[Podcast] Get Civil With It: Orgs and Citizens Gather This Week to Talk Politics

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Created: 25 Apr, 2018
Updated: 17 Oct, 2022
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T.J. O’Hara,the host of Deconstructed, is joined by two guests this week to discuss their work between the partisan political space, Debilyn Molineaux and Cheryl Graeve.

The two discuss their organizations' activities in the pursuit of expanding civic engagement across the nation, as well as improve our political processes.

Debilyn Molineaux is the co-founder and co-director of the Bridge Alliance, and on the local and state level with events like the National Week of Conversation and organizations like the of Coffee Party, of which she is the president. Cheryl Graeve is the National Organizer at National Institute for Civil Discourse, which is one of 83 member organizations of the Bridge Alliance. Cheryl is also involved in the League of Women Voters.

Check out an additional podcast on Jeff Powers' series, he was able to talk with two more organizations and participants int eh National Week of Conversation!

Pearce Godwin with Listen First and Sandy Heierbacher with the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation join the podcast to discuss how they're involved in the National Week of Conversation across the nation this week.

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