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Meet Our Bridges is ClassACT HR73’s way to introduce our classmates and extended community to our Bridge Partners by letting them create awareness of their mission as well as solicit volunteer help and/or donations.

On September 24th, join us as we introduce SOTENI International, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization registered in the U.S. and Kenya, with more than 20 years of experience working alongside rural communities in Kenya. Founded in 2003 to improve access to healthcare and support for people living with HIV/AIDS and their families, SOTENI today supports more than 3,000 people affected by HIV/AIDS and their households.

SOTENI Board Chair Vic Wulson HR85 and Operations Manager Dr. Pooja Rachewad will share SOTENI’s journey through the people and communities at the heart of its work. A short video featuring the voices and personal stories of SOTENI beneficiaries will offer a firsthand look at the impact of SOTENI’s programs and the role that local leadership, community partnerships, and long-term commitment play in creating lasting change. The presentation will conclude with SOTENI’s “Adopt a Support Group” Campaign, an opportunity to help sustain and strengthen this work.

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DEMOCRACY AT 250: IS YOUR MIDTERM VOTE AT RISK?

SEPTEMBER 14, 2026, 5:00 - 6:30pm ET

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Canyons, Seamounts, and the Law: Defending the Atlantic’s Only Marine National Monument.

With Priscilla M. Brooks, Vice President for Ocean Conservation,

Conservation Law Foundation

Join Priscilla M. Brooks 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. The talk will focus on what makes this remote marine ecosystem so unique, the diverse array of wildlife it helps protect (from deep sea corals to endangered whales, seabirds, fish, and many other species), and why it is now at risk due to recent actions aimed at reopening the area to damaging commercial fishing.

In conjunction with Travis Lovett, Assistant Dean of Harvard College for Civic Engagement and Service, ClassACT HR73 held a webinar on Wednesday, April 29th which offered why and how Harvard classes could join the ClassACT Movement. Currently, there are 17 Harvard classes who are providing pro bono services to a variety of nonprofit causes. Given that Travis shared his database of current and former Philip Brooks House members, we sense that more classes will participate, especially younger ones. Marion Dry '73, Chair, and Stan Mark '73, Vice Chair, along with Liz Losos '85 and George Yeadon '75 shared their experiences of how they got started, what they are currently doing, along with their plans for the future.

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Data science, behavioral science, and mobilizing environmentalists to vote

Whether you missed the session or want to refresh your memory, we offer the recording and resources on how to get involved with EVP below!

Follow-ups:

• The slides Nathaniel used for his talk -- a few key engagement links below:
• • Volunteer with the Environmental Voter Project
  • Donate to the Environmental Voter Project
  • Request a presentation like the one Nathaniel gave today for any interested groups you are a part of. Email info@environmentalvoter.org.
• A recording of the session, in case you missed it

Nathaniel Stinnett, Founder & Executive Director of the Environmental Voter Project, discussed the organization's cutting-edge work using behavioral science to turn non-voting environmentalists into consistent voters. Nathaniel described 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.

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Highlights Include:

-From the Chair: Marion Dry on our Culture Counts NYC Weekend

-BBLP Fellows Tahsina Nasrin and Waheed Ahmad Connect with ClassACT

-Voting Alert 1: To Vote or not to Vote

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Data science, behavioral science, and mobilizing environmentalists to vote

Join Nathaniel Stinnett, Founder & Executive Director of the Environmental Voter Project, to learn about the organization's cutting-edge work using behavioral science to turn non-voting environmentalists into consistent voters. Nathaniel will describe 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.

April 2026 ClassACTions Newsletter

Highlights Include:

-ClassACT HR73 Welcomes Two New Bridges: Libraries Without Borders and SOTENI Inernational

-Preparing for the Midterms: ClassACT Embarks on a 2026 Voting Initiative

-Environmental Call to Action: Stop the Damage of Conflict and War

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Freedom of the Press: Views from the Front Line

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With reporters under siege everywhere from the streets of Minneapolis to their homes in northern Virginia, ClassACT HR73 will present the second forum in its Freedom of the Press series on May 6 at 7:00 pm ET. Its moderator Richard Tofel ’79, who was the founding general manager of ProPublica and the assistant publisher of the Wall Street Journal, will head a panel of lawyers and reporters to discuss the current physical and legal threats the press faces.

David McGraw, deputy general counsel and senior vice president at the New York Times and lead lawyer for the paper’s newsroom, will join the discussion along with Bruce Brown, president of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Francia García Hernández, a reporter for Block Club Chicago who covered Operation Midway Blitz, will describe what it is like to cover immigration and ICE operations in a city where nearly one-quarter of the residents are immigrants.