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By People For the American Way

Foreword by Jamie Lee Curtis

On Sale: Jun 2, 2026
Page Count: 80 pages
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN-13: 9798897080137

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For more than four decades, renowned advocacy organization People For the American Way has inspired and mobilized Americans to defend freedom and justice. With this kit, they share their wisdom and empower all of us to actively participate in our democracy.

The Art of Saving Democracy features the work of 20 renowned American artists—such as Roy Lichtenstein, Shepard Fairey, Carrie Mae Weems, Vincent Valdez, and Deborah Kass—and includes:

An activism guide with a foreword by Jamie Lee Curtis
50 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

Also included are 30 conversation starters and a practical how-to guide that teaches essential skills for activism, such as:

How to write an opinion piece
How to present a strong argument to elected officials
How to take collective action

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.

All royalties from the kit will go to People For the American Way, a progressive organization started by Norman Lear to combat bigotry and promote creative expression.

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For more than four decades, People For the American Way has inspired and mobilized Americans to defend freedom, justice, and democracy, often through outreach campaigns that collaborate with influential artists. Their web site is www.peoplefor.org.
Jamie Lee Curtis is an Oscar, Emmy, and Golden Globe-winning actress and producer. Her films include Halloween, True Lies, A Fish Called Wanda, Freaky Friday and Freakier Friday, Knives Out, Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Last Showgirl and Ella McKay, and she is producer of The Lost Bus. In TV she starred in Scream Queens, The Bear and Scarpetta, which she also produced. She is a best-selling author of 15 children’s books. She is a board member of People For The American Way and an advocate for children's health, the environment, Trans rights, and people in recovery. The proud daughter of film stars Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis, she is married to the musician and filmmaker, Christopher Guest, and they have two adult children.

“This action kit inspires and empowers in equal measure.”
Jamie Lee Curtis, from the foreword
“If you, like me, are looking for something to help change these troubling times, The Art of Saving Democracy is your answer. Share it. Use it!”
Kathleen Turner
“For more than forty years, People For the American Way has effectively utilized creative political and cultural strategies to engage with and inspire our fellow Americans. Carrying that legacy forward, The Art of Saving Democracy shares lessons readers can use immediately.”
Alec Baldwin
"Art inspires; it creates the spiritual and physical energy that inspires and motivates us to overcome fear and apathy and take the bold steps needed to save the people’s democracy. ¡Sí se puede!”
Dolores Huerta

People For the American Way

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For more than four decades, People For the American Way has inspired and mobilized Americans to defend freedom, justice, and democracy, often through outreach campaigns that collaborate with influential artists. Their web site is http://www.peoplefor.org.

Jamie Lee Curtis is the author of bestselling children’s books, including Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born, It’s Hard to Be Five, I’m Gonna Like Me, and Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day. She is also an actress known for her roles in Freaky Friday, True Lies, Trading Places, A Fish Called Wanda, and the television series Scream Queens. She and her husband, the actor Christopher Guest, live in Los Angeles with their two children.

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