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Exploring Truth and Democracy – 3 DIY Facilitation Plans

October 10, 2023

Exploring Truth and Democracy – 3 DIY Facilitation Plans

Use these three DIY facilitation plans to organize your own small-group exploratory discussions to explore the connections of Truth and Democracy How is truth important for a healthy democracy? What are...

Exploring “The End of American Democracy?” – 3 DIY Facilitation Plans

October 10, 2023

Exploring “The End of American Democracy?” – 3 DIY Facilitation Plans

Use these three DIY facilitation plans to organize your own small-group exploratory discussions to explore "The End of American Democracy?" What would it look like if American democracy were to come...

The End of American Democracy: Key Themes and Questions for Exploration

October 10, 2023

The End of American Democracy: Key Themes and Questions for Exploration

The End of American Democracy? Key Themes and Questions for Exploration We started 2023 with a three-part community conversation series exploring what it might look like if democracy were to come...

Just Imagine…the Heroism of Giving Hope

October 5, 2023

Just Imagine…the Heroism of Giving Hope

The Tsukamoto family had lost all hope. They owned a grape farm near Sacramento, California. But, as a result of Executive Order 9066, one of the most despicable acts of...

Just Imagine… a Transition of Consciousness

September 28, 2023

Just Imagine… a Transition of Consciousness

In 1903 Virginia Durr was born in Birmingham, Alabama. While she, as a White woman, grew up under the care of an African-American nanny, she was also raised to believe...

Collaborative Goal Setting

September 24, 2023

Collaborative Goal Setting

Working together to set achievable goals using an adapted SMART process Dear collaborative discussion friends, This week we are highlighting one of the new activities added to the updated toolkit. This activity...

Who are We The People — and who is being pushed out? A Community Conversation Series

September 21, 2023

Who are We The People — and who is being pushed out? A Community Conversation Series

Who is democracy for? In this discussion series, together we will explore who belongs as a full participant in American democracy – and who gets excluded. We’ll explore our questions...

Just Imagine…a Senator of Conscience

September 21, 2023

Just Imagine…a Senator of Conscience

George Norris was born in 1861 in Ohio. He was the eleventh child of largely poor and uneducated parents. He was able to rise above his start in life and...

Just Imagine…the Politicization of Science

September 14, 2023

Just Imagine…the Politicization of Science

Trofim Lysenko was born to a peasant family in Ukraine in 1898. He developed an interest in agriculture and graduated from the Kyiv Agricultural Institute. His early interests were finding...

Just Imagine…the Neuroscience of Propaganda

September 7, 2023

Just Imagine…the Neuroscience of Propaganda

Until recently propaganda may have seemed like a matter of throwing mud at a wall to see what sticks. It was effective because financial support enabled a high-volume approach to...

Just Imagine…Forced Chemical Baths

August 31, 2023

Just Imagine…Forced Chemical Baths

Just imagine the following: you are on your way to work riding on the local transit system. An official enters the transit system and orders you to get off. You...

Just Imagine…An American Emperor

August 24, 2023

Just Imagine…An American Emperor

Joshua Norton was born in England in 1818 and then raised in South Africa. When he was 28, he emigrated to the U.S., eventually ending up in San Francisco, where...

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