Engagement Opportunities
To date, the E2020 Initiative has supported dozens of students at Wesleyan engaged in work on behalf of voter registration efforts, issues advocacy initiatives, and local and national campaigns. Though the COVID-19 crisis has impacted the ability to do this work in-person, it also drives home how crucial the leadership of our country is for the lives of every single American.
Opportunities
Civic Engagement Certificate Spring 2020 Info Session + Lunch
Civic engagement encompasses a wide range of activities in which individuals work to strengthen their communities, to realize common goods, to enhance the capacities and dispositions necessary for democratic self-rule, and in general to deliberately shape their common life. Wesleyan University prides itself on enrolling and nurturing students with strong social consciousness. Students participate in…
2020 Elections, Grassroots Organizing, and Criminal Justice Reform
Join local organizers for a panel discussion on 2020 Elections, Grassroots Organizing, and Criminal Justice Reform. The discussion will be moderated by Jesse Nasta, Visiting Assistant Professor of African American Studies. Panelists Lorenzo Jones, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director at the Katal Center for Healthy, Equity, and Justice Rev. Maurice Winley, Executive Director of Living Redemption…