The Obama Administration’s Civic Agenda After Six Months
Friday, July 24, 12 pm-2 pm
Rabb Room, Lincoln Filene Center, Tufts University
| "I have no doubt that in the face of impossible odds people who love their country can change it. But I hold no illusions that one man or woman can do this alone. That's why my campaign has called nearly 400,000 Americans to a common purpose. That's why I'm reaching out to Democrats, and also to Independents and Republicans. And that is why I won't just ask for your vote as a candidate; I will ask for your service and your active citizenship when I am President of the United States. This will not be a call issued in one speech or program; this will be a central cause of my presidency." |
What did Barack Obama mean when he named "service and active citizenship" a "central cause of his presidency"? What should that mean? What has the administration done so far to advance that goal? What should be done by the administration and others? How does Obama's civic agenda look from historical and international perspectives?
To discuss these questions in a public forum:
Alan D. Solomont, Keynote Speaker
Chair, Corporation for National and Community Service
Harry Boyte
University of Minnesota
Archon Fung
Harvard University
Marshall Ganz
Harvard University
Peniel Joseph
Tufts University
Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer
President and Founder, AmericaSpeaks
Xolela Mangcu
University of Johannesburg
Carmen Sirianni
Brandeis University
