Na Eng presents The Art of Saving Democracy

Overview

Join us at the University Club of Saint Paul (420 Summit Ave) on Wednesday, July 29th at 7 PM for a author event with Na Eng presenting The Art of Saving Democracy: An Action Kit for Making Change

The Art of Saving Democracy features the work of 20 renowned American artists—such as Roy Lichtenstein, Shepard Fairey, Carrie Mae Weems, Vincent Valdez, and Deborah Kass—and includes:

- 50 postcards that can be used to urge friends to vote or be part of a postcard-writing campaigns

- Five mini posters to display on store front windows and community bulletin boards

- Four sheets of colorful stickers to spread important messages

Whether you’re taking to the streets or taking up a pen, The Art of Saving Democracy can help you be more effective when you express yourself, champion our shared rights and freedoms, and resist hate and authoritarianism.

Na Eng is a social impact executive and award-winning storyteller who champions powerful narratives to move ideas and change norms to accelerate progress for greater social impact. She is the chief creative officer at People For the American Way, where she leads special editorial and innovation projects.

Eng refined her instinct for storytelling over two decades as a journalist in New York City. Producing for NBC, PBS, and CNBC, she traveled the globe to translate complex economic trends and social issues into understandable human narratives. Her pieces reached millions of viewers and earned more than a dozen prestigious national honors, including an Emmy Award and an Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Documentary.

She is a graduate of Columbia University, a Fulbright Scholar, and the recipient of a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. When she was five years old, Eng and her family fled the killing fields of Cambodia and resettled as refugees in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she was raised by a single mother

The kit will be for sale at the event. This event is free. The University Club bar is open 4 - 8 PM. Free street parking on Summit Ave and surrounding streets.