We're the Task Force for Democracy

Fighting for a Stronger, More Inclusive, and More Representative Democracy

We're the Task Force for Democracy

Fighting for a Stronger, More Inclusive, and More Representative Democracy

We're the Task Force for Democracy

Fighting for a Stronger, More Inclusive, and More Representative Democracy

We're the Task Force for Democracy

Fighting for a Stronger, More Inclusive, and More Representative Democracy

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Where We're At By the Numbers
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We’re a nonpartisan high-impact group of students empowering communities to defend our democracy.

We achieve this through targeted initiatives and education campaigns about emerging threats to democracy and voting rights. Our approach integrates legislative research, community advocacy, and coalition-building to deliver on the promise of a truly just & inclusive democracy.

Be part of our fight!

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Town Hall Project

Helping communities create gathering spaces and action infrastructure to fight for democracy in 2025.

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Safeguard Article V from Exploitation Campaign (SAVE)

Explore what we’re doing to prevent a dangerous Article V Constitutional Convention funded by dark money.

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Project FOIA
projectfoia.org

Training students and voting rights advocates how to use FOIA to hold our government accountable.

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CDC National
cdcnational.org

Creating long-term networks on college campuses to support voting rights, reject autocracy, and resist Project 2025.

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Center for Democracy and Civic Leadership

At American University (CDCL)

The Task Force works closely with AU students and faculty to educate the next generation of democracy advocates.

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Students for Voting Rights

Discover our work advancing voting rights, getting corporate money out of politics, and stopping voter suppression.

Remembering January 6th, Four Years Later
January 6, 2025
Remembering January 6th, Four Years Later
Monday marks four years since then President Trump incited his far-right mob to storm the Capitol and overturn a democratic election.
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How the Supreme Court Made it Easier to Buy Local Elected Officials in 2024
December 23, 2024
How the Supreme Court Made it Easier to Buy Local Elected Officials in 2024
In one of the worst blows to government ethics since Citizens United, SCOTUS ruled on a decision empowering corporate special interests to undermine our democracy.
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The Eagle: Task Force for Democracy Hosts Discussion About Future of Democracy
December 13, 2024
The Eagle: Task Force for Democracy Hosts Discussion About Future of Democracy
Students, leaders discuss democracy under a forthcoming Trump presidency.
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Students for Voting Rights Helps Defeat Prop 128, Protecting Arizona’s Referendum
December 6, 2024
Students for Voting Rights Helps Defeat Prop 128, Protecting Arizona’s Referendum
Learn more about how Students for Voting Rights Started and our first win protecting the Arizona referendum process.
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How We WorkYou Deserve True Democracy!

True democracy is multiracial, multigenerational, and cross-class. True democracy doesn’t include corporate interests buying elections or gerrymandered districts. That’s why we have to create the democracy our generation deserves.

To do this, the Task Force has three fundamental functions: researching democracy issues, community organizing, and establishing strategic alliances with other pro-democracy organizations (to optimize resources in pursuit of common objectives).

Advocacy

Researching issues relating to our national initiatives and educating the public about them

Organizing

Speaking with people, conducting polls and petitions, and holding public events and town hall meetings

Coalition-Building

Forming strategic alliances with other nonprofits to work towards our shared goals

We're integrating these three crucial aspects of movement building to strengthen our democracy!

We’re grassroots and entirely student-run! We also don’t take any corporate or partisan contributions. So we’d appreciate any support and would love to get you involved in the fight to defend our democracy

The Task Force's Center for Democracy and Civic Leadership at

American University
Washington, D.C.

Crafting a home for the student democracy movement at AU, where students, scholars, and voting rights advocates can unite.