Colorado State University’s third annual Democracy Summit brought scholars, policymakers and students together this week to discuss civic engagement and the challenges facing democratic institutions in Colorado and across the nation.
On Tuesday, March 10, attendees gathered in the University Ballroom for a keynote conversation with U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, the announcement of semifinalists for the inaugural Colorado Democracy Prize and a panel discussion examining the forces shaping the state’s political landscape.
The event opened with the announcement of the three semifinalist teams for the Colorado Democracy Prize, which recognizes student-led civic action projects designed to bring community members together across political and social divides. The selected projects include “Cultivating Civic Voices,” a youth civic engagement program led by Colorado Collegiate 4-H; “Civics by Design,” an art and democracy symposium organized by The People United; and “Walking Democracy,” a self-guided tour highlighting CSU and Fort Collins’ democratic history created by the Graduate Student Council…