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Improv Theatre: Reaching Across Political Difference
When your friends, family members, or colleagues hold different political views from yours, what holds you back from opening up dialogue? If you have had positive experiences reaching across political differences, what has helped your experience be constructive? Using Playback Theatre, we will share stories and learn from each other. All perspectives and feelings are…
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Barbara F. Walter: How Civil Wars Start
Over the last two decades, the number of active civil wars around the world has almost doubled. Walter reveals the warning signs— where wars tend to start, who initiates them, what triggers them— and why some countries tip over into conflict while others remain stable. Drawing on the latest international research and lessons from over…
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Peniel Joseph: The Third Reconstruction
In The Third Reconstruction, historian Peniel E. Joseph offers a powerful and personal new interpretation of recent history. The racial reckoning that unfolded in 2020, he argues, marked the climax of a Third Reconstruction: a new struggle for citizenship and dignity for Black Americans, just as momentous as the movements that arose after the Civil War…
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Building bridges across ideological differences
When friends, family members, or colleagues hold different political views from ours, what holds us back from opening up dialogue? For those of us who have had good experiences with this, what has helped? Using Playback Theatre, we’ll learn from each other. All perspectives and feelings are welcomed and respected. Does your work involve bridge-building…
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Final Five Voting Launch Event
You’re invited to the official Launch Party for Final Five Voting, a non-partisan organization fighting to make NYC’s elections more democratic through the adoption of Final Five Voting.
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Politics for the People: The Independent Voter
Join the Politics for the People Book Club on Zoom for a discussion of the new book, The Independent Voter. Participants will get to hear from authors Jackie Salit, Dr. Thom Reilly and Dr. Omar Ali on the power of independent voters. Register for the event at tinyurl.com/p4pindyvoter Follow discussion on the book at the…
