Welcome to the official home of The Citizens’ Project 2025.
This is your hub for democratic renewal—housing the full manifesto, toolkits, scorecards, and engagement guides designed to restore power to the people.

The Citizens' Project 2025 Manifesto

🗂️ Citizens’ Project 2025 Manifesto
31 chapters of bold, people-first policy ideas

Talking Across Differences

A Field Guide to Civil Discourse and Vibrant Democracy

This free downloadable guide is part of The Citizens' Project 2025, offering practical tools to rebuild trust, foster understanding, and move beyond the partisan binary.

🔍 What You'll Find Inside

• Historical examples of adversaries turned allies (Ann Atwater & C.P. Ellis, Ginsburg & Scalia, Mandela, Malcolm X, etc.)
• Science-backed tools for empathy, cognitive flexibility, and better dialogue
• Simple techniques to connect: ask better questions, validate without agreeing, and find shared values
• 4 ways to start now—from coffee conversations to story circles
• A call to build civic courage through connection—not conversion

🛠 Suggested Use

Use this guide in:

• Community forums and town halls
• Classrooms or civic learning groups
• One-on-one coffee conversations
• Book clubs or faith gatherings

📣 Join the Movement
This guide is part of The Citizens' Project 2025—a people-powered initiative to reclaim democracy through connection, accountability, and ethical governance.

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