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Truth & Democracy in America – a discussion summary for session 2 on science, truth, and democracy

Truth & Democracy in America – a discussion summary for session 2 on science, truth, and democracy

In this second session of our small-group, online conversation series about Truth & Democracy in America, citizens from around the country gathered online via Zoom for an exploratory discussion of...

Encouraging Bold Imagination

Encouraging Bold Imagination

Telling the History of the Future Dear collaborative discussion friends, This week we are highlighting an activity designed to help discussion participants imagine beyond what they currently think is possible. Sometimes problems...

Just Imagine…Equity and Intellectual Property

Just Imagine…Equity and Intellectual Property

Imagine you’re at the grocery store. You are getting ready to put your purchases into a paper bag. The bag is narrow and the bottom comes to a point like...

Truth & Democracy in America – a discussion summary for session 1 on news media, truth, and democracy

Truth & Democracy in America – a discussion summary for session 1 on news media, truth, and democracy

In this first session of our small-group conversation series about Truth & Democracy in America, citizens from around the country gathered online via Zoom for an exploratory discussion of several...

Just Imagine…Asserting Our Rights as Citizens

Just Imagine…Asserting Our Rights as Citizens

Lucille Bridges was the daughter of sharecroppers living in the Deep South. She had to leave school after the eighth grade so that she could work to help her family...

Civic Sweet Sixteen: A Podcast Interview with Jessica Friedrichs

Civic Sweet Sixteen: A Podcast Interview with Jessica Friedrichs

Exploring Civic Passions Dear collaborative discussion friends, This week we are highlighting Activity 5.1 Identifying Your Civic Passion, designed to help discussion participants figure out which civic topics are of greatest concern...

Reflecting on Social Identity in Collaborative Discussion

Reflecting on Social Identity in Collaborative Discussion

Introducing the Identity Pie Activity Dear collaborative discussion friends, This time we are highlighting an activity that helps to build self-awareness about our social and cultural identities. It explores the meanings we...

Just Imagine…Becoming a Democratic Citizen

Just Imagine…Becoming a Democratic Citizen

Gerda Weissmann was born to a Jewish family in Poland in 1924. She was 15 when the German army invaded. Gerda and her family were soon separated, with both of...

Measuring Emotional Charge in Collaborative Discussion

Measuring Emotional Charge in Collaborative Discussion

Tools for supporting critical feeling Dear collaborative discussion friends, This time we are sharing an activity that helps to gauge the emotional charge of a discussion. By examining the feelings that participants...

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