Richard D. Brown (@richarddbrownct) 's Twitter Profile
Richard D. Brown

@richarddbrownct

Historian @UConn @UConnHistory @SelfEvidentBook @YalePress amazon.com/Richard-D.-Bro… Personal account

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Connecticut CASA (@conncasa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thanks Hearst CT Media Group for running this re: federal dollars in #CT--including for the #CASA movement for #children #families. Our volunteer-based work relies on public, foundation, sponsorship & individual donor funds. To help: connecticutcasa.org/how-you-can-he… Article: nhregister.com/opinion/articl…

Thanks <a href="/hearstcmg/">Hearst CT Media Group</a>  for running this re: federal dollars in #CT--including for the #CASA movement for #children #families.
Our volunteer-based work relies on public, foundation, sponsorship &amp; individual donor funds.
To help:
connecticutcasa.org/how-you-can-he…
Article:
nhregister.com/opinion/articl…
Josiah Brown (@josiahbrownct) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thanks American Red Cross for this, raising awareness about giving #blood. Those eligible can #GiveLife #GiveBlood #Every8Weeks. It takes an hour & can help those of all ages, with #SickleCell, #trauma & more. Please consider giving if you can! #DonorForLife Info: redcross.org/give-blood.html

Thanks <a href="/RedCross/">American Red Cross</a> for this, raising awareness about giving #blood.
Those eligible can #GiveLife #GiveBlood #Every8Weeks.
It takes an hour &amp; can help those of all ages, with #SickleCell, #trauma &amp; more. 
Please consider giving if you can! #DonorForLife
Info: redcross.org/give-blood.html
Connecticut CASA (@conncasa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thanks, Hartford Courant, for Josiah Brown piece on federal $ in #CT--including for the #CASA movement for #children. Email: volunteer[at]ConnecticutCASA[dot]org or see: connecticutcasa.org/how-you-can-he… #Volunteer or #Donate to #ChangeAChildsStory cc: Helen I. Bennett courant.com/2025/03/04/opi…

Thanks, <a href="/hartfordcourant/">Hartford Courant</a>, for <a href="/JosiahBrownCT/">Josiah Brown</a> piece on federal $ in #CT--including for the #CASA movement for #children.
Email: volunteer[at]ConnecticutCASA[dot]org or see:
connecticutcasa.org/how-you-can-he…
#Volunteer or #Donate to #ChangeAChildsStory
cc: <a href="/newsgirlct/">Helen I. Bennett</a>
courant.com/2025/03/04/opi…
iCivics (@icivics) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Civic Learning Week begins TODAY! 🎉 This week highlights civic learning as a nationwide priority for sustaining and strengthening our constitutional democracy. Find online and in-person events here: hubs.la/Q039-_dL0 🤝 Civic Learning Week

Civic Learning Week begins TODAY! 🎉 This week highlights civic learning as a nationwide priority for sustaining and strengthening our constitutional democracy. Find online and in-person events here: hubs.la/Q039-_dL0 🤝 <a href="/NationalCLW/">Civic Learning Week</a>
Connecticut CASA (@conncasa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thanks Connecticut Mirror for this re: #CT--including for the #CASA movement for #children. We rely on a blend: public, foundation & individual donor funds. To help, email: [email protected] See: connecticutcasa.org/how-you-can-he… #Volunteer to #ChangeAChildsStory ctmirror.org/2025/03/03/fed…

Thanks <a href="/CTMirror/">Connecticut Mirror</a> for this re: #CT--including for the #CASA movement for #children.
We rely on a blend: public, foundation &amp; individual donor funds.
To help, email: volunteer@ConnecticutCASA.org
See:
connecticutcasa.org/how-you-can-he…
#Volunteer to #ChangeAChildsStory
ctmirror.org/2025/03/03/fed…
Connecticut CASA (@conncasa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month--an occasion to highlight what families & communities can do to raise awareness & protect #children's health & safety. Partnerships are key, in #CT as elsewhere, as discussed in the Connecticut Mirror. #CASA #ChangeAChildsStory ctmirror.org/2022/04/01/mus…

Josiah Brown (@josiahbrownct) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today I gave #blood: #CT pint 132. Those eligible can #GiveLife #GiveBlood #Every8Weeks. It takes an hour & can help those of all ages, with #SickleCell, #trauma & more health concerns. Please consider giving if you can! #DonorForLife Info: redcross.org/give-blood.html

Today I gave #blood: #CT pint 132. 
Those eligible can #GiveLife #GiveBlood #Every8Weeks. 
It takes an hour &amp; can help those of all ages, with #SickleCell, #trauma &amp; more health concerns. 
Please consider giving if you can! #DonorForLife
Info: redcross.org/give-blood.html
Connecticut CASA (@conncasa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

April is #VolunteerMonth & Child Abuse Prevention Month--an occasion to highlight what families & communities can do to raise awareness & protect #children's health & safety. Volunteer advocates are at the core of the #CASA movement. #Volunteer (or #Donate); #ChangeAChildsStory

April is #VolunteerMonth &amp; Child Abuse Prevention Month--an occasion to highlight what families &amp; communities can do to raise awareness &amp; protect #children's health &amp; safety. 
Volunteer advocates are at the core of the #CASA movement.
#Volunteer (or #Donate); #ChangeAChildsStory
The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” - President Theodore Roosevelt

“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”

- President Theodore Roosevelt
Simon Schama (@simon_schama) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Simon Schama: Trump’s war on knowledge ft.com/content/2619bc… via @ft my piece on the history of America's appreciation of learning - and the assaults on it.

Self-Evident Truths: Contesting #EqualRights... (@selfevidentbook) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In @ft, Simon Schama cites Richard D. Brown: "As Richard D Brown’s important history The Strength of a People: The Idea of an Informed Citizenry in America...points out...presidents...assumed that the security of the republic depended on the 'equation of virtue and knowledge'"

Connecticut CASA (@conncasa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

May 2-May 8, a special chance to support #CASA volunteers advancing #CT #children's best interests through this movement Thanks to #TheGreatGive--matching incentives for unique donors & dollars! cc: Brandon Sherrod Scan QR code below or #ChangeAChildsStory here: thegreatgive.org/organizations/…

May 2-May 8, a special chance to support #CASA volunteers advancing #CT #children's best interests through this movement
Thanks to #TheGreatGive--matching incentives for unique donors &amp; dollars!
cc: <a href="/BROD35/">Brandon Sherrod</a>
Scan QR code below or #ChangeAChildsStory here:
thegreatgive.org/organizations/…
Connecticut CASA (@conncasa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thanks Paul Bass for the opportunity for Josiah Brown & Brandon Dickens of our #CT #CASA staff to discuss how this movement for #children is growing across the state! Support us via #TheGreatGive #NHV here: thegreatgive.org/organizations/… #Donate (or #volunteer) to #ChangeAChildsStory

Thanks <a href="/PaulJBass/">Paul Bass</a> for the opportunity for <a href="/JosiahBrownCT/">Josiah Brown</a> &amp; Brandon Dickens of our #CT #CASA staff to discuss how this movement for #children is growing across the state!
Support us via #TheGreatGive #NHV here:
thegreatgive.org/organizations/…
#Donate (or #volunteer) to #ChangeAChildsStory
Connecticut CASA (@conncasa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We appreciate efforts by #CT legislators to enact State funding for the #CASA movement here & continue to work with them toward this goal. Thanks Connecticut Mirror for covering how #VOCA funds are key but insufficient. Story: ctmirror.org/2025/05/07/ct-… #Volunteer to #ChangeAChildsStory

We appreciate efforts by #CT legislators to enact State funding for the #CASA movement here &amp; continue to work with them toward this goal.
Thanks <a href="/CTMirror/">Connecticut Mirror</a> for covering how #VOCA funds are key but insufficient.
Story:
ctmirror.org/2025/05/07/ct-…
#Volunteer to #ChangeAChildsStory
Connecticut CASA (@conncasa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thanks @NewHavenArts for publishing this: newhavenarts.org/arts-paper/art… We recognized #CT #CASA volunteers for #children, Claire's CornerCopia & other sponsors, and enjoyed musical performances by Brandon Sherrod & #ChynnaSherrod! (video included) #ChangeAChildsStory, here: connecticutcasa.org/how-you-can-he…

Thanks @NewHavenArts for publishing this:
newhavenarts.org/arts-paper/art…
We recognized #CT #CASA volunteers for #children, <a href="/ClairesNewHaven/">Claire's CornerCopia</a> &amp; other sponsors, and enjoyed musical performances by <a href="/BROD35/">Brandon Sherrod</a> &amp; #ChynnaSherrod!
(video included)
#ChangeAChildsStory, here:
connecticutcasa.org/how-you-can-he…
Connecticut CASA (@conncasa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

For #PrideMonth, we thank L Brunt, MSW, for presenting on "Working with LGBTQ+ Youth in the CASA Role"--including the importance of an "accepting adult" e.g., a CASA volunteer. The Trevor Project ✨DR CLAUDIA FERNANDES✨ (she/her) #Volunteer to #ChangeAChildsStory; help in #CT: connecticutcasa.org/how-you-can-he…

For #PrideMonth, we thank L Brunt, MSW, for presenting on "Working with LGBTQ+ Youth in the CASA Role"--including the importance of an "accepting adult" e.g., a CASA volunteer.
<a href="/TrevorProject/">The Trevor Project</a> <a href="/DrClaudiaSantiF/">✨DR CLAUDIA FERNANDES✨ (she/her)</a>
#Volunteer to #ChangeAChildsStory; help in #CT:
connecticutcasa.org/how-you-can-he…