Resources for discussion at each Caring Citizens Groups gatherings - Our Study / Discussion Schedule Always Starts on Sunday - The date does not correspond with local caring citizens dates. Comment on The Blog, or on FaceBook.
Thinking Points: Communicating Our American Values and Vision
04/22/12 Chapter 6: Fundamental Values
04/29/12 Chapter 7: Strategic Initiatives
05/06/12 Chapter 8: The Art of Arguments & Epilogue
Progressive Strategy Handbook
05/13/12 – Pages 1 – 34: Welcome, The First Crowd-based Strategy Project, A New Movement for Progressives, A Snapshot of the Movement Today, How We Will Build Progressive Strategies, America At An Inflection Point
05/20/12 Pages 35 – 44: Setting the Agenda for America’s Future, Change How Politics Is Done, Launch Strategic Actions
Building Trust for Effective Governance
05/27/12 All of it. It’s short.
Model Caring Citizens Chapter Constitution
06/03/12 Articles 1 – 6
06/10/12 Articles 7 – 14
06/17/12 Article 15 – 20
Thinking Points: Communicating Our American Values and Vision
06/24/12 Preface & Introduction: Why We Write & Chapter 1: Winning and Losing
07/01/12 Chapter 2: Bi-Conceptuals
07/08/12 Chapter 3: Frames and Brains
07/15/12 Chapter 4: The Nation As Family
07/22/12 Chapter 5: Morality and The Market
07/29/12 Chapter 6: Fundamental Values
08/05/12 Chapter 7: Strategic Initiatives
08/12/12 Chapter 8: The Art of Arguments & Epilogue
First Handbook
“Political framing is applied cognitive science.” George Lakoff, et al, Thinking Points
Thinking Points is the Caring Citizens’ handbook. Know any bird watchers? Ever know them to go bird watching without their field guide? No, of course not. It’s used and dogeared. Click on the orange book to get your downloadable copy.
Caring Citizens Chapters and groups seeking to charter incorporate discussion (brief or more in-depth) of a chapter a week. We hope you will participate. You can start by reading it yourself. After you’ve finished, think of someone you would like to discuss it with and invite them to read it and discuss it. Now you’ve got a group. Who else might be interested?
Democracy is a relational enterprise, which is why it’s soul is empathy and shared responsibility. Our 1st Amendment freedom to “gather” is where democracy takes place. We hope you will use your downloadable copy of Thinking Points to strengthen democracy in your neighborhood.
You might also want to participate in our on-line chapter discussions at our Facebook page or on The Blog.
You can order this book at Books N More, Wilmington, OH, IF you want to support Marla Stewart, an independent book seller and human rights advocate.
Second Handbook
“The most powerful form of thinking is strategic. It is not just a matter of thinking ahead. It is a matter of changing the landscape of thought and action. It is a matter of setting things in motion by setting one thing in motion. It is a matter of reconfiguring the future by doing one thing in the present.” George Lakoff, Chapter 7, Thinking Points, quoted on page 42 of this second handbook
Thanks are in order to our consultant team, Joe Brewer, Eric Haas, and Sara Robinson of Cognitive Policy Works. Click on the handbook to download your copy.
Third Handbook
Building Trust for Effective Governance
“The Insider Game Frame should be confronted directly to reveal how it perpetuats an elite form of rule that contradicts the founding aspirations for democracy in the United States.” Joe Brewer, Cognitive Policy Works White Paper, Building Trust for Effective Governance
This white paper was the first commissioned work by Chuck Watts, Co-Founder, Empathy Surplus Project, and lies at the heart of Caring Citizens Chapters. “Legitimacy is determined by one’s responsiveness to their community.”
Fourth Handbook
Model Caring Citizens Chapter Constitution
Partnership with the Empathy Surplus Project requires the passage of this constitution by new chapters and chapter partnership investment with the Empathy Surplus Project of $1.00 per week and with Cognitive Policy Works of $0.25 per week. Click on the Empathy Symbol, used with permission, to download the constitution.
