Join us for a virtual Civic Conversation hosted by the Newport Historical Society on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 5-7pm. Moderated by our experienced team, Jim Ludes and G. Wayne Miller of Story in the Public Square, we will assemble a diverse group of thoughtful individuals to ask ourselves: “How much do we love democracy?” Recent […]
https://newporthistory.org/event/civic-conversation-how-much-do-we-love-democracy/The latest in a series of civil discourse with the Newport Historical Society. Join the Newport Historical Society for a Civic Conversation to discuss the topic “What should be part of a patriotic education,” on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at from 5-6:30pm, virtually on Zoom. This is the sixth in a series of conversations with […]
https://newporthistory.org/civic-conversations-what-should-be-part-of-a-patriotic-education/Join the Newport Historical Society for a Civic Conversation to discuss the topic “What should be part of a patriotic education,” on Thursday, October 29, 2020 from 5-6:30pm, virtually on Zoom. This is the sixth in a series of conversations with the public on topics relevant to being an American citizen in 2020. At a […]
https://newporthistory.org/event/civic-conversation-what-should-be-part-of-a-patriotic-education/The latest in a series of civil discourse with the Newport Historical Society Join the Newport Historical Society for a Civic Conversation to discuss the topic “The Truth in America Today,” on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at from 5-6:30pm, virtually on Zoom. Continuing a series of conversations with the public on topics relevant to being […]
https://newporthistory.org/event/civic-conversation-the-truth-in-america-today/The latest in a series of civil discourse with the Newport Historical Society Join the Newport Historical Society for a Civic Conversation to discuss the topic “The Truth in America Today,” on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at from 5-6:30pm, virtually on Zoom. Continuing a series of conversations with the public on topics relevant to being […]
https://newporthistory.org/civic-conversations-the-truth-in-america-today/“This is my fourth Civic Conversation,” said one participant, “but it is the first time that I thought the topic has a clear answer. Of course protest is patriotic.” There was broad consensus in the group that protest has a long American legacy and that it is, as was said, embedded in our Constitution and […]
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