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Citizen Connect (ARCHIVED VERSION) was a nonpartisan doorway to civic action. This site preserves content from over 600 organizations – right, left, and center – previously working to strengthen our democracy. All materials are provided for archival and informational purposes only and are no longer actively updated.

  • Introduction to Living Room Conversations

    Becca Kearl

    Join us for an interactive introduction to Living Room Conversations, our model, and upcoming programs. This is a great first step to help you understand what we do, meet some of our staff, and decide how to get involved– whether as a host, participant, volunteer, or all of the above. There will be time for…

  • How To Steal A Presidential Election w/ Lawrence Lessig

    Cindy Black

    SPECIAL EVENT: How To Steal A Presidential Election with Lawrence Lessig Fix Democracy First is hosting a special Democracy Happy Hour event with Lawrence Lessig to discuss his latest book, How To Steal A Presidential Election, on Wednesday, May 15th @ 5 pm PT/8 pm ET. Lawrence Lessig is an American legal scholar and political activist. He is the…

  • The Israel-Palestine Conflict: Tools for Civil Dialogue

    Isabel Epistelomogi

    Join the Institute for Youth in Policy for our NWOC-affiliated interactive, student-led workshop on the Israel-Palestine Conflict. In this session, students will engage in a two-part interactive workshop about the Israel-Hamas War. The event will equip students with the tools necessary to have civil and informed conversations about the Israel-Palestine conflict through two breakout room…

  • Books for Bridging

    Chaleiah Henderson

    Join us on Thursday, April 18, 2024  at 11:00 AM for a virtual community event centered on a series of conversations about the ways literature and historical moments have shaped who we are.

  • “Together We Thrive!” Challenge

    Lisa Swallow

    For this year’s National Week of Conversation 2024 (NWOC), which runs from April 15 through April 21, Crossing Party Lines has designed a 7-day challenge. This challenge takes you on a quick survey of the options available to you for getting more involved in reducing toxic polarization and learning to Disagree Better. As we at…

  • Bridging: United We Stand

    Lisa Swallow

    April 14 @ 7:00pm CDTBridging: United We StandHosted by Crossing Party Lines While political polarization is running rampant, members of CPL are reaching across the expanse and talking to their political others. It’s easy to do when guided by a skilled moderator, but what about at other times? Too often we find ourselves walking on…