Bridge Alliance

The Bridge Alliance is a coalition of over 90 organizations dedicated to U.S. revitalization. With each organization focusing on a different sector of the movement, our members represent a combined three million supporters in the burgeoning field of civic reform and civil discourse. The Bridge Alliance acts as a hub of information and connectivity for over 90 civic action organizations. We provide the infrastructure for our members to expand individually, collaborate on shared goals, and inform others that are invested in democracy revitalization. Our member organizations are involved in three broad categories: Civic Engagement; Governance and Policy making; Campaigns and the Election Process.

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Documentary Discussion: 'Stars & Strife'

Organizer: Common Ground Committee and Bridge Alliance

Common Ground Committee, a nonprofit dedicated to fostering more progress and less division in politics, is honored to partner with Bridge Alliance to host an interactive discussion of "Stars and Strife: A Film of Empathy and Hope." Register now to get a link to watch the documentary, then join us for a conversation with the director and featured cast members, including former CIA Director and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. In the midst of an epidemic of incivility and polarization, get inspired to come together.

Location: Virtual

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Photo courtesy Sterling Speirn

Meet the reformer: Sterling Speirn, promotor of 31 fix-the-system ideas

Sterling Speirn is nearing the end of a multifaceted career at the intersection of good-governance, public service and philanthropy. Before stepping down as CEO of the congressionally chartered National Conference on Citizenship, he was on the 35-member American Academy of Arts and Sciences commission that released a sweeping 31-point plan in June for fixing what's wrong with democracy within six years. "It's a game plan and catalogue of a powerful ensemble of civic, cultural and political reforms that could inspire a democratic renaissance at this crucial moment," he says. Earlier he spent a combined quarter century running the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, what's now called the Silicon Valley Community Foundation and Apple Inc.'s grantmaking. He's also been a community health center administrator in California, a legal aid lawyer in North Carolina, an Interior Department attorney in D.C. and a middle-school teacher in Cleveland. His answers have been edited for clarity and length.

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