Reasons to Be Cheerful

Past event
Aug 8, 2023, 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Reasons To Be Cheerful Discussion Series
Tuesdays, July & August @ 11:30AM                              
                                       
Everywhere we look, the message is the same: that we are hopelessly divided. That all over the world our rifts are so entrenched, they can never be reconciled. But that's only half the story. In fact, there is abundant evidence that we human beings have far greater ability and desire to overcome our divisions than we realize. Using articles from Reason's To Be Cheerful's project, We Are Not Divided, we will gather together to discuss and celebrate these uplifting stories.  Meet in the Jessica Swift Community Room.

Stop in to pick up a hard copy of each article or use the links below to read online.

July 11 -  Taiwan's Crowdsourced Democracy
July  18 -  The Unlikely Friendship that Helped Legalize Same Sex Marriage in Ireland
July 25 -  Their Love Knows No Borders
August 1 - The Idea That Still Unites Us
August 8 - You Cannot Use Force To Change Minds
August 15 - In This Connecticut Prison, The Guards Double As Mentors
August 22 - How Loggers Helped Environmentalist Save A Spectacular Canadian Rainforest
August 31 - Inside the Student Led Movement to Depolarize College

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