Maddie Easton
Maddie Easton is the program assistant for the Culture and Democracy programs at the Joyce Foundation. Before joining Joyce, she was a Department Assistant at DePaul University managing the Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies Program, the Refugee and Forced Migration Studies Program, and the Critical Ethnic Studies Program. Maddie holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Applied Diplomacy and is currently working on her Master’s in Cinematography.
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Youth Vote Fest Energizes Students at RNC & DNC
Two Joyce Grantees, the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics (IOP) and the Students Learn Students Vote (SLSV) coalition teamed up to host Youth Vote Fest: a unique opportunity to engage nearly 400 young voters at the RNC and DNC conventions.
2024 Joyce Awards Announcement
Increasing grants to $100,000, the Foundation awards a total of $500,000 to support the creation of new works by artists of color and Great Lakes nonprofits.
“Tarell Makes Man”
Joyce Awards Honoree Tarell Alvin McCraney Reflects on Artistic Growth in Chicago
Democracy Desk: Insights from Joyce's Annual Midwest Democracy Grantees Convening
Joyce’s Democracy program welcomed 40 leaders from organizations across the Great Lakes for Midwest Democracy Convening. State delegations shared insights from their spring elections, recent voting policy changes and concerns leading up to November.
Political Violence and the 2024 Elections
Rresearchers from the National Policing Institute discuss a new, first of its kind research report that examines the implementation of state laws mandating reporting of lost and stolen firearms and offers recommendations for their improvement.
Mobilizing the Community College Student Vote
Joyce Democracy Grantees Campus Vote Project and Students Learn Students Vote are mobilizing community college student voters through targeted education and engagement designed to meet the needs of a diverse and nontraditional student population.
Democracy Desk: “Unlock Civics” Advocates Expanding Voting Rights and Civic Education for Incarcerated Community Members
Two Joyce Democracy grantees, Chicago Votes and Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, discuss their inspiring voting rights work in Illinois.
Landmark settlement in lawsuit against Wisconsin fraudulent electors scheme
Two Joyce Foundation grantees recently reached settlement agreements in a legal case seeking to hold accountable individuals who played a key role in a scheme to submit a fraudulent slate of electors from Wisconsin in the 2020 presidential election.