Visit The Embrace and experience a public conversation followed by a free public dinner.

The Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture and The Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University welcomes you back to The Embrace for another season of Un-monument Public Conversations on democracy, justice, memory, and values.
Distinguished legal scholars Aziz Rana and Noah Feldman will engage in a critical dialogue examining whether the Constitution can sustain democratic life amid today's challenges. They will explore how the document's promises contend with its historical compromises and limitations. This conversation confronts a fundamental question: does democratic renewal require reimagining our founding compact? Their contrasting perspectives offer important insights on the meaning of our constitution in our current crisis and beyond.