LINCROFT, NEW JERSEY, US — From October 12–16, 2026, Brookdale Community College presents Democracy Takes Creativity.
In a moment of rapid change, uncertainty, and shifting civic life, we are called not only to protect democracy—but to reimagine it. This year’s theme invites us to explore creativity not as decoration, but as necessity. Creativity as problem-solving. Creativity as resistance. Creativity as a way forward. To be radical is to return to the root. At its founding, this nation was itself a creative act—an audacious reimagining of governance.
The Constitution is a living document born of bold ideas about freedom, participation, and shared power. Imperfect, evolving, and unfinished—it calls each generation to continue the work. Now, it is our turn.
Bravo, Student Development Committee and the Whyman Center for Transformative Learning. You are speaking our language.
