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Become Part of the Solution
The American electorate includes True Believers, Pro-Democracy Transpartisans, and the Disillusioned, Disengaged, and Politically Homeless. We need to grow the second group, while shrinking the other two if we want American democracy to survive.
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All of US
A directory to help people find organizations near them working to improve communities, schools, jobs, and daily life. Find out how to get involved, learn new skills, and contribute to massively parallel democracy building!
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DIYcivity
Civity launches a new Do-It Yourself Page with tipcs for practicing civity, seeding civity, and resources for doing both.
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Citizen Connect - Archive
The archive of a non-partisan platform (no longer being maintained) to help Americans find ways to heal our political divides and strengthen our democracy. There is still a lot of useful info here, even though the site is no longer being updated.
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The Power of &
C&S sparks young people to create bold, fresh civic solutions that move our country forward.
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The Power of &
C&S sparks young people to create bold, fresh civic solutions that move our country forward.
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Moving From Ladders of Engagement to Self-Organizing As Decentralized Leadership
A description of a self-organizing strategy for producing a decentralized, non-hierarchical type of engagement and leadership that is better suited to the demands of large and complex societies.
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Exploring Plural Voting as a Method for Citizen Engagement
From New America, this interview is part of a series spotlighting successful stories of co-governance models across rural, urban, and tribal communities.
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The Connection Opportunity
A report from More in Common exploring American's interest in and barriers to connecting across race, politics, socioeconomic status and religion.
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Build Community Norms and Reduce Intergroup Anxiety
James Coan reflects on the findings of More in Common's "The Connection Opportunity" project and some of the examples it offers to highlight ways in which people have been able to successfully connect across divides.
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Someone Else's Utopia
A report on a fascinating new compilation of mini-biographies telling the story of how life experiences have altered the views of those who have tried to make the world a better place.
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Choose the Activism That Won't Make You Miserable
As you think about getting involved in efforts to make the world a better place, practical advice on how to do this in a psychologically sustainable way -- and, make a real contribution.