Who we are
The North Dakota Kennedy Center is a welcoming, inclusive community hub. We work together with individuals and organizations to support diversity and create an environment that fosters social, economic, and environmental justice.
We are a progressive community center dedicated to study, workshops, learning, discussion, and public events. The North Dakota Kennedy Center advances civic engagement, cultivates new leaders, and promotes public service. We are a safe and open space to gather, connect, support, and discuss ideas while looking for ways to create a better community, state, and world.
Kennedy Center building history
Late in 1966, there was talk of a possible project to build a permanent home for the North Dakota Democratic-NPL headquarters in the capital city of Bismarck. Similar projects and dreams had been talked of before without resulting in a serious effort. But this time was different. On November 6, 1971, Senator Ted Kennedy participated in the official dedication ceremony for the Kennedy Memorial Center.
Read the story of the iocnic building’s history as told by North Dakota Governor William L. Guy, from early ideas through the fundraising and construction stages to the fulfillment of the dream of many.
We are a progressive community center dedicated to study, workshops, learning, discussion, and public events. The Kennedy Center is a place for individuals and groups to come together and discuss differing ideas while looking for ways to create a better community, state, and world.
