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Creating a World That Works for All

Maren Showkeir

Creating a Country that Works for All

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Creating a Country that Works for All

How can citizens come together in ways that foster civility and collaboration to begin solving the serious problems facing our countries? How can our conversations promote what we have in common, rather than our differences? How do we get unstuck?

Location: Your Country on Planet Earth
Members: 15
Latest Activity: Nov 19, 2010

Hosted by Jamie & Maren Showkeir

Please join a conversation, or start one of your own. Who knows what marvelous ideas, inspirations and solutions things might spring from the dialogues here?
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Maren Showkeir

The election is over, and time has passed... 3 Replies

Everybody has a theory on why things went down the way they did. But now we have what we have. In light of that, what are the top 3 things that you think would get this country moving in a positive…Continue

Started by Maren Showkeir. Last reply by Margie Adler Nov 19, 2010.

Bonnie Kaufman

In Polite Park51 Conversation

**Originally posted on Bonnie Blogs**Hello friends. I'm sure you're all familiar with the old adage that warms…Continue

Tags: 51, Park, religion, mosque, conversation

Started by Bonnie Kaufman. Last reply by Bonnie Kaufman Sep 3, 2010.

Maren Showkeir

Good people in bad states?

I was about to post something snarky on facebook about starting a national club called Good People in Bad States, but decided it would be too divisive. But it did get me to thinking, how do you cope…Continue

Started by Maren Showkeir Jul 7, 2010.

Maren Showkeir

Recent elections

I'm really curious to hear about what people make of the current elections and the pundits' assertions that this country is being swept up in:A shift to the rightNot a shift to the right, just a…Continue

Started by Maren Showkeir Jun 10, 2010.

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Maren Showkeir Comment by Maren Showkeir on May 6, 2010 at 3:38pm
Thanks, Amy. Glad to see you here!
Amy Lenzo Comment by Amy Lenzo on May 6, 2010 at 2:45pm
That a great image you're using for this group, Maren. And I think you're right - collaboration IS everything when we're talking about addressing our collective issues.
 

Members (15)

Maren Showkeir Jeevan Sivasubramaniam David Marshall jamie showkeir Margie Adler Johanna Vondeling Maria Jesus Aguilo Bonnie Kaufman Peter Bromley craig Neal Patricia Neal Paul Sue Don Yates Myron Rogers Amy Lenzo
 
 
 

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