October 26, 2023 Just Imagine…The Looming Future of Propaganda The work of neuroscientists has given us an insight into how propaganda affects our brain. We now know that propaganda can virtually rewire brains under certain conditions. We also have...
October 19, 2023 Just Imagine…How Can We Know? Brian Wansink was born in Iowa in 1960. He came from a blue-collar family who valued education. Eventually he earned a Ph.D. in marketing from Stanford University and went on...
October 12, 2023 Just Imagine…Lessons from the Past They lost everything after a series of devastating crop losses. Ongoing drought led to total agricultural failure for many. The people had no choice but to seek a future elsewhere....
October 10, 2023 Exploring the Economy and Democracy – 3 DIY Facilitation Plans Use these three DIY facilitation plans to organize your own small-group exploratory discussions to explore the relationship of the Economy and Democracy How do you see the relationship between the economy...
October 10, 2023 Exploring Truth and Democracy – 3 DIY Facilitation Plans Use these three DIY facilitation plans to organize your own small-group exploratory discussions to explore the connections of Truth and Democracy How is truth important for a healthy democracy? What are...
October 10, 2023 Exploring “The End of American Democracy?” – 3 DIY Facilitation Plans Use these three DIY facilitation plans to organize your own small-group exploratory discussions to explore "The End of American Democracy?" What would it look like if American democracy were to come...
October 10, 2023 The End of American Democracy: Key Themes and Questions for Exploration The End of American Democracy? Key Themes and Questions for Exploration We started 2023 with a three-part community conversation series exploring what it might look like if democracy were to come...
October 5, 2023 Just Imagine…the Heroism of Giving Hope The Tsukamoto family had lost all hope. They owned a grape farm near Sacramento, California. But, as a result of Executive Order 9066, one of the most despicable acts of...
September 28, 2023 Just Imagine… a Transition of Consciousness In 1903 Virginia Durr was born in Birmingham, Alabama. While she, as a White woman, grew up under the care of an African-American nanny, she was also raised to believe...
September 24, 2023 Collaborative Goal Setting Working together to set achievable goals using an adapted SMART process Dear collaborative discussion friends, This week we are highlighting one of the new activities added to the updated toolkit. This activity...
September 21, 2023 Who are We The People — and who is being pushed out? A Community Conversation Series Who is democracy for? In this discussion series, together we will explore who belongs as a full participant in American democracy – and who gets excluded. We’ll explore our questions...
September 21, 2023 Just Imagine…a Senator of Conscience George Norris was born in 1861 in Ohio. He was the eleventh child of largely poor and uneducated parents. He was able to rise above his start in life and...