Use this POST DATE ORDERED BLOG for Colleague Activities posts. Individual entries can be drawn from links to information about colleague activities posted elsewhere on the web or from write-ups that we have done and posted on BI (see "MBI Core Content Basic Pages" coded as "Seminar/Discussion: College Activities") NOTE: Entries need to be made for all existing Colleague Activity posts using the same Title and Facebook-Length Summary. 

Citizenship and American Identity Program--The Aspen Institute

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This program explores the question of what it means to be American, and how to promote a shared sense of national identity in an age of demographic flux and severe inequality.

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BridgeUSA

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BridgeUSA is a youth-led nonprofit organization that creates spaces on high school and college campuses for open discussion between students about political issues.

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Nonviolent Peaceforce

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Their mission is to protect civilians in violent conflicts through unarmed strategies, build peace side-by-side with local communities, and advocate for the wider adoption of these approaches to safeguard human lives and dignity.

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National Coalition or Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD)

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A network of innovators who bring people together across divides to discuss, decide, and take action together effectively on today’s toughest issues. NCDD serves as a gathering place, a resource center, a news source, and a facilitative leader for this vital community of practice.

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The Carter Center

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Founded in partnership with Emory University, the Carter Center has a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering. The Center seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health worldwide.

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Black Women for Positive Change

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A national policy-focused network of predominately African American women and “Good Brothers” working to strengthen the American middle and working classes (particularly among Blacks) and changing the culture of violence in America.

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American Friends Service Committee

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The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) promotes a world free of violence, inequality, and oppression. They work with people and partners worldwide, of all faiths and backgrounds, to meet urgent community needs, challenge injustice, and build peace.

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Actually, You Don’t Know That Much

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An exploration of what happens when we are so convinced that we are right that we think that anyone who disagrees with us is stupid and probably evil.

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Institute for Economics and Peace

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The Institute for Economics and Peace aims to create a paradigm shift in the way the world thinks about peace. They do this by developing global and national indices, calculating the economic cost of violence, analyzing country level risk and fragility, and understanding positive peace.

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Livingroom Conversations' Ranked-Choice Voting Conversation Guide

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Information about how ranked choice voting works and a guide for having a constructive conversation about it.

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