What does resistance actually look like?
KF Senior Fellow @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social shared a simple answer at the inaugural #KetteringDemocracyPrize in 2025: use every space and tool at your disposal.
We are thrilled to announce the appointments of @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social, @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social, and @timothysnyder.bsky.social as our newest senior fellows at a most urgent time for our democracy.
“The artist’s role is to speak about what’s going on.”
Faith groups in Springfield, Ohio are hosting rapid response trainings, coordinating food deliveries and preparing to offer sanctuary as the city’s embattled Haitian population braces for potential deportations.
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Via @kathrynpost.bsky.social: As Springfield's 15,000 Haitians brace for deportations, local churches train to resist ICE —> religionnews.com/2026/01/26/a...
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social: "Democrats are finally finding their spine on this. Democrats have got to start going on offense on these things. The American people will be with you if you show leadership in this moment…Speak up for what's happening in our country! That's what time it is."
Editor Commentary: Keep Springfield, Ohio peaceful. It doesn’t need a campaign of state violence, vengeance, and hate ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/23/k...
Keep pushing back against #authoritarianism in 2026! Check out insights from our Chief Organizer @mariajstephan.bsky.social and others leading the movement for #democracy.
A lovely interview with poet Joy Harjo. Listened while shoveling snow on my lunch hour, and paused to watch two V-shaped flocks of geese fly overhead as Joy read one of her poems. Both were antidotes to stress. Don’t miss this episode of “The Context” podcast.
Gallup highlights areas of consensus in their article here: news.gallup.com/poll/696494/...
I enjoyed this CNN piece on our Democracy For All Project survey. Based on our data, if your crazy relatives bring up politics at holiday, start talking about democracy and you might find common ground. www.cnn.com/2025/11/22/u...
Experience the full reflection and see the event video on our website. bit.ly/4iy9Vdf
New post with reflections on the @kettering.org Democracy Prize ceremony from earlier this week.
"It’s in the doing that we embody the democracy we deserve & that we the people, all of us together, have plenty of courage. And courage, it’s contagious."
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Tonight, @pbs.org debuts “A More Perfect Union,” a companion special to the new PBS series #TheAmericanRevolution filmed at the @constitutionctr.bsky.social with support from the Kettering Foundation.
Research fellow @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social does a great job of capturing the energy of our Democracy Prize celebration honoring Alexei Navalny and Judith Browne Dianis. andrewwhitehead.substack.com/p/courage-is...
I was honored to attend the inaugural Kettering Democracy Prize ceremony this evening. I’ll have more to share soon. It was an incredibly inspirational evening, w/ two amazing laureates.
The Truth: democracy is up to us and we all, together, can build the country we deserve.
Over the next year, @AspenInstitute with support from @Pivotal_Ventures will lead @AspenWINChallenge, a nationwide $60M grant competition that’s looking for bold ideas to change the workplace.
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☝️ Democratic resistance takes shape in unexpected ways.
🗣️ “Every time you confront an authoritarian regime, society has to do a certain amount of throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing which strategies work.”
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💰 What does financial justice have to do with democracy?
How does No Kings represent a new form of protest, and why might it have the potential to reverse America's democratic backsliding? Social movements expert Deva Woodly joins our blog: kettering.org/no-kings-jus...
Read more about the dangers of unchecked presidential power in this latest installment of #FromManyWe: kettering.org/our-duty-is-...
“There is nothing at all to stop this president for the next three and a half years other than the American people.”
KF Senior Fellow @judgeluttig.bsky.social joins us on #TheStakes to sound the alarm: Trump’s first 100 days mark a revolt against American democracy.
What if “getting back to normal” isn’t an option?
Tomorrow’s podcast guest, @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social, says we’re in a new political era where the old playbook won’t save democracy. Coalitions have shifted. Communication has changed. Even the word “democracy” has become polarized.
Navalny was an international symbol of courage who ceaselessly challenged authoritarian rule in Russia.
Their lives of activism and bravery reflect the purpose of this prize, which celebrates courageous dedication to democracy. kettering.org/judith-brown...
This new international award honors those who go beyond the ordinary to champion and defend inclusive democracy.
Dianis has spent a lifetime fighting voter suppression, racial injustice, and the criminalization of students in the United States.
With immense pride, the Kettering Foundation announces the first recipients of the Kettering Democracy Prize: Judith Browne Dianis (@jbrownedianis.bsky.social) and the late #AlexeiNavalny.
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