Na Eng presents The Art of Saving Democracy with Catherine Reid Day

Throughout history, artists have played a vital role in every major social movement—shining light where others look away, stirring our conscience, and expanding our collective imagination of what’s possible. This time is no different.

The Art of Saving Democracy: An Action Kit for Making Change—now a USA TODAY Best Seller—features art from Roy Lichtenstein, Shepard Fairey, Carrie Mae Weems, Ed Ruscha, Beverly McIver, Vincent Valdez, Cleon Peterson, Deborah Kass, Michael Dixon, Ann Hamilton, Tracie Ching, and more, and includes a foreword by Jamie Lee Curtis. Alongside the art, the kit offers encouragement and practical tips to help everyday Americans participate in strengthening democracy—with tips on how to contact our representatives, write and place op-eds, protest safely, and harness collective power.

It is produced by the renowned advocacy organization People For the American Way, which has inspired and mobilized Americans to defend freedom, justice, and democracy for over forty years. More than a typical book, The Art of Saving Democracy is a joyful invitation to actively participate in our democracy.

In addition to an advocacy handbook, the action kit includes:

• 50 art 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
• 30 conversation prompts to forge deeper connections

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. Previously, she held senior communications roles in philanthropy and global humanitarian aid.

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.

Na, the lead producer of the action kit, will be in conversation with Catherine Reid Day.

Catherine Reid Day is a communicator, connector, and community builder. As Founder of Storyslices LLC, she practices cultural psychology, a story-based approach to understanding one’s identity, and works as a producer and coach. She’s published her research in the Journal of Individual Psychology. Her poems and essays are published in Willows Wept Review, Crowstep Journal, Highly Sensitive Refuge, MinnPost, and the Highland Villager.

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