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Disagree Better: A Governor’s View on How Business Can Bridge Divides
Business for AmericaApril 25 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Americans are exhausted by the hyperpartisanship and polarization in our country, and…
-isms: What Do They Mean?
Crossing Party LinesApril 28 @ 7:00 pm CDT
April 28 @ 7:00pm CDT -isms: What Do They Mean? Hosted by Crossing Party Lines In previous…
CPL Book Club: The New China Playbook
Crossing Party LinesApril 27 @ 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm CDT
April 27 @ 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm CDT Book Club: The New China Playbook by Keyu JinHosted by…
Detect and debunk misinformation
The News Literacy ProjectApril 29 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm CDT
What is misinformation? How can we spot it and avoid it? How has the emergence of artificial…
Situation Rooms and their Efficacy in Elections
Mediators Beyond Borders InternationalApril 24 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT
Engage in this exciting webinar, Situation Rooms and their Efficacy in Election…
True False, Hot Cold Screening
USC Center for the Political FutureApril 24 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm CDT
Registration COMING SOON. The USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future invites you to…
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My Political Autobiography: A Student Workbook
Essential Partners- Read
- Toolkit
Talking about politics is difficult because politics is one of the ways we express what we really care about—our hopes, our values, our deepest concerns. Political beliefs are about our education, religious commitments, sense of justice, the future of the planet, war and peace, our personal sense of safety and health. This workbook is meant…
Reformation Series – Cover Down: A Conversation with Dr. Richard Barton – Unite America
Veterans for All Voters- Watch
- Video-on-demand
In this Reformation Series, Todd Connor talks with Dr. Richard Barton, a Democracy Fellow at Unite America and a professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. In this interview: 1) We discuss how Louisiana, since 1975 when they eliminated partisan primaries, has become one of the least polarized states in the…
Daily Democracy
ActiVote- Experience
- App
Our easy to use nonpartisan app – learn more about the features – educates voters on important issues, when and where they can cast their vote, connects them with their elected officials, and allows them to make their voice heard by quickly answering key polling questions.
Media Literacy Toolkit
Mormon Women for Ethical Government- Read
- Toolkit
The founders of the United States knew an educated public would be key to the strength of a democratic republic. The creation of the First Amendment ensured citizens would have access to the information needed to make good decisions about their representatives and policies. At Mormon Women for Ethical Government, all of our advocacy and…
Polarization and Political Violence: Rachel Kleinfeld
Common Ground Committee- Listen
- Podcast
Violent threats against members of Congress are up, and hate crimes have increased to the highest levels ever recorded. Fear is being used as a tool by both Republicans and Democrats to win votes. In this episode, we speak with Rachel Kleinfeld, a fellow in the Democracy, Conflict, an Governance program at Carnegie Endowment for…
Conversations in Troubled Times
Living Room Conversations- Read
- Toolkit
Disruption, tragedy and conflict are part of our human story. Whether in our own backyard or internationally, deep histories of trauma and loss can make it difficult to speak about current events. For some people the hurt or anger or frustration or fear are simply too present for conversation on the topic to be helpful…
My Political Autobiography: A Values Reflection Worksheet
Essential PartnersPartisan political campaigns tell us who to fear and who to trust, who to exclude and how to participate. They have defined the limits of what is possible in our civic life and dictated the terms of our public discussions. They activate and leverage our many identities—whether it’s racial identities or sports fandoms, faith lives…
How can you talk politics in a divided family?
Braver Angels- Listen
- Podcast
In this special episode, Mónica — a liberal — joins the two people she’s argued with most — her conservative parents — for a candid conversation about one family’s struggles with a political divide that cuts right through their own home. Looking back on the biggest disagreements that tested their relationships, like Moni’s pro-choice stance…
We Need to Talk: Affective Polarization and Discussion
Network for Responsible Public PolicyIn the talk, Professor Levendusky discusses the origins of affective polarization, the tendency of Democrats and Republicans to dislike and distrust one another. He will share strategies he has tested in his research for reducing this animosity, centered on discussion.
Resisting Polarization in an Election Season: A Four-Part Curriculum
Essential Partners- Read
- Toolkit
The 2024 election cycle has begun. Each presidential campaign cycle seems to be more contentious than the last and this one is no different. We’re bracing for months of misleading TV ads, apocalyptic fundraising emails, and rough dinner table arguments. Presidential elections make the nation’s already-extreme political polarization even worse. Polarization is when people sort…
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Here are a few change-making organizations to consider. To find all the organizations working on what matters to you, click here.
Waging Dialogue
- Engage Across Differences
Bridging divides by understanding the psychology of communication
National Week of Conversation (#ListenFirst)
- Engage Across Differences
National Week of Conversation is a nation campaign managed by the Listen First Project on behalf of the 500+ Listen First Coalition partners…
Unify America
- Engage Across Differences
We are a cross-partisan grassroots organization committed to replacing politics with problem solving.
Crossing Party Lines
- Engage Across Differences
Crossing Party Lines creates open dialogue through warm and engaging conversations with Americans who see the world differently, to increase…
Institute for Youth in Policy
- Engage Across Differences
Discourse with Direction: Through discourse, an instrumental good, we tackle this trend head-on and utilize it as a means to an end – a…
U.S. Bahá’í Office of Public Affairs
- Engage Across Differences
We live in a time of rapid, often unsettling change, inspiring mixed feelings of dread, anxiety, anticipation, and hope. In the midst of this…
Move for America
- Engage Across Differences
Catalyze a generation of leaders to bridge divides and strengthen our civic dialogue.
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