Event Type: Panel / Forum

On May 9th, Philly-area Girl Scouts will have a Bridging Ceremony and will be earning their badge in democracy. Philly City Councilmember Kendra Brooks will attend to talk with scouts about the value of participating in local government. C70 is facilitating the conversation.

Join the Committee of Seventy and the University of Pennsylvania’s Office of Government and Community Affairs on September 17th to Celebrate Constitution Day and Slay the Gerrymander.   The event will feature a brief conversation with Chris Satullo, Draw the Lines PA Program Director and co-founder of the Penn Project for Civic Engagement; and Ken Stief, PhD,…

On Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 7:30pm, the Committee of Seventy, along with Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts and the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, invites you to participate in a virtual candidate forum for Superior Court of Pennsylvania and the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. This is part of our ongoing effort to help inform…

Pennsylvania high schoolers from different communities across the Commonwealth will come together for a moderated discussion on prompts, drawn from topics suggested by students, covering a range of political and cultural issues. This event is organized through Can We Talk?, Committee of Seventy’s program to promote productive civil dialogue across difference. The event will be held…

Do you know a student who’s a junior or senior at a high school in Pennsylvania?  If so, here’s an opportunity for them to have a great experience and bolster their resume for college.  The Committee of Seventy is sponsoring Can We Talk?: A Statewide Student Dialogue on Zoom from 12:15 to 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 25.…

More than a century after Lincoln Steffens labeled Philadelphia as “corrupt and contented,” the city still grapples with shedding this unfortunate characterization.  Come join Committee of Seventy for an insightful evening exploring “Philadelphia, Corrupt and Consenting: A City’s Struggle against an Epithet” by author Brett Mandel. Listen as he and Lauren Vidas discuss themes from…

On February 8, 2024, from 6pm-7pm, local elected officials from Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties will participate in a virtual panel discussion organized by the Committee of Seventy.  The panelists will explore their pathways into public service, their priorities for their time in office, and how residents in the Philadelphia suburbs can get more…

The best ideas from America’s civic tech and political reform communities to help reinvigorate democracy in the US were showcased in American Experiments on July 25. American Experiments Showcase: Delegates, journalists, advocates, philanthropists, venture capitalists visited this exhibit of ideas to improve democracy in the United States. The Showcase put products of various organizations in front of…