Use Stepping Forward to turn the page in 2020!
In the two months since Stepping Forward was released, people in communities around the country have been energized and motivated to act by its powerful principles for forging a better way forward for America.
The most devastating consequence of the divisions and gridlock in America today is the loss of a sense of possibility in the actions we can take together to confront our hardest challenges. The most important thing we can do is restore our belief that we can get things done, together. A civic faith—belief in our common enterprise and that we can work together for progress on the things that matter most—is the bedrock of any hopeful path forward.
I hope you’ll join the growing ranks of people using Stepping Forward as a guidebook for a different, more hopeful, path forward.
Buy Stepping Forward at all major booksellers, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Target.
Build Your Stepping Forward Allies with a Book Circle!
Across the Suncoast of Florida, The Patterson Foundation is hosting 55 Book Circles on Stepping Forward to continue the conversations sparked by Rich’s speech in Florida last month. Stepping Forward Book Circles aim to help participants build a sense of community, strengthen relationships, discover shared aspirations, and embrace possibilities for our shared future through guided discussions around the principles of Stepping Forward.
Book Circles are a powerful way to build allies and a shared direction for working together to make real change. Ready to start right now? Download the book club guide and host your first conversation! Please let us know how it goes!
An epic selfie with the insightful and introspective members of our @HarwoodInst “Stepping Forward” book circle. Thank you for making it possible, @Moo608 @ThePattersonFdn! #SteppingForward #TurningOutward @DebraMJacobs @Xtavia1 @twotrees @PierretteGKelly pic.twitter.com/LS3aG8CJiY
— Manatee Comm Found (@ManateeCF) November 26, 2019
Join the First Ever #SteppingForwardChat!
Susan Nations, leader of one of the 55 Florida Stepping Forward book circles, will be hosting a Stepping Forward twitter chat on December 16 from 7:30-8:30pm using the hashtag #SteppingForwardChat! Join the conversation—follow along and participate on Twitter! Learn more about the #SteppingForwardChat!