote16 on the Ballot in L.A.!!”
In The Heart of The Golden State
A Gold Rush stagecoach re-enactment going on in the Historic District of Sacramento detailing the events of nearly 180 years ago. Sacramento may be about to strike gold as its city Youth Commissioners, some residents & allies of the vote 16 movement are interested in starting an effort there. With the efforts growing around Vote16CAContinue reading “In The Heart of The Golden State”
We Still Need Paul Revere…s Of Today
Paul Revere during his midnight ride, as depicted in many history books across the country. What most don’t often also acknowledge are his two helpers, William Dawes and Samuel Prescott, who also alerted fellow colonists as well. Two hundred fifty years ago today, Paul Revere, along with William Dawes and Samuel Prescott, traveled across theContinue reading “We Still Need Paul Revere…s Of Today”
