Citizen University, a Conference on the Art of Great Citizenship
Hundreds of Americans from left, right and center gathered in Seattle on March 23 for Citizen University, a day of learning, inspiration and action with the country's most creative leaders, change makers and culture shapers. Citizen University is the nation's most vital conference on the art of great citizenship.
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Thank you to all who helped make CU13 a huge success! See you at CU14: March 21 & 22.
What Does Citizenship Mean?
We believe citizenship is about showing up for community and country — and we believe anyone can be a great citizen. This is a pivotal moment for Americans from left, right, and center to reclaim responsibility for solving problems together.
- Ahkil Reed Amar, Author, Constitutional scholar, Yale Law School
- Joan Blades, Co-founder, MoveOn.org, Living Room Conversations
- Howard Gardner, Educator, Harvard Graduate School of Education
- Nick Hanauer, Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist, Author, Activist
- Steven B. Johnson, Author, "Future Perfect"
- Tony Kushner, Pulitzer-winning playwright; screenwriter, “Lincoln”
- Annie Leonard, Co-director, The Story of Stuff Project
- Laura Ling, Journalist, Host, E! Investigates
- Mark Meckler, Founder, Citizens for Self-Governance
- Gavin Newsom, Lt. Governor of California; author, "Citizenville"
- Ai-jen Poo, Founder, National Domestic Workers Alliance
- David Rolf, President, SEIU Healthcare 775NW
- Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Co-Founder, Director, MomsRising.org
- Jacob Soboroff, Host, Producer, HuffPost Live
- Wendy Spencer, CEO, Corp. for National and Community Service
- Darnell Strom, Executive, Creative Artists Agency
- Blair Taylor, Chief Community Officer, Starbucks Corporation
- Jose Antonio Vargas, Journalist, Co-founder, Define American
- Karl Weber, Author & Editor, Participant Media
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