Voices from the Field Blog

The Most Crucial Element of Effective Civic Engagement is Art

These are tumultuous and uncertain times. The hyperpartisan nature of the United States’ political landscape is worrying, no matter where you find yourself on the political spectrum. There is one underlying yet indisputable fact dominating news cycles, and that is the division of these United States. As then-senatorial candidate Abraham Lincoln once said in 1858, "a house divided against itself...

When We All Vote

The election campaign is heated, and for the very first time, voting started early in New Jersey. Due to pandemic-prompted mail-in votes, New Jersey joins the nation in getting a jump on the November 3 election. Tired of people asking you to vote? Not me! I am energized by the amount of civic engagement around this election where there is so much at stake. I am delighted to see every single friend...