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We the People’s Forum: Is It Time For A Third Party?
Braver AngelsJuly 11 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EDT
Where everyday Americans get time at the podium. Is it time for a serious third party in...
Fourth of July Civic Circles
Citizen UniversityJuly 6 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
How did you spend Fourth of July this year? Join Citizen University — and others from across...
Unpacking Court Reform: How to Ensure a Strong Judiciary
R StreetJuly 12 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
When: July 12, 2022 12:00 PM ET Where: Virtual Featuring: ● [Moderator] Matt Germer, Fellow,...
Work Jam & Welcome
July 6 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT
Ready to roll up your sleeves? Come to help our educational efforts. Bring your ideas and...
How to Host and Organize Living Room Conversations
Living Room ConversationsJuly 12 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 pm PDT
Living Room Conversations is focused on resources to help you stay connected. We are...
Friends of Virginia Swain: A New American Leadership
Institute for Global LeadershipJuly 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT
Friends of Virginia Swain: Restoring Faith in American Leadership America’s Soul Community:...
Earthly Order: How Natural Laws Define Human Life
Mediators Beyond Borders InternationalJuly 6 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT
Join Dr. Saleem Ali for this dynamic PeaceConnect conversation based off his newly released...
STAR Voting California Monthly Meeting
Equal VoteJuly 6 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT
Come meet other California activists who are working on making elections fair and...
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Civic Engagement Toolkit
Better Utah Institute- Experience
- Toolkit
This digital toolkit will teach you about civic engagement and how you can get involved in your community to impact the issues you care about most. It’s for everyone, including...
How Democracies Can Win the War on Reality
The Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy- Listen
- Podcast
The battle between facts and lies, truth and untruth, is one of the most pressing issues democracies face. Peter Pomerantsev, author of the book “This is Not Propaganda: Adventures in...
The Electoral Count Act: A Loophole in Our Republic?
Business for America- Watch
- Video-on-demand
“Can Congress reduce the risk of future election crises by updating the Electoral Count Act? The 130-year-old Electoral Count Act (ECA) governs the process of casting and counting electoral votes...
A Faith-Based Defense of the Freedom to Vote
Mormon Women for Ethical Government- Read
- Article
This official statement from MWEG outlines the connection between our faith-based belief in loving our neighbors and our advocacy efforts to protect and ensure the right of all citizens to...
Village SquareCast presents “The God Squad: Exhausted by Politics?!”
The Village Square- Listen
- Podcast
“If you haven’t heard of The God Squad yet, a diverse group of clergy across political ideologies and denominations, having an ongoing conversation “”for people of faith and no faith...
Voting Rights, The Filibuster, And The State Of The Senate
Former Member of Congress- Watch
- Video-on-demand
“From social media to cable news, all the American public sees from our leaders are partisan attacks and hyperbolic rhetoric, but that’s not the way it has to be. To...
Why Bother Talking to The Other Side?
Bridge Alliance Education Fund- Read
- Blog post
“Why bother? Why cross party lines or bridge the political divide? We already know what the other side has to say (the media tells us!). Crossing the divide is not...
Engaging Differences – Key Principles and Best Practices
National Institute for Civil Discourse- Experience
- Toolkit
Engaging in conversations across the divide opens doors to finding common ground. This piece conveys several key principles and best practices that are critical to connecting across divides, including: Empathy...
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Here are a few change-making organizations to consider.
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Business for America
- Engage Across Differences
BFA mobilizes businesses to help increase civic engagement, ensure election integrity, and encourage bridge building in order to strengthen our...
Interfaith America
- Engage Across Differences
Interfaith America’s mission is to inspire, equip, and connect leaders and institutions to unlock the potential of America’s religious...
Citizen University
- Engage Across Differences
To build a culture of powerful, responsible citizenship across the country
The Village Square
- Engage Across Differences
The Village Square grows vibrant civil discourse across the partisan divide by building relationships across political, cultural, racial and...
USC Center for the Political Future
- Engage Across Differences
The Center for the Political Future (CPF) combines rigorous intellectual inquiry, teaching, and practical politics to advance civil dialogue and...
Living Room Conversations
- Engage Across Differences
Living Room Conversations works to heal society by connecting people across divides - politics, age, gender, race, nationality, and more –...
Braver Angels
- Engage Across Differences
Braver Angels is a bipartisan network of leaders and organizations committed to reducing polarization and bringing people together from across...
FairVote
- Voting, Elections & Policy
We research and propose common sense changes to strengthen our democracy and ensure all voices are heard and every vote counts in every...
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