Can we be as brave as teenage Girl Guides during World War II?
Did you know that Girl Guides in Warsaw smuggled Jewish children out of the ghetto, forging papers, and hiding them with Polish families? Each rescue meant risking execution.
Did…
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We can be brave and help save our democracy!
Giving up is NOT an option if we care about the state of our democracy!
We can be people who get off the couch to protect our democracy!
We can…
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“We have to create American democracy in new ways to take on the new problems facing our future!” Those are the words of Heather Cox Richardson at a Red, Wine, and Blue Zoom meeting last month on January 20.
If we want to change the…
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July 4, 2026, marks the 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence!
On that same day millions of Americans throughout our country will gather to celebrate No Kings Day. These rallies will be the third No Kings Day organized by three primary groups: Indivisible,…
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As we bring 2025 to a close, I again invite us to be people who imagine – not the worst that is possible but the best.
I want to reflect that December 10 is celebrated internationally as Human Rights Day. 2025 is the 77th anniversary…
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The Book of Hope, A Survival Guide for Trying Times, is the name of Jane Goodall’s last book, published in 2021.
The Audacity of Hope, Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream, is the name of Barack Obama’s book published in 2006, shortly before he ran…
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