IDEA OF AMERICA NETWORK
SETTING THE STAGE
PLATFORM ONE: OUR POLARIZED NATION
- Culture Wars: The Struggle to Define America
- Political Wars: Gut-Level Hatred
- Racial Wars: The Corrosive Legacy of Racism
PLATFORM TWO: IDEA OF AMERICA
- Proclamation of Idea of America
- Idea of America: Our Values, Our Legacy, Our Future
- In Search of Social Justice
PLATFORM THREE: SAVING OUR DEMOCRACY
- A Bridging Model
- Step One: The Telling of Our History
- Step Two: Identify Potential Bridges
- Step Three: Connecting and Engaging for Social Change
RESOURCES FOR ENGAGEMENT
Our goal is to engage Americans in an action-driven effort acknowledging our
polarization and then bridge that polarization, thereby saving our republic.
To support this effort the Idea of America Network has developed a number of resources.
Use these resources for personal reading and enlightenment and to lead community-based workshops.
These resources help to define and clarify:
Our Values, Our Legacy, and Our Future.
This website has some basic information on the Value-Tension model. Platform Three contains guidance for conducting workshops about bridging our polarization. As we get feedback we may add additional resources for those who want to lead Idea of America Network Workshops.
To leave feedback or request other resources.
Please email James Scanlan, Associate Director of Idea of American Network at:
idea.of.america.network@gmail.com
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