Through our Storybox initiative, all New Jerseyans are invited to share their personal reflections about democracy in America!

Individuals can participate in-person at any of our physical Storybox locations (use the map below to find Storybox Host Sites), or virtually using our online submission form.

On our Community Conversations page, you can view submissions from your neighbors across the state and submit your own video, audio, image, or written response to one of four prompts:

• What does it mean to be a good citizen?
• What are the main challenges facing democracy today?
• What do you remember about the first time you voted?
• Why is voting important to you?

Join the conversation, and the fun, at https://njhumanities.org/programs/community-conversations/.

What do New Jerseyans have to say about the state of our democracy? Help us find out by hosting a DCP Storybox!

Storybox provides a place for all of us to add personal reflections to the national story of democracy in America with responses to a series of prompts:

• What does it mean to be a good citizen?
• What are the main challenges facing democracy today?
• What do you remember about the first time you voted?
• Why is voting important to you?

Storybox host sites will receive all the materials necessary to host a Storybox and collect responses from individuals in their communities:

• The physical collection box, which provides instructions for how to participate right on it
• 100 Response cards
• Instructions for setting up the Storybox, collecting and returning responses, and tips for outreach and social media.

We will be sharing stories contributed at each of the Storybox host sites – along with digital submissions in video, audio, and written form—on NJCH’s website. The collection will capture why individual reflections on the state of our democracy and the actions we take in our own communities matter, as we strive to create the “more perfect union” that the framers envisioned.

We will start sending out Storyboxes the week of Juneteenth (June 19, 2022) and they will remain available until early October or until we have exhausted the supply. Storybox sites are invited to collect responses through Election Day (November 8, 2022).

To sign up to host a DCP Storybox, please complete the form below. Questions about this program? Contact NJCH staff at programs@njhumanities.org.

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The Democracy Conversation Project (DCP) Public Humanities Program provides $500 awards to New Jersey-based nonprofits to support the hosting of virtual, in-person, or hybrid programs that relate to democracy and civic engagement in the United States. This summer, 16 organizations around the state received DCP awards to fund free public programming that will bring New Jerseyans together throughout 2022-23 to explore how their communities participate in the democratic process.

To find an upcoming DCP program near you, click our searchable map below or visit our Events Calendar for more information.

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