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New Jerseyans share their stories and ideas about our democracy.

Request for Proposals

The New Jersey Council for the Humanities requests proposals for Visualizing Democracy: Contemporary Conversations, an initiative seeking digital projects that will explore, curate, and visualize the recently created “conversation” archive on the state of democracy within New Jersey and beyond (seen below). Proposals selected for commission will receive an award of $2500-5000, depending on the scale of the project.

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New Jersey's Democracy Conversation

See what your neighbors are saying about democracy in our state.


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“Prevent the people from living in tryanny”

Kalista , 18
Why is voting important to you?

“The majority of politicians are lying to people”

Tommy , 60
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“Freedom of choice”

Sofi
Why is voting important to you?

“Threats against free speech”

Sue , 75
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“We are cancelled if we do not agree with the masses”

Anonymous
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“Giving equal preference to hear what others say”

Sarah , 42
What does it mean to be a good citizen?

“It is Everest.”

Marci , 64
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“Loss of emotioanalism and pragmatism”

Siddharth , 30
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“Revoke citizen’s united”

Anonymous
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“Sanctioning freedom of greed”

Tom , 65
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“Vote freely and without scrutiny”

Melanie , 18
What do you remember about the first time you voted?

“We should take advantage of that freedom”

Matthew , 18
Why is voting important to you?

“If we lose our right to vote we lose our right to choose”

Maribel , 57
Why is voting important to you?

“Works to make the country better”

Susan , 35
What does it mean to be a good citizen?

“Republicans and Democrats are becoming politically polarized”

Gus , 18
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“Equal educational opportunity…Accessible healthcare…Freedom of speech…”

M , 59
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

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