Working Toward a New Era of Patriotism and Democratic Renewal

June 11, 2026 - 12:00 pm ET

National Press Club

529 14th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20045

As America celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, many Americans, particularly young people, have lost faith in democracy and in the promise of America. What can be done to spark a new era of patriotism and democratic renewal?

Please join the Progressive Policy Institute’s American Identity Project at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, June 11, from 12 to 2 p.m. for a luncheon discussion of these issues. Speakers will include several members of the American Identity Project Advisory Committee:

Hon. Don Beyer, U.S. Representative (Va.)
Hon. Ritchie Torres, U.S. Representative (N.Y.)
David Brooks, Presidential Senior Fellow, Yale University, and Staff Writer, The Atlantic (co-chair)
William A. Galston, Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in Governance Studies, Brookings Institution (co-chair)
Linda Chavez, Chair, Center for Equal Opportunity
Johnny Taylor, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Society for Human Resource Management
Will Marshall, President, Progressive Policy Institute
Richard Kahlenberg, Director, American Identity Project, Progressive Policy Institute

Lunch will be served!

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