Protect Democracy and Brennan Center for Justice have collaborated to create this guide outlining practical steps advocates can take to prepare for federal interference in the 2026 elections.

In our latest ClassACTions alert, our Culture Counts team assembled posters and music to remind us how artists and musicians enrich our lives, offering inspiration and challenge, reflection and joy. buff.ly/quJ5Jp4

Voting has consequences. Politicians who support the arts can play a critical role in keeping the arts alive and thriving. We have assembled a "Vote for the Arts!" Resource Guide.

A regulation now proposed by the Trump administration would hobble or prevent future research. It would pertain to all federal grants, not just to those regarding science. Learn more at our recent ClassACTion Alert:

ClassACTHR73's Freedom of the Press initiative invites you to begin your summer reading/viewing with the legendary "All the President’s Men." The book is available wherever they are sold, and you can stream the movie on YouTube or Fandango.

As the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence approaches, people are taking stock and sharing their thoughts. We humans have been telling stories forever—shaped by our experiences, beliefs, principles and ideals.

ClassACT has assembled a DEMOCRACY AT 250: VOTING RESOURCE GUIDE FOR THE MIDTERMS with links to handbooks and web sites to help you exercise your right to vote

Our Freedom of the Press Initiative has launched its quarterly TOP 10 READING LIST, which will focus on the press and journalism in our country. Our first edition concentrates on renewed assaults on a free press. Learn more:

On Alumni Day 2026, Marion Dry, assisted by Nancy Sato of ImpACT 75, gave a presentation to the Class of ‘76 who were celebrating their 50th reunion. Later that afternoon, we gathered a group of interested alums from many classes at Phillips Brooks House for an info session on the ClassACT model.

Without reporters -- and the editors, producers and cameramen who work alongside them -- Americans would know very little about the monumental changes now roiling their government and communities.

Did you miss our learn at lunch session with Priscilla M. Brooks of the @theclf.bsky.social? Watch the full video on YouTube now! buff.ly/PLUmGVL

Did you miss our April "Meet Our Bridges" webinar featuring Children's Orchestra Society? Revisit it here!

Less than a week after World Press Freedom Index declared that the US had fallen to #64, ClassACT HR73 presented its online forum on freedom of the press. We asked our panelists to provide us with resources and calls to action around issues facing the press today. Find them here:

If you missed our May Learn at Lunch session on data science, behavioral science, and mobilizing environmentalists to vote with Nathaniel Stinnett of the @environmentalvoter.bsky.social --or if you want to see it again--the full event is available now on YouTube!

ClassACT HR73's Justice and Civic Engagement and Culture Counts Committee invite you to a Concert for the First Amendment 6/14 at 7:30 pm ET at Town Hall in NYC, sponsored by The Committee for the First Amendment. Purchase tickets or register to stream for free.

Every other breath is the line that should end every hearing. The thing they treat as free coolant is also the thing making the air. One ocean, two jobs, one bill ignored.

Starting now! Join us, or follow along here for updates from the event.

Got a lunch break today? Spend it with us at our Learn at Lunch with @theclf.bsky.social Priscilla Brooks! Priscilla M. Brooks will discuss protecting special places in the sea. Register now and we'll see you at noon!

Purges @60minutes.bsky.social demonstrate how media are muzzled in an autocracy. @thebulwark.com argues @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy management is deliberately gutting the nation's preeminent news to curry favor.

Don't forget! This Wednesday 6/10, join our Learn at Lunch with @theclf.bsky.social Priscilla Brooks! Priscilla M. Brooks will discuss protecting special places in the sea. Register now!

There are steps you can take now to make sure your voice is heard in the 2026 primaries. Here are the Calls to ClassACTion featured in our Voting Resource Guide: ✅️ Check your registration ✅️ Educate yourself on candidates and issues ✅️ Vote in the primaries

Almost 1/3 of Americans did not vote in our last Presidential election. ClassACT has assembled a 2026 VOTING RESOURCE GUIDE with links to handbooks and web sites to help you exercise your right to vote. Click the link and share with everyone you know!

For this month's "Democracy @ 250," we hear from John Noran '73 as he recites the powerful words of Benjamin Franklin and Langston Hughes. When striving for freedom, complacency is not an option.

Join Priscilla M. Brooks @theclf.bsky.social as she discusses protecting special places in the sea and in particular the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts – a biodiversity hot spot located 130 miles off the coast of Cape Cod. 📆 June 10th, 2026 🕛️ 12:00 - 1:00pm ET Register:

On Saturday, April 25, a dozen members of HR73 and affiliated HR75-76 gathered at Board chair Marion Dry’s house to chat w/ Benazir Bhutto Leadership Fellows Tahsina Nasrin and Waheed Ahmad. In these chaotic times, the afternoon at Marion’s celebrated friendship and the continuing possibilies.

Chair Marion Dry reflects on our recent Culture Counts weekend in NYC. "...living at its best]. The newly created Culture Counts working group, headed up by Jerome Harris, created a three-day a la carte menu of rich cultural experience and community for the 50 of us who attended."

Less than a week after the World Press Freedom Index declared that the United States had fallen to #64, we presented our #ClassACTHR73Forum on freedom of the press. You can watch the full forum and access the resources mentioned by our panelists at our resource page:

ClassACT has assembled a DEMOCRACY AT 250: VOTING RESOURCE GUIDE FOR THE MIDTERMS with links to handbooks and web sites to help you exercise your right to vote. Read the full alert:

Starting now! Join us, or follow along here for some updates.

Got a lunch break today? Join Nathaniel Stinnett, Founder & Executive Director of the @environmentalvoter.bsky.social to learn about the organization's cutting-edge work using behavioral science to turn non-voting environmentalists into consistent voters. buff.ly/DJf976l

Tuesday 5/19, join Nathaniel Stinnett @environmentalvoter.bsky.social as he describes the latest data and messaging techniques campaigns use to mobilize voters and provide insight into the climate movement's political opportunities in the 2026 midterms. buff.ly/DJf976l

Tickets are still on sale for JusticeAid's spring benefit concert 5/19 at City Winery in NYC. “Rhythm Nation" is a celebration of the musical diaspora that will carry you from Africa through the Caribbean, across South America, to New Orleans and New York City. www.justiceaid.org

Thank you to @harvardmagazine.bsky.social for this terrific write up of our May 6th #ClassACTHR73Forum "Freedom of the Press: Views from the Front Line Resources." @franciagarciah.bsky.social @blockclubchi.bsky.social @propublica.org @nytimes.com @rcfp.org buff.ly/RrUbjg6

Join Priscilla M. Brooks of @theclf.bsky.social as she discusses protecting special places in the sea and in particular the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts – a biodiversity hot spot located 130 miles off the coast of Cape Cod.

Join Nathaniel Stinnett, Founder & Executive Director of the @environmentalvoter.bsky.social to learn about the organization's cutting-edge work using behavioral science to turn non-voting environmentalists into consistent voters.

During our "Culture Counts" NYC weekend in April, we gathered for a panel at @penamerica.bsky.social entitled "Publish, Protest, and Protect: Storytelling, Storytellers, and What It Means to Write Now." Photo credit: Steffany Poveda

Our "Culture Counts" NYC weekend last month kicked off with a wonderful tour of the Jewish Museum led by our classmate and Jewish Museum Director James Snyder. It was a wonderful and informative time for all! 📸 : Steffany Poveda

It's time for our Calls to ClassACTion! @franciagarciah.bsky.social @blockclubchi.bsky.social @propublica.org @nytimes.com @rcfp.org #ClassACTHR73Forum

Starting now! Join us, or follow #ClassACTHR73Forum for live updates! Featuring @franciagarciah.bsky.social @blockclubchi.bsky.social Richard Tofel @propublica.org David McGraw @nytimes.com and Bruce Brown @rcfp.org

Join me tonight to learn how Block Club reporters continue covering immigration as journalists face increasing threats to freedom of the press.

Press Freedom goes beyond one day. I'm honored to participate in a stellar panel discussing physical and legal threats to the press and share what it's like to cover immigration and ICE operations in Chicago. Register: www.classacthr73.org/event-6568604 @classacthr73.bsky.social

Tonight! With reporters under siege everywhere from the streets of Minneapolis to their homes in northern Virginia, join ClassACTHR73 and a panel of lawyers and reporters to discuss the current physical and legal threats the press faces. Register: buff.ly/SAQzsr9

Last Chance! Register for Freedom of the Press: Views from the Front Line TOMORROW at 7 PM ET! buff.ly/23jjcBO

Reporters are under siege—from Minneapolis to northern Virginia. What does press freedom look like right now, and what’s at stake? Hear directly from journalists and lawyers on the front lines on May 6. Register and join the conversation.

It's #WorldPressFreedomDay a day to: 🎉 celebrate fundamental principles of press freedom; 🧐 assess the state of press freedom throughout the world; ✊️ defend the media from attacks on their independence; ❤️ pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the line of duty. buff.ly/IS16qM9

For this month's "Voices of Democracy," we hear from Therese Steiner '73, ClassACT HR73 Board member and Co-Chair of the Justice and Civic Engagement Committee, as she discusses her strongly held belief that individual involvement and action truly makes a difference in our democracy.

Freedom of the Press is under pressure. From courtrooms to city streets, journalists face growing legal and physical threats. Join ClassACT HR73 5/6 at 7 PM ET for Freedom of the Press: Views from the Front Line—a timely conversation with reporters and legal experts. 📰⚖️ Register: buff.ly/23jjcBO

We're thrilled to have Bruce D. Brown, president of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press as a panelist on our May 6th #ClassACTHR73Forum. Join us as we discuss the current physical and legal threats the press faces. www.classacthr73.org/event-6568604

Francia Garcia Hernandez is a panelist in our May 6th #ClassACTHR73Forum. Join us as she describes what it is like to cover immigration and ICE operations in a city where nearly one-quarter of the residents are immigrants. Register: www.classacthr73.org/event-6568604

Tonight! Looking to reconnect with classmates while making a meaningful impact? Harvard College alumni from all classes are invited to join an interactive ClassACT information session at 7:00 PM ET. Register: