California Humanities to Receive $50,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for Program Series Combatting Hate-Fueled Violence
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has named California Humanities as a funding recipient for its United We Stand initiative, which will support local programming the help combat the destructive effects of hate-fueled violence on our democracy and public safety.
Explore Our Updated California on the Ballot and Tools of the Trade Pages
Explore relaunched pages for our Tools of the Trade and California on the Ballot initiatives.
The Fourth Estate: Media and Democracy
What is non-profit news? Does journalism have a civic mission? In a landscape of social media and citizen journalism, who decides who gets to be a journalist, and what defines journalism?
California Dreamin’: How Do Social Movements Reimagine California?
Explore the Red Power movement, the occupation of Alcatraz Island, and its lasting influence on Native American legislation, California, and subsequent social movements.
After the Vote: Recall Elections in California
Experts unpack California’s use of recall elections, with an eye to the uncertain future of this electoral tool.
Voting Rights for Indigenous Populations
Despite rights granted by the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, many native people remain excluded from democratic processes. We explore the barriers facing native voters and seekers of public office.
Civic Participation and California Immigrants
We discuss the state of civic power for immigrants and DACA status holders in California – electoral and beyond – from California’s founding to current day. What role might California’s immigrant communities might play in the future of citizenship?
Voting Rights for Incarcerated Californians
In November 2020, California voted to refranchise 50,000 parolees under Prop 17, sparking a broader conversation about voting rights for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated citizens. How has this question been discussed throughout state history?
Voters on the Move
Learn about the work of California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission in this discussion of our state’s evolving electoral map.
Equity at the Polls: Voter Access in California Elections
Since 1960, California has greatly improved its voter registration process. Ballots are now mail-in, multilingual, and registration is available up to election day. Why then do California elections not fully reflect the diversity of the state? What tactics can increase – and sustain – voter engagement?
