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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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“Holding elected officials accountable”

Sharonda
What does it mean to be a good citizen?

“Gives a citizen a sense of responsibility”

Anonymous , 18
Why is voting important to you?

“Participating in your civic responsibilities”

Anonymous , 18
What does it mean to be a good citizen?

“Participate and share your opinions”

Anonymous , 18
Why is voting important to you?

“Afterwards, I felt a sense of pride and liberation”

Lena , 24
What do you remember about the first time you voted?

“Be responsible for your own actions”

Bryan , 37
What does it mean to be a good citizen?

“Don’t sit on the sidelines”

Anonymous
Why is voting important to you?

“Apathy is lethal”

Mariah , 37
What does it mean to be a good citizen?

“make democracy happy”

Idannis
What does it mean to be a good citizen?

“Pride and fear”

Marsha , 70
What do you remember about the first time you voted?

“Sense of responsibility”

Ekta , 45
What do you remember about the first time you voted?

“The laws of our society”

Jordan , 35
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“Following your responsibilities”

Prech' , 52
What does it mean to be a good citizen?

“Obeying the law and paying taxes”

Sean , 18
What does it mean to be a good citizen?

“we all have responsibility”

Barbara , 88
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“to help”

Anonymous
What does it mean to be a good citizen?

“takes individual responsibility”

Greg , 28
What does it mean to be a good citizen?

“we are dependent upon each other”

Krista , 40
What does it mean to be a good citizen?

“values of the preamble of the Constitution”

Cheyenne , 32
What does it mean to be a good citizen?

“contribute to the fabric of democracy”

Claire , 60
Why is voting important to you?

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