Our Members - Bridging Ideological Divides
It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. These members work to bring people together from across partisan and ideological divides to find common ground and build understanding.
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For those willing to take individual action to improve their community, American Public Square offers the opportunity to return to the notion of a true “public square”—where neighbors, colleagues and friends can personally engage in thoughtful, fact-based dialogue about controversial and potentially polarizing issues facing our society.
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Americans who value family, tradition, and integrity have been abandoned by both major political parties and ignored by most of the media. American Values Coalition provides shelter for to the politically homeless by reconnecting them to a fact-based national narrative in order to prevent radicalization and restore democratic norms in America.
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The mission of Fighting To Understand is to make seemingly complicated topics into “simply complicated.” They do this by forming a collaborative cross-section of “regular” people to fight to understand a topic, in as much complexity as they can muster. They then present the findings to other regular people.
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The Sphere Education Initiative is a project of the Cato Institute and empowers grade 5-12 educators and administrators to restore a spirit of civil, fact-based, constructive, and respectful discourse and engagement as the vehicles for discussion and debate. This is done through educational programming and professional development opportunities.