National Week of Conversation (NWoC) will take place April 17-23. The event was created to solve one of the biggest problems facing Americans - toxic polarization. Engagement and conversation is necessary to overcome toxic polarization, and that is exactly what NWoC aims to encourage.
Hundreds of organizations have stepped up to provide individuals and communities with resources that allow Americans to have the opportunity to solve problems and raise their voices together.
As a part of NWoC, Common Ground Committee and the University of Southern California are hosting a conference about bridging divides and finding solutions on climate change on April 4. Register to attend in person or virtually.
The Village SquareCast: Bridge Building + Bipartisanship
This episode of The Village SquareCast explores what bridge building is and why it's essential to overcome America's growing political divide. Joining the conversation are Pearce Godwin of the Listen First Project, Kristin Hansen of the Civic Health Project, and Liz Joyner of The Village Square
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For TPNR’s first episode as a part of The Democracy Group, Corey Nathan invites network founder Jenna Spinelle and network manager Brandon Stover to discuss how podcasting is helping to create solutions for a broken democracy.
Amy Hagstrom Miller, founder and CEO of Whole Woman's Health, joins Democracy in Danger to discuss women's reproductive rights, and the culture of shame around abortion. She says it’s time to look for change beyond the judiciary — and to get men caring about reproductive justice.
Srdja Popovic is the co-founder of CANVAS - Center for Applied NonViolent Actions and Strategies as well as the founding member of Otpor!, a movement that helped to bring down the Milosevic regime in Serbia. He has experience working with activist groups as well as teaching nonviolent methods to encourage social change. He joins Democracy Paradox to discuss dilemma actions and how to solve them.
Ai-jen Poo, Executive Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and Co-Director of Caring Across Generations, joins The Great Battlefield to discuss what can be done to protect the rights - and the dignity - of domestic workers, caregivers, and the elderly.
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Corinna Bellizzi talks about making the move from business leader to podcaster and how she think about the democracy in the context of social impact
What is partisanship, and why does it divide us? Learn the psychology, consequences, and ways Americans can bridge the partisan divide.
What are the main types of government, and where does your country fall on the democracy-to-authoritarian spectrum? Learn the differences between democracy, republics, monarchies, oligarchies, anocracies, authoritarianism, and totalitarianism through expert insights from political scientists, historians, and democracy advocates featured across The Democracy Group podcast network.
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