Community

Stronger Together: Cyber Civil Defense at One Year

TUESDAY, APRIL 11 — Each of us has the ability to improve our own cybersecurity, protect our own data and privacy and, by extension, our national and economic security. craig newmark philanthropies and Aspen Digital will highlight the one-year anniversary of Craig Newmark’s launch of the Cyber Civil Defense (CCD) initiative, a broad coalition of organizations dedicated to educating and protecting Americans amid escalating cybersecurity threats.

April 11, 2023

Youth and Young Adult Wellbeing

This report provides insight and data from the youth and young adult researchers.

April 3, 2023

Connected: A People-Centered Approach to Digital Infrastructure

When it comes to digital infrastructure, communities lack more than just broadband access. Rather, the delivery of effective digital services at the local level has been hamstrung by three primary obstacles: an absence of data, poor community-government relationships, and insufficient digital literacy among key populations. At their core, these failures all have one thing in common: they designed for the community but not with the community. 

October 6, 2022

How Can We Make Communities Safer? Listen to Residents First.

Justice reform should put community members with direct experience into the driver’s seat.

April 12, 2022
Crowd of mourners and police at Eric Garner's funeral in NYC

Reflections on the Blessings of Being Midwifed

Our goal is to walk together over a short period of time and construct a deeper understanding of how we might midwife hope and progress for the greater good of an inclusive America.

August 6, 2020

The Splendor in Waiting

Comparable to Ramadan and Lent, Jews find meaning in waiting through Sefirat Omer.

June 2, 2020

Time Out of Joint: How Shakespeare Heals

Artistic Director of Shakespeare Theatre Company Simon Godwin joined us in conversation with Aspen Institute Corporate Secretary and Executive Vice President Eric Motley to discuss the enduring cultural significance of Shakespeare’s work throughout time.

May 28, 2020

Why Do We Gather Together?

Whatever the crisis, we need to keep in touch with each other as deeply and frequently as we can.

May 18, 2020