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Just Imagine…Connecting Threads

February 23, 2023

Just Imagine…Connecting Threads

Daryl Davis was born in 1958. His dad was a U.S. State Department Foreign Service officer. As a result of his dad's service, Daryl grew up living in various countries and...

Preparing for Collaborative Discussion

February 21, 2023

Preparing for Collaborative Discussion

Pre-program surveys Dear collaborative discussion friends, We are kicking off the new year with our first Collaborative Discussion Newsletter, highlighting a new Collaborative Discussion Toolkit activity each week. We have heard your...

Just Imagine…Experience, Knowledge, and the Marginalized

February 16, 2023

Just Imagine…Experience, Knowledge, and the Marginalized

Sometime in the late 1600s or early 1700s, an enslaved man was brought to America from a region in west Africa now called Ghana. He was presented to Cotton Mather,...

Imagining the End of American Democracy – 3rd of 3 sessions in this community conversation series

February 12, 2023

Imagining the End of American Democracy – 3rd of 3 sessions in this community conversation series

What are the goals or purposes that motivate, or should motivate American democracy? What should a culture of democracy be aiming at? We framed this series as the “End of American...

Just Imagine…the Voice of Human Experience

February 9, 2023

Just Imagine…the Voice of Human Experience

Willie Johnson was born in 1897 to sharecropper parents in Texas. His father gave him a cigar box guitar when he was five. The guitar and regular church attendance were...

Just Imagine…Algebra as a Gateway to an Inclusive Society

February 2, 2023

Just Imagine…Algebra as a Gateway to an Inclusive Society

Robert "Bob" Parris Moses was an African American civil rights activist who made several distinctive contributions to the civil rights movement. He was a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating...

Just Imagine…the Inevitability of Inequality?

January 26, 2023

Just Imagine…the Inevitability of Inequality?

It was to be the model of equality in a corporate office. The architect for the new offices was charged with designing an office complex that was symbolic of the...

Imagining the End of American Democracy – 2nd of 3 sessions in this community conversation series

January 24, 2023

Imagining the End of American Democracy – 2nd of 3 sessions in this community conversation series

What are the particular structures, institution, or processes that we need for democracy to work and why? Where do we see these formal aspects of democracy to be under threat? And...

We’re Hiring!

January 19, 2023

We’re Hiring!

March 2023 update: this position has been filled. The Interactivity Foundation announces an opening for a full-time position of Visiting Fellow. The position is for an original term of two...

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