America 250: How can Boston’s citizens lead democracy forward?

The Event “America 250: How can Boston’s citizens lead democracy forward?” was held at Roxbury Community College on Thursday December 4th, 2025. Global Citizens Circle and Get Konnected invited the community about the future of democracy with a cross-section of grassroots community organizers, scholars, and corporate leaders. The program was moderated by Phillip W.d. Martin, retired GBH News. Also, speaking were democracy champions Jon Alexander, Marcus Board Jr, and Nikishka Iyengar, in collaboration with Get Konnected!, Roxbury Community College and Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center, this consequential discussion comes at a time when we are preparing to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, and we must ask ourselves what we can do as citizens to ensure a more inclusive and equitable democracy for the next 250 years.

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