We’re told America is hopelessly divided. But zoom in—like, say, to a school board in South Central Pennsylvania—and a different story emerges.

Full video viewing options for this story plus links to the Instagram and LinkedIn versions:
https://newsletter.baratunde.com/p/proof-we-can-overcome-division-3rd 

This episode features Steph and Lance: one conservative, one liberal, both neighbors, both school board members. With the support of Urban Rural Action, they chose relationship over partisanship. Listening over labeling. Curiosity over contempt.

And the result? A school board that works. For the kids. For the community. For all of us. This is what it looks like to citizen:

Listen deeply. Speak honestly. Resist the pull to polarize. Build something different—together

🧭 More stories and updates: https://stories.howtocitizen.com

🎙️ This story series is a collaborative effort by Shira Abramowitz, Jon Alexander, Elizabeth Stewart, and Baratunde Thurston. Video produced by Anne Gutteridge.

We&rsquo;re told America is hopelessly divided.&nbsp;But zoom in&mdash;like, say, to a school board in South Central Pennsylvania&mdash;and a different story emerges.
Full video viewing options for this story plus links to the Instagram and LinkedIn versions: <a href="https://newsletter.baratunde.com/p/proof-we-can-overcome-division-3rd">https://newsletter.baratunde.com/p/proof-we-can-overcome-division-3rd</a>&nbsp;
This episode features Steph and Lance: one conservative, one liberal, both neighbors, both school board members. With the support of Urban Rural Action, they chose relationship over partisanship. Listening over labeling. Curiosity over contempt.
And the result? A school board that works.&nbsp;For the kids. For the community. For all of us.&nbsp;This is what it looks like to&nbsp;citizen:
Listen deeply.&nbsp;Speak honestly. Resist the pull to polarize.&nbsp;Build something different&mdash;together
🧭 More stories and updates: <a href="https://stories.howtocitizen.com">https://stories.howtocitizen.com</a>
🎙️ This story series is a collaborative effort by Shira Abramowitz, Jon Alexander, Elizabeth Stewart, and Baratunde Thurston.&nbsp;Video produced by Anne Gutteridge.

How To Citizen with Baratunde reimagines the word “citizen” as a verb and reminds us how to wield our collective power. So many of us want to do more in response to the problems we hear about constantly, but where and how to participate can leave us feeling overwhelmed and helpless. Voting, while critically important, simply isn’t enough. It takes more to make this experiment in self-governance work! Listen in to learn new perspectives and practices from people working to improve society for the many. Join writer, activist, and comedian Baratunde Thurston on a journey beyond politics as usual that will leave us all more hopeful, connected, and moved to act.

How To Citizen with Baratunde

Can a School Board Teach Us to Overcome Division?

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