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August 2022 Newsletter: Moving From Exhaustion To Healing and Hope

In the August 2022 edition of The Harwood Institute’s newsletter, find exciting updates about two new initiatives, Rich’s Healing and Hope tour stop in Kentucky, and the upcoming Harwood Summit. And join us in welcoming Tristan Wood and Von Gordon to the Harwood team!

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July 2022 Newsletter: Change Happening Now in Reading, PA

In the July 2022 edition of The Harwood Institute’s newsletter, find exciting updates about the Reading, PA, community, getting in motion toward education and community transformation, and join us in wishing congratulations and farewell to Director of Network Engagement Colleen Bowman.

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Rich Harwood Brings Healing and Hope to Alamance County

How can we help our communities move past trauma and despair toward healing and hope? Get vulnerable, restore trust, and begin building together. Watch videos from Rich Harwood’s Healing and Hope event in Alamance County and read about the Institute’s initiative with Impact Alamance toward community-led change.

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The Way Beyond Toxic Education Debates

Education has become a battleground for arguments over critical race theory, book banning, school board upheavals, masks, and more, diverting us from the real issues we must address to ensure every young person can fulfill their potential. Rich Harwood shares how to move past divisive rhetoric to create meaningful, lasting community change.

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Hope and Success in a Society Plagued by the Civic Virus

Amid complex and numerous challenges in society and civic virus plaguing our nation, what do success and hope look like for communities seeking change? Rich Harwood shares three key starting points to engage and inspire our communities to work on effective solutions.

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Two Ways to Navigate Tension When Bringing People Together

With Americans in a perpetual state of fight or flight, our strategies must be rooted in creating a stronger sense of belonging, agency, and security when we engage with others. Rich Harwood shares two scenarios to help you navigate tensions when bringing community members together.

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The Basic Dignity Equation

If you want to help people in your community break free from the fight or flight that is paralyzing so many, there is a simple and profound equation you must know: the basic dignity equation. Rich Harwood examines how the basic dignity equation is foundational to creating change.

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State of the Union Scorecard

On this episode of the Harwood Half Hour, Rich Harwood shares how to use the report findings from Civic Virus: Why Polarization Is a Misdiagnosis to evaluate and make sense of President Biden’s first State of the Union address and the Republican response.

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