Heartland Democracy is winning over Midwestern hearts and minds to just and sustainable policies through public engagement on shared progressive values, policy initiatives, and the power of active citizenship.
Winning Hearts & Minds
Help Heartland Democracy "scale up" its public engagement program by adding more discussions on progressive values throughout our region. Our work is distilled in that rare moment when a small group of people have a heartfelt conversation about public issues and shared values. In our discussions throughout the region over the past year, in houses of worship and public forums, in associations and schools, we have found that Midwesterners are thirsty for productive, respectful discussions on issues outside the realm of partisan politics and campaigns. |
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Empowering U
We are running a program in a Twin Cities high school that helps students become progressive, savvy, active citizens. Working with students predominantly from the Minneapolis area, more than 70 percent of whom are African-American, we are taking the students through an examination of their values, the issues they care about, and the levers of power in government and their community. While most students come from homes uninvolved in community, with family members who rarely vote, they are identifying an issue they care about and creating an action plan to address it. |
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