About the Event
Join us for the culmination of the Congress 2076 project at an interactive workshop at the US Capitol.
Fifty years ago, Members, staff, and scholars of Congress would not have been able to predict how technological developments like the internet would fundamentally change the way Congress functions. Congress has had to adapt and change to keep pace, giving each generation the opportunity to reimagine the institution and work to bring that vision to life.
What reforms in the next fifty years will allow Congress to continue to adapt to function as a responsive, representative, and effective democratic institution?
Attendees will participate in a workshop facilitated by the Democracy 2076 team and POPVOX Foundation exploring four potential future scenarios for Congress, and discuss with other experts, practitioners, and Congressional staff how submitted ideas for reform could interact to strengthen Congress for the next fifty years and beyond.
For experienced Congress scholars and reformers, this is a chance to step back and take a longer-term perspective, imagining a Congress that few in the Congressional reform community today will be alive to see.
For newcomers and staff interested in the meta-level of how Congress works and can work better, this is an introduction to some of the big ideas on how to fix Congress, and an introduction to some of the tools of long-term future planning.
The event will take place from 1-5 PM at the US Capitol Visitors Center in the South Congressional Meeting Room, and will be followed by a short reception.
Speaker
Aditi Juneja is the granddaughter of refugees from Pakistan to India and the daughter of immigrants from India to the United States. Having been born in the world’s largest democracy and growing up in the world’s oldest democracy, she is passionate about this project to build a more inclusive, equitable, multiracial democracy over generations. She blends multi-disciplinary expertise as a senior executive, lawyer, organizer, and strategic communicator to spearhead innovative solutions and ensure impact.
Most recently, she was Chief of Staff and Interim VP of Operations at Movement Voter Project leading strategic planning, building internal culture, and overseeing legal, finance and PeopleOps. Prior to that at Protect Democracy she was the inaugural director of the Political Culture team, co-director of the Elections team where she built and led the staffing for the National Taskforce on Election Crises ahead of the 2020 election and built Protect Democracy's state presence, and the first communications professional and then communications director building Protect Democracy’s communications team. Aditi was also recognized as a Forbes “30 under 30” honoree in law and policy in 2018 for her work founding and leading Resistance Manual, a tool to provide comprehensible and actionable policy information to organizers.
About Congress 2076
Congress 2076 is a forward-looking initiative designed to reimagine the United States Congress on the occasion of its 300th anniversary in 2076. This project invites experts from various fields, including government, technology, and academia, to contribute their visions for a responsive, effective, and representative legislative body.
This Congress-specific effort hosted by POPVOX Foundation builds on the work of Democracy 2076 and findings from the Congress 2076 event will be shared at the June 2024 Democracy 2076 convening.