What can we learn from successful resistance movements of the past? Lasting democratic impact must connect online engagement with strong local relationships and meaningful action in the real world. #FromManyWe https://bit.ly/4f6yeyM

South Korea’s Revolution of Light illustrates that “democracy can effectively fight back against far-right authoritarianism without violence and disorder.” #ResilienceResistance https://bit.ly/4gAxVNL

For clarity, this is a trillion: $1,000,000,000,000. Jeffrey Winters, author, professor, and scholar of oligarchy, unpacks the magnitude of what is lost for all Americans when oligarchs aren't held accountable in the newest episode of #TheContext: https://bit.ly/GetTheContext

Get to know Dayton Democracy Fellow Debi Chess, whose entire career has been dedicated to “cultivating environments for people to thrive and feel connected.” https://kettering.org/debi-chess-democracy-is-about-community/

Democracy work is happening everywhere. News & Notes helps you follow the people, partnerships, and ideas shaping Kettering Foundation’s work. Read the latest issue: https://conta.cc/4ybAMmB

In the latest #FromManyWe, Gaea Logan argues that the rule of law is about more than punishment and deterrence. Examples like the proposed $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization” Fund show that impunity is corrosive to the very foundations of a democratic society.

CFK Global Fellow Urban Strandberg shares the many reasons why he sees this generation of youth as “today’s truth tellers, with the clearest sight and the courage to speak truth to power as well as to their fellow citizens” in today’s #ResilienceResistance: https://bit.ly/4paas8h

Put your story on the page! 📜 This weekend, the City of Kettering is hosting Spirit of Independence. Come share what independence means to you and contribute to a community artwork marking America’s 250th. Free and open to all ages, July 10–12: https://bit.ly/44NQYNl

“ The people can't be subjects. They can't just take this lying down.” @profmmurray.bsky.social understands that our Constitution was designed with the people in mind. So, it will take everyday people to demand a free and fair democracy. https://bit.ly/GetTheContext

“Representation isn’t abstract. It’s survival.” Meet Dayton Democracy Fellow Stephanie Van Hoose, who has democracy in her DNA: https://bit.ly/4aHiEa5

“Those who would weaponize the symbols and language of American democracy in the suppression of dissent are not patriots but the opposite.”#FromManyWe https://bit.ly/49i6kwh

For #America250 KF Mathews Democracy Fellow Kathleen Sebelius offers advice for educators, the faith community, and civic groups on how to build pathways that can lead the nation to a truly free society in #DemocracyUnderConstruction: https://bit.ly/3QOjY4o

Stop and listen to this quick story of the 27th Amendment, which was ratified in 1992, 200 years after it was proposed, thanks to a student. @profmmurray.bsky.social brings a wealth of insight and inspiration to this week's episode of #TheContext: https://bit.ly/GetTheContext

KF Senior Fellow @judgeluttig.bsky.social voices an important concern as we approach #America250: “The stakes for America could not possibly be any more consequential.” Consider his call to the country in #DemocracyUnderConstruction: https://bit.ly/3TfsXMw

Protection of rights is top of mind for KF Senior Fellow @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social as he reflects on #America250 for #DemocracyUnderConstruction: https://bit.ly/4oYb017

The progress that has been made throughout #America250 has faltered, according to KF Research Fellow Erica Frantz. She shares why and how to move forward in #DemocracyUnderConstruction: https://bit.ly/4xYQwcn

On #TheContext, @profmmurray.bsky.social, author of The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader, explains the legal arguments reshaping voting rights today and what they reveal about the state of American democracy.

KF Senior Fellow @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social believes “there is still a reservoir of goodwill to be tapped; we just have to make the effort.” #America250 is an excellent time to do just that with #DemocracyUnderConstruction: https://bit.ly/4wob3pr

There are hundreds of war museums across the United States, but only one dedicated to peace. Meet the woman leading this important work—Dayton Democracy Fellow Alice Young-Basora: https://bit.ly/4xU3ic7

As KF Senior Fellow @jamescomey.bsky.social reflects on #America250, he writes that having the power “wisely spread among three branches” of government has been our nation’s strength throughout our history.

This August, we invite you to gather with us in celebration of Toni Morrison’s life, work, and enduring place in the American story. The Kettering Foundation is a proud sponsor of a special screening of Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am on Wednesday, August 12, at 6:30 PM at THE NEON.

" We are underracting to this moment." - KF Senior Fellow @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social on #TheContext. Americans still have the power to meet this moment, but only if we recognize that democracy requires more from us than concern.

As she reflects on #America250, KF Senior Fellow @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social has no doubt that “we will rise up and rebuild.” Read her inspiring call for resilience in #DemocracyUnderConstruction: https://bit.ly/4xJCUSn

On #TheStakes, KF Senior Fellow @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social argues that American politics not only swings between left and right—but also between indecency and integrity. As voters look toward November, French asks whether decency can be rewarded as a value of its own, beyond ideology.

KF Senior Fellow William J. Barber, II understands that we still have more work to do as a nation. Take in his full reflection in #DemocracyUnderConstruction, our collection of perspectives marking #America250: https://bit.ly/3SWbYyH

When people lose trust in democracy but don’t fully understand the dangers of the alternatives, authoritarian ideas can start to sound appealing @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social and @bradrourke.bsky.social on #TheStakes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbgC...

“One vision of America places a cage at the center of our national celebration. Another places a chorus there.”

For KF Research Fellow @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social, there is room for inclusion beyond #America250. Explore his insights as part of our #DemocracyUnderConstruction campaign: https://bit.ly/43LJWbF

KF Senior Fellow @mariateresakumar.bsky.social uplifts the next generation as a new class of renovators for American democracy in her contribution to #DemocracyUnderConstruction, our collection of reflections marking #America250: https://bit.ly/4a9r9KY

“Democracy isn’t really a political thing. It’s people coming together for the same cause, finding new ways to innovate and make it better, focusing on our future.”