Activating love is the heartbeat of Fetzer’s democracy work. We support efforts that focus on the cultural aspects of democracy that expand the idea of “we” the people, build mutual respect and relationships across difference, and help people get skilled at power sharing to strengthen our country’s social fabric. For some, “love can heal our divisions” may sound sentimental, but at Fetzer we believe it is the most strategic and radical solution to our country’s problems.
Reader shares resource for bridging divides
After reading the April 18 column regarding the Mesa County Kindness Challenge, I would like to share a resource that promotes civil discourse.
Author and mediator Mark Gerzon describes a growing movement that promotes the practice of respectful dialogue. In his book, âThe Reunited States of America: How We Can Bridge the Partisan Divide,â he notes Living Room Conversations as a resource for bridging differences.
Visit livingroomconversations.org to find step-by-step instructions and conversation guides for hosting community conversations. There are more than 100 topics related to education, faith, justice, media and entertainment, politics and government, to name a few.
Civic Health Project, Democracy Fund Voice, Einhorn Collaborative, and Fetzer Institute Announce The Red and Blue Carpet Premiere Livestream Event to Launch The Reunited States Documentary
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The Reunited States, announced today that they will host the film s Red and Blue Carpet Premiere, a livestream event on Thursday, February 11th, at 5:00 pm PT / 8:00 PM ET. In an effort to reach the widest audience possible with this timely film that amplifies hope and solutions to our divisions, the filmmaking team is making the livestream event free and open to the public upon registration
here. The film releases tomorrow (Friday, January 29th) in Virtual Cinemas and on Tuesday, February 9th across multiple VoD platforms.