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Defining Tolerance and Civility
In our increasingly polarized and divided society, tolerance and civility can be hard to come by. While we need them both to progress as a society, they’re often misunderstood. In fact, calling someone intolerant or uncivil is sometimes used as a weapon to shut down intellectual exchange, civil discourse, and critical debate. This can make it hard to know when to promote tolerance — and when it’s ok to not tolerate the intolerable.
Learn more.
How To Increase Civic Engagement
Civic participation is core to democracy. Democracy only works when citizens are well informed and actively engaged. And not just on election day.
Yet, civic engagement and trust in the federal government have been declining in the United States for decades.
Here’s what you can do about it.
Voting Matters
Despite record voter turnout in the last presidential election, the U.S. has one of the lowest voter turnout rates compared to other established democracies. And, at least 18 states enacted 30 laws restricting access to voting in the first half of 2021. These two factors combine to further disenfranchise voters and weaken our democracy.
Here’s what you can do about it.
How To Contact Your Representatives
We, the people, have the right--and the responsibility--to access our representatives (aka “reps”) and to express our opinions and desires. Use the power of your voice and your vote to contact your reps directly, organize with fellow members of your community, put public pressure on your reps to meet your demands, and hold them accountable when they don’t.
Here are some tips on how to contact your reps to make your voice heard.
Protect Our Democracy
Across the country, Republican-controlled state legislatures are eroding our democracy by using a range of tactics including undermining faith in our election system and introducing hundreds of bills aimed at suppressing voting rights. Simultaneously, the redistricting process is underway and Republicans will attempt to use gerrymandering to further rig the system in their favor. Passing the Freedom to Vote Act and ending gerrymandering are top priorities for democracy reform.
Here’s what you can do about it.
Who Are My Representatives?
Do you know who your federal, state, and local reps are and how to contact them? Our elected officials meet to debate and make governing decisions on our behalf. Using our voice and our vote is a powerful tool for change that too many of us don’t take advantage of. Learn about who your reps are at all levels of government and how to contact them.