Politics

Big Citizenship: How Pragmatic Idealism Can Bring Out the Best in America

Alan Khazei

About the Program

Alan Khazei, co-founder and former CEO of City Year, a youth service organization, recounts his involvement in community service and his thoughts on how an active citizenship can lead to social change.  Mr. Khazei also recalls seeking bipartisan aid to further funding for AmeriCorps following budgetary cutbacks and the mission of his current organization, Be the Change, Inc., which promotes citizen service as a means to solve national issues.  Alan Khazei discusses his book at Brookline Booksmith in Brookline, Massachusetts.

About the Authors

Alan Khazei

Alan Khazei is the cofounder and former CEO of the youth service organization, City Year.  Mr. Khazei was a candidate for the Democratic nomation to fill Ted Kennedy's vacated seat in the U.S. Senate in 2009.  He is currently the founder of Be The Change, Inc. 

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Big Citizenship: How Pragmatic Idealism Can Bring Out the Best in America
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