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Town Hall Seattle: Civics Series

Town Hall’s Civics series highlights everything from local policies to world politics. These events offer perspectives on a range of topics as diverse as Seattle itself—a bustling forum for activism, discovery, and thought-provoking discussion.

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Feb 12, 2025

Headshots of Jen Self (with fair skin, short grey hair, eyeglasses) and Darrow Brown (with brown skin, black/grey beard, eyeglasses)Step into the in-between. This segment dives into the rich, transformative power of liminal spaces—those borders and boundaries where identities and experiences defy tidy categories. Our speakers will share deeply personal stories of hybridity, multiplicity, and fluidity, offering insights from lives lived beyond the...


Feb 5, 2025

From left to right: Headshots of Jesse Hagopian, Dr. Ayva Thomas, and Wayne Au

Did you know that the Seattle Public Library offers any U.S. resident, ages 13-26, a free “Books Unbanned Card,” which allows you to check out any e-books or e-audiobooks from the Library’s digital collection, no matter where you live? This is just one example of how people are resisting new restrictions on...


Jan 29, 2025

From left to right: Headshots of Juan Williams and Enrique Cerna

After the U.S. elected Barack Obama its first Black president in 2008, some assumed that this signaled a post-racial America. However, subsequent and serious incidents suggested this was not the case, inciting what some came to know as a second civil rights movement.

Political correspondent, journalist, and historian...


Nov 13, 2024

Headshots of Mariana Chilton (left) and Agueda Pacheco Flores (right)

In America today, reports show that food insecurity is a pressing issue for over 35 million people. With rising grocery prices, inflation, and the lasting impacts of the pandemic—understanding the complexities of hunger has never been more imperative. Mariana Chilton explores this issue in the book, The Painful Truth...


Oct 23, 2024

Headshots of Casey Michel (with fair skin and short brown hair/beard) and Dr. Katy Pearce (with fair skin and shoulder-length blonde hair)

If there is one thing on our collective minds these days, it is the issue of politics. But for all the interest it piques, much of it remains a mystery to the American public. Bestselling author and journalist Casey Michel, who tackled the problem of financial corruption in his first book American Kleptocracy, sheds...