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Another fantastic Campfire!
This weekend, we turned a group of strangers into the latest CtK.Campfire alums. We took some powerful deep dives and the spectrum exercises challenged us to consider the dimensionality of the issues currently facing our democracy. We left with a renewed sense of purpose and can't wait to introduce our newest alums to the rest of the Campfire.
Together, we will make a difference for our democracy.
Onward!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sen-mcconnell-listen-to-sen-mcconnell/2018/05/08/103c19cc-4e2c-11e8-84a0-458a1aa9ac0a_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.8cb833e68bf3
Cohort 3’s Don Yu found his in the comments section on Facebook. Read about their story:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/civicnation/2017/10/04/an-obama-alum-and-a-trump-voter-started-a-discussion-on-facebook-it-didnt-go-how-youd-expect/#5635adbc8e29
http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/381861-50-years-after-the-fair-housing-act-bipartisanship-is-still-hard-but
A brief history of the Fair Housing Act: "a crucial achievement, and a powerful example of how our two parties could work together to achieve fundamental and positive change."
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/368117-roseanne-reboot-to-depict-a-family-divided-by-politics-under
A reboot of the '90's television show "Roseanne" takes on the complexities of the contemporary American family divided by politics.
Roseanne Barr, who plays a Trump supporter, believes this polarization amidst families and the animosity that stems from political identity should be addressed because it "is not American."
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2018/01/10/my-debate-with-dialogue/
Is dialogue a “blue” word and debate “red?” David Blankenhorn, president of Better Angels, explains the fundamental differences between two polarized words.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/national/what-unites-us/?utm_term=.bbada9a9bcbe
“Perhaps what unites Americans to one another is as powerful as what divides them.” Explore by state what unites Americans in this series of audio and portraiture interviews from The Washington Post.
This weekend alumni from Cohorts 1 and 2 are convening at The LINE Hotel. Yesterday we recorded a podcast with Full Service Radio— be on the lookout for the full recording later this week!
You might be surprised by the new strategy to maintain civil dialogue among senators
