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We had a lovely morning yesterday at Washington Latin's Cooper Campus! Want to feel better about the world? Watch 5th graders engage in a Touchstones discussion. #touchstonesdiscussions #collaborativediscussion #civildiscourse
Closing out #WomensHistoryMonth is Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai. #touchstonesdiscussions #civildiscourse #collaborativediscussion
Beautiful days (and plenty of allergens) ahead! Happy Spring! #touchstonesdiscussions #civildiscourse #collaborativediscussion
Change the world--step by step--a little a time, every day. #WomensHistoryMonth #touchstonesdiscussions #civildiscourse #collaborativediscussion
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#civildiscourse #midterms #elections #congress
Today we eat pie to show our love for the numbers! Happy Pi Day! #touchstonesdiscussions #civildiscourse #collaborativediscussion
Justice O'Connor warned that public discourse had become "loud and raucous—and often insulting."
Civil discourse isn't softness. It's democracy's operating requirement.
The O'Connor Institute's Public Square puts that into practice.
Read more: oconnorinstitute.org/newsroom/dis... #CivilDiscourse
#WomensHistoryMonth continues with wisdom from the one and only Beyonce! #touchstonesdiscussions #civildiscourse #collaborativediscussion
Bad ideas should be beaten to a pulp, not the people who hold them.
#Proverbs15 #IdeasNotViolence #FreeSpeech #GracieMansion #CivilDiscourse #ChristOverCulture
This special Life. Justice. Peace. event will be led by Elizabeth Doll, Director of Braver Politics at Braver Angels.
Participants will learn how to build healthier civic conversations rooted in respect, dignity, and the common good.
#CommonGood #CivilDiscourse
Truth Rests in the Argument #ReasonOverRhetoric
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#TruthSeekersNetwork
#IdeasWorthSharing
Check out our new video page on our website! Here's a clip from a Touchstones Fellows class as they read a text by Olaudah Equiano: touchstones.org/about/what-t... #touchstonesdiscussions #civildiscourse #collaborativediscussion
Astronaut Mae Jemison boldly kicks off Women's History Month! #touchstonesdiscussions #civildiscourse #collaborativediscussion
Happy National Science Day! #touchstonesdiscussions #civildiscourse #collaborativediscussion
We close out our #BlackHistoryMonth posts with the great Barbara Jordan. #touchstonesdiscussions #civildiscourse #collaborativediscussion
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Last call!
Our Virtual Public Square is tomorrow, Feb. 25. Join us to discuss the civic issues shaping 2026 and engage in respectful dialogue with peers nationwide.
10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
RSVP: bit.ly/sdoips226
#Civics #PublicSquare #CivilDiscourse
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Our upcoming Managing Civil Discourse series is designed to give you the tools to lead through conflict. But why stop at learning when you can earn it and share it?
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"The [UK] King said that the royal family supported a full investigation: “Let me state clearly: the law must take its course.”
Oh, the irony. The country with a king still subscribes to the belief that no man is above the law. "
This week during #BlackHistoryMonth, we look to the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. #touchstonesdiscussions #civildiscourse #collaborativediscussion
Do something kind wherever you can. #touchstonesdiscussions #civildiscourse #collaborativediscussion
Supreme Court Shows How to Disagree ‘Without Being Disagreeable’: Justice Ketanji Jackson: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is offering a rare glimpse into how the nation’s highest court manages sharp… #SupremeCourt #KetanjiBrownJackson #Justice #LegalDebate #CivilDiscourse
How do we have productive conversations with people whose beliefs about the world—and even about basic facts—seem so different from our own? Join SHL and permacultural.bsky.social Charleston, SC Sun Feb 15 3PM FREE & open to the public.
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#BlackHistoryMonth continues with wisdom from Ida B. Wells. #touchstonesdiscussions #civildiscourse #collaborativediscussion
How do we have productive conversations with people whose beliefs about the world—and even about basic facts—seem so different from our own? Join SHL and permacultural.bsky.social Charleston, SC Sun Feb 15 3PM FREE & open to the public.
#Dialogue
#CivilDiscourse
#Persuasion
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