America Talks: 2-Day Kickoff for National Week of Conversation...
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** News & Updates
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** America Talks: 2-Day Kickoff for National Week of Conversation
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America Talks ([link removed]) , an initiative driven by USA TODAY ([link removed]) and Our Common Purpose champion Listen First ([link removed]) , is a powerful two-day event that invites Americans to connect one-on-one across our political divides. Thousands of Americans will join in video conversations simultaneously, and millions more will be inspired by their example. If you're 18 or older, you can sign up to be matched with a conversation partner for conversations over June 12 and 13.
This event will serve as the kickoff for the 4th annual National Week of Conversation ([link removed]) , which will take place from June 14-20, 2021. Powered by the #ListenFirst Coalition of 300+ organizations, this week-long series of events invites Americans of all stripes to listen, extend grace, and discover common interests. This event series is designed to help defeat toxic polarization and heal America by transforming division and contempt into connection and understanding.
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** Our Common Purpose Champion Releases Report on “Bridging Divides”
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After months of data analysis and a landscape scan of service year programs, Service Year Alliance is excited to share their new report, "Service Years and Bridging ([link removed]) ."
This report contains findings based on conversations with dozens of service year programs, state service commissions, service year alums, and philanthropic stakeholders dedicated to the development of service year corps members into civic leaders. In the report, you will find recommendations from Service Year Alliance for how to ensure that service years are a strategy for fueling civic renewal. Service Year’s hope is that their findings and the data collected during this scan will contribute to the civic health of communities across the country and will paint a clear picture of the role service years play in bridging divides in America.
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** Upcoming Events
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** The National Academy of Public Administration and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences Present:
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** Civic Health and Citizen Engagement
May 25, 2021 from 3:00-4:15pm EDT
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Join us for the second in our four-part series on Public Governance and Engagement, bringing together NAPA’s Grand Challenges ([link removed]) work and the Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship ([link removed]) . Panelists will discuss the nature of civic health and the impact of civic infrastructure in bridging community divides and enhancing public engagement.
Featuring:
* Martha McCoy, Executive Director, Everyday Democracy
* Sterling Speirn, Former Chief Executive Officer, National Conference on Citizenship
* Lisa Gordon, President and Chief Executive Officer, Atlanta Habitat for Humanity
* Stephen Hagerty, Former Mayor, City of Evanston; Founder and President, Hagerty Consulting, Inc.
Moderated by Joe Mitchell, Director of Strategic Initiatives, National Academy of Public Administration
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** The John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and Union Theological Seminary Present:
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** Congregations Building Bridges: Renewing Civic Engagement as Our Common Purpose
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** May 26, 2021 from 7:00-8:30pm EDT/6:00-7:30pm CDT
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Americans today are deeply divided. As Our Common Purpose ([link removed]) notes, “When Americans are asked what unites us across our differences, the increasingly common answer is nothing.” Nowhere has this seemed more true than when it comes to religion. Religion has played a crucial role in promoting conflict and polarization, yet religious communities can play an essential part of bridging current social and political divides.
This panel of religious leaders and experts intends to foster thinking about ways that religious communities might become spaces that bridge divides, rather than make them deeper—bridge building that is located in a larger sense of civic engagement and community.
Prof. Marie Griffith, Director, John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, will provide opening remarks, and The Rev. Dr. Serene Jones, President of Union Theological Seminary, will moderate the discussion with:
* The Rev. Traci Blackmon, Executive Minister of Justice & Witness Ministries, United Church of Christ
* Prof. David Campbell, Packey J. Dee Professor of American Democracy, University of Notre Dame
* Sr. Simone Campbell, Former Executive Director, NETWORK Lobby for Social Catholic Justice
* Rabbi Rolando Matalon, Senior Rabbi, B’nai Jeshurun
* Iman Eldin Susa, St. Louis Islamic Center NUR
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** The City of Little Rock and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences Present:
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** Imagining Civic Media
May 27, 2021 from 7:00-8:00pm EDT/6:00-7:00pm CDT
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As communities around the nation search for ways to make our democracy more resilient, Little Rock will serve as the nation's first champion city to advance the Our Common Purpose's recommendations. The CALS four-part series marks the start of Little Rock's Our Common Purpose programming and the beginning of the city’s commitment to serving as a model for the nation in building a better political future.
The third event in the series examines how changes in the information environment impact citizen engagement. What can be done to address the prevalence of mis/disinformation? What would media designed to serve community needs and strengthen civic culture look like?
Sam Gill, President and CEO, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, will moderate a conversation with panelists:
* Richard Young, Executive Director, CivicLex
* Stephen George, President and General Manager, Louisville Public Media
* Gwen Moritz, Editor, Arkansas Business
* Benji Hardy, Editor of the Arkansas Nonprofit News Network
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