Category: Taking Action
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On this Independence Day, we invite you to think about our interdependence. As the pledge of allegiance recognizes, the two go hand in hand. We can’t maintain liberty if we don’t have justice for all. We are interdependent. It was interdependence that secured our freedoms. It was interdependence – reflected in the design of our…
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In both classes and casual conversations, people are asking, How did we get here? How will this end? Some feel despair, some see an opportunity to address long-standing issues in our democracy. All hope for a better future for their children. Those who despair decry the harsh partisanship of our politics and the confusing overwhelm…
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Ferguson, MO is not unique. Although Ferguson may be the site of the most recent flare-up, other communities have experienced similar unrest in the past, and other communities are at risk for the future. Many of our communities experience divides and inequities similar to those in the Saint Louis metropolitan area. Our communities, and our country,…