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HOW EDWARD M. KENNEDY INSTITUTE DISCUSSES, ART, MONEY & POLITICS FOR SCHOOLS! (3425 hits)


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM THE EDWARD M. KENNEDY INSTITUTE!

Greetings from Columbia Point.

The Institute is wrapping up a school year during which 17,000 students came through our doors, and is now preparing for a busy summer with new programs and exhibits for the public.

During the summer, we see people not just from Massachusetts, but from across the country and all over the world who come to Boston and enter our Senate Chamber to learn about our democracy.

They come with different backgrounds, languages, and political beliefs, but together have fun debating, negotiating, and voting on real bills pending before the U.S. Senate. They must consider all the complicated elements that go into creating a piece of legislation, and understand the factors driving the priorities for their “colleagues” from across the aisle.

Visitors leave our museum with a greater understanding about how people can and must work together to create change within their communities, and gain an appreciation for why democracy is at its strongest when everyone participates in it.

In June and July, the Institute’s Senate will be considering two different bills that would affect marijuana sales regulations and mandatory minimums for court sentences. Be sure to stop by soon, cast your vote, and let your voice be heard.

Best,
Dr. Jean F. MacCormack
President, Edward M. Kennedy Institute

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A DISCUSSION ON ART AND ACTIVISM

Join the Institute for a conversation on how art is used for civic expression, and art's power to invigorate civic discourse. The program will be moderated by WGBH Executive Art Editor Jared Bowen, and will feature a panel discussion with Jason Talbot, Co-Founder and Special Projects Director for Artists for Humanity; Karen Gross, Senior Counsel at Finn Partners; and Dr. Tony King, Headmaster of BINcA.

Register HERE! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-activism-...

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SENATOR WHITEHOUSE DISCUSSES MONEY AND POLITICS
In April, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) discussed corporate influence of money in politics, the 115th Congress, and his new book Captured: The Corporate Infiltration of American Democracy. NBC Boston and NECN political reporter Alison King moderated.

Watch the full program HERE!: https://www.emkinstitute.org/…/public/sen-... and VIEW ALL PAST EVENTS HERE!: https://www.emkinstitute.org/…/public-ev…/...

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ARTISTS FOR HUMANITY MURAL

Artists for Humanity’s Immerica mural is now open for visitor collaboration at the Institute. Youth designers from Artists for Humanity, a Boston nonprofit dedicated to bridging economic, racial, and social divisions through paid employment in art and design, developed an interactive mural that invites visitors to fill in their vision for America.

Learn more HERE!: https://www.emkinstitute.org/explore-the-i...

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MARIJUANA REGULATION IN THE INSTITUTE'S SENATE

Today's Vote is every visitor's opportunity to participate in a live floor debate on active legislation being considered by the Senate in Washington, D.C. Throughout June, the Institute's replica Senate Chamber will consider the Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act that would establish taxes and regulations on marijuana sales.

Read more HERE!: https://www.emkinstitute.org/resources/wha...

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THIS SCHOOL YEAR
THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH AND THE NATION VISITED

In the 2016-17 school year, the Institute hosted 17,000 students from 256 schools. Elected officials from across Massachusetts joined students from their districts to speak about public service and civic engagement. Students debated bills on the PATRIOT Act, as well as Immigration and Health Care Reform, and dipped into the past to debate legislation on Reconstruction and the Compromise of 1850.

"We really work on perspective taking and on trying to understand different viewpoints in class. And to see this in action and have it all laid out in a simple, fun, engaging manner is great. The people leading the sessions were amazing and left the students excited.” - JON POHORILAK, Stoneham High School teacher
READ MORE HERE!: http://mailchi.mp/…/on-the-point-edward-m-...
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