"A partnership between the organization known for its educational talks and Visit Philadelphia will delve into the past, present and future of democracy as part of the semiquincentennal celebration."

"TED Democracy, taking place this Saturday at Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center, brings diverse perspectives to the city’s semiquincentennial observation. The daylong event will feature 13 full-length talks and another half-dozen speakers on topics as varied as literacy, immigration, economics and the American workforce."

"Speakers include “library champion” Shamichael Hallman, a senior director at the Urban Libraries Council; AI ethicist Jen Golbeck, a University of Maryland professor; the “recovering politician” and political theorist Terrell Bouricius, late of the Vermont legislature; the “reparations architect” Aria Florant, who teaches at the Harvard Kennedy School of government; and Tami Pyfer, a longtime Utah-based public servant who co-created the Dignity Index to measure civility in speech."

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