A live in-person conversation and Q&A with Steven Cash — a former CIA officer and member of The Steady State — about what's happening to American democracy and what ordinary people can actually do about it.
Seating is limited. The exact address is shared by email once you RSVP through Mobilize. Can't attend in person? Watch the livestream — no signup required.
What the patterns of democratic erosion actually look like. What's distinct about this moment. Why people who've spent their careers defending American institutions are stepping forward now to warn of encroaching authoritarianism — and how local civic organizing pushes back.
You'll get to ask your questions. After the conversation, we'll take live audience questions — from people in the room and from online viewers.

A former CIA officer and longtime member of The Steady State. Steven has spent his career inside the institutions that defend American democracy — and is now speaking publicly about what he and his colleagues are seeing.
A nonpartisan network of more than 400 former senior national-security professionals — CIA, FBI, State Department, military, intelligence — who have come together, in their own names, to defend American democracy as civilians.
A nationwide grassroots movement of thousands of local groups working to defend democracy and protect the country's institutions. Volunteer-led, locally organized, and rooted in the conviction that ordinary people can make a difference.
Preserve · Protect · Expand. A post-partisan, Constitution-focused Indivisible chapter in Boone County, Indiana, focused on civic education, advocacy, and engagement. Not affiliated with any political party.
Drop your email and we'll send a short reminder before the event — and the YouTube link the moment we go live on June 17.