Events

The Center for American Progress and the Center for American Progress Action Fund (collectively, “American Progress”) each host a diverse range of events with progressive leaders and policy experts that highlight bold, innovative ideas to address our nation’s most pressing problems.

At this time, all public American Progress events hosted on our premises are available via an online livestream, and select events may have in-person audiences. Please refer to the specific event page for location information.

Please RSVP to join events online to receive a reminder to watch the livestream. Viewers are welcome to submit questions for each event and can tweet about our events using #CAPEvents or #CAPAFEvents. All livestreams will be live captioned.

We welcome guests to our public, in-person events and encourage respectful exchanges and discussion. By registering for or attending an American Progress event, you indicate that you agree to our Terms and Conditions of Attendance.

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The Start of Three Golden Years?
Ballots Counted In Japan's General Election
Past Event

The Start of Three Golden Years?

Analyzing the Results of Japan’s Upper House Elections and the Impact of Abe's Assassination

10:00 - 11:00 AM EDT

A Conversation With Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch
Then-Ambassador Yovanovitch testifies before Congress.
Past Event

A Conversation With Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch

Russia’s re-invasion of Ukraine and democratic backsliding at home and abroad pose threats to the freedom and security of the United States, its allies, and its partners.

12:00 - 1:00 PM EDT

Meeting the Climate Crisis
Past Event

Meeting the Climate Crisis

Lessons and Next Steps From the US and UK

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Stateside Chat: Michigan Making Moves
Past Event

Stateside Chat: Michigan Making Moves

Please join CAP for a virtual event on the future of transportation from the Midwest and beyond.

Online Only Event
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM EDT

Beyond Acronyms
High school students in a semi-circle from New York City in conversation.
Past Event

Beyond Acronyms

Honoring the Complex Experiences of Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities in K-12 Education

Online only
2:30 - 3:30 PM EDT

Tracking Our Economic Recovery
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the nation's economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the State Dining Room of the White House on July 19, 2021 in Washington, DC.
Past Event

Tracking Our Economic Recovery

Please join the Center for American Progress for a discussion with White House Council of Economic Advisers Chair Cecilia Rouse and White House American Rescue Plan Coordinator Gene Sperling on the progress of the nation’s economic recovery.

Online only
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Second Chances Make Our Communities Safer
An attendee wears a pin that reads “I'm for second chances.”
Past Event

Second Chances Make Our Communities Safer

Please join CAP and the Clean Slate Initiative for a virtual event on how clean slate policies make our communities safer by increasing employment and opportunities that reduce recidivism and crime.

2:00 - 3:00 PM EDT

The Costs of Being a Woman
Women march during the International Women's Day March and Rally on March 5, 2017 in Los Angeles, California
Past Event

The Costs of Being a Woman

Join the Center for American Progress to discuss the complex and multifaceted costs women of all identities and experiences face in managing their households and to lift up the interventions from a variety of policy areas needed to improve women’s economic security in the long run.

Online only
1:00 - 2:00 PM EDT

Toward a More Balanced Foreign Policy for Japan: A Conversation With Opposition Leader Kenta Izumi
Kenta Izumi (C) reacts with party members after he was elected as the new leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan in a party vote during the party's extraordinary convention in Tokyo on November 30, 2021. - - Japan OUT (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP) / Japan OUT (Photo by STR/JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images)
Past Event

Toward a More Balanced Foreign Policy for Japan: A Conversation With Opposition Leader Kenta Izumi

On Tuesday, March 22, please join the Center for American Progress for a public address by Kenta Izumi, the leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP), Japan’s leading opposition party, on his vision for Japan’s place in a rapidly changing world.

Online only
9:00 - 10:00 AM EDT

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