Responsible Governance and Sustainable Citizenship Project
The Responsible Governance and Sustainable Citizenship Project (RGSCP) is an initiative at the University of New Hampshire that promotes ethics, citizenship, principled leadership, responsible governance and the creation of sustainable institutions. It provides opportunities for students and citizens of New Hampshire to learn how to be involved citizens and members of ethical, responsible, and productive communities, businesses and organizations by bringing the past into dialogue with the present in order to inform the future.
RGSCP Coming Events
Citizenship Summit: What Matters to YOU?
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Join RGSCP as we host a day of discussions in the MUB with UNH faculty and outside experts on big topics like voting rights, climate change, disinformation and social media, political issues, international concerns, polling, and more.
Discussion sessions will be run using tenets of the Civil Discourse Lab to foster meaningful and respectful information sharing. Sessions will take place in individual breakout rooms in the MUB throughout the day. You can also stop by the Strafford Room all day long for posters, handouts, and information tables on many subjects not covered in the discussion sessions. Snacks will be provided and replenished throughout the day!
Finally, meet us back in the Strafford Room at 7:00 p.m. for an exciting keynote address by Katie Fahey, founder, executive director, and campaign manager of Voters Not Politicians, a grassroots, nonpartisan campaign that ran a successful effort to end gerrymandering in Michigan by amending the State Constitution in 2018 with 61 percent of the vote. Now, she is executive director of The People, a nonprofit organization committed to sharing the lessons learned in Michigan with voters across the ideological spectrum in all 50 states, bridging political divides and supporting nonpartisan good governance reforms nationwide. The People focuses on nonpartisan, citizen-led civic engagement, deliberative democracy, and consensus-building processes.
