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Join us for a screening of CITIZEN NATION (PBS|Retro Report) and a panel discussion on how to foster teens’ civil discourse skills.
Watch the first episode of Citizen Nation, an inspiring documentary series following students competing in the We the People Contest. Following the screening, engage in a dynamic panel discussion featuring teachers, students, and administrators exploring youth civic engagement and civil discourse. The event will include a special interview with a city official and opportunities for audience participation.
Register now to be part of this important conversation.
Citizen Nation is a Retro Report and PBS four-part series that follows teenagers from across the U.S. with diverse personal and political backgrounds as they come together to compete in the Center for Civic Education’s We The People Competition.
The panel discussion will be moderated by John Donvan, host of Open to Debate. It will feature educators, experts and a new generation of leaders who are discovering what it means to show up, be civil and tackle the big issues straight on.
Retro Report is an Emmy award-wining nonprofit newsroom dedicated to producing documentary journalism and educational resources. Retro Report has created documentaries in partnership with PBS Frontline, The New York Times, the New Yorker, PBS NewsHour, Scientific American and many others. Retro Report's educational resources reach about 30,000 teachers a month.
Natasha Dupee is the Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office on Women’s Policy and Initiatives in Washington, D.C. A fifth-generation native Washingtonian, she is committed to creating and defending policies that increase access to a quality life. Her professional background includes workforce development for hospital systems, political campaigns, project management, and various roles in secondary and post-secondary education.
Stephanie Hasty is an English teacher at Seneca Valley High School in Germantown, MD, and a member of Retro Report's Council of Educators. She grew up in Mansfield, MO, where the "Little House" books were written, and learned to embrace her identity as a woman of mixed heritage in the Ozarks. Her journey has been shaped by the challenges and rewards of small-town life and she loves sharing this perspective with her students in suburban Maryland.
Maddy Waldman is a multi-disciplined artist, with a focus as a documentary filmmaker and creative writer. She is a senior at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, in Washington DC, but was born and raised in upstate New York. Through her work, she hopes to tell the stories that you can’t always see.
Journeylove Taylor is one of the students featured on CITIZEN NATION. She graduated from Wauwatosa West High School in Wauwatosa, WI, and is a coach for the We The People competition.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Civic Engagement |
