EVENTS
Issues don’t have to be polarizing.
We use a fun, interactive communication process to explore the difficult topics affecting us today.
You will be heard in this safe space. Whether you’re moderate, progressive, or conservative, your voice is welcome.
Check below for upcoming events, and sign up to be informed of future events!
Press/Publications
The Building Civic Bridges Act
- What is the Building Civic Bridges Act, and Why Support it?
- Office of Senator Chris Coons: Senator Coons, Young introduce bipartisan legislation to create new AmeriCorps program aimed at reducing polarization
- Education and Workforce Committee's Member Day - Rep. Kilmer voices support for the BCBA
- Democracy Works Podcast: Finding Hope in 2024
- Let's Find Common Ground Podcast: Bridge Builders in Congress | Fighting Polarization
- Spectrum News: Rep. Andy Barr co-sponsoring bill focused on civic engagement
- The Suburban Times: Kilmer Introduces Legislation to Reduce Polarization and Support Community Bridgebuilding
- Kentucky Today: Bipartisan legislation aimed at bridging divides in communities
- All Sides: When Congress Can Help Us Help Them
- Concord Monitor - To rescue our republic, we must repair our relationships
- Portland Press Herald: Letter to the editor | Portland councilor backs bridge-building effort
- The Fulcrum: Promoting unity and civic engagement
- This bill offers a tipping point in civic bridge-building
- The American Leader: Emma Petty Addams: Restoring Faith in Democracy
- Crossing Party Lines: Speak up! Support Bridging Work
- Mormon Women for Ethical Government: Call to Action - The Building Civic Bridges Act
- USA Today: Americans are divided on politics. These lawmakers want to do something about it.
Resolutionaries and Our Network
- Keeping PACE with Kristen: The Erosion of Bipartisanship (and Where We Go From Here)
-
The Round Table - A Next Generation Politics Podcast:
- People Who Read People Podcast: On the art of listening and the challenges of being an introvert, with Joel Berman
- ABC7: American Democracy Summit gets underway in LA, focusing on crises and offering solutions
- The Fulcrum: Promoting unity and civic engagement
- Next City: Opinion | American Democracy Is At A Low Point. We Need To Strengthen It At The Local Level.
- Chattanooga Times Free Press: Opinion | Election reform bills face a long, difficult road in Congress
Polarization and Bridging
- George W. Bush Presidential Center: Strengthening our democracy - Presidential Centers Affirm That "Democracy Holds Us Together"
- Washington Post: Opinion | To find what society needs, look on the sidelines of kids’ soccer
- Bloomberg: American Neighborhoods Are in Trouble
- Notre Dame News: US senators call for engagement and bipartisanship to overcome polarization
- Let's Find Common Ground Podcast: The Challenge of Fixing Congress
- Harvard Business Review: Managing a Polarized Workforce