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-- Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

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village square in the news | Tallahassee Democrat

God Squad presents an evening for ‘Rethinking Conflict’

“No democracy can survive without the will of its members to sacrifice,” says the Rev. Dr. Gary Mason, a Methodist minister who has spent a career in inner city Belfast building peace across the “ghosts of religious division which have dogged this island for hundreds and hundreds of years.”
Village square + Leon County in the news

FSUNews: Local voices
speak out on race

Eat. Drink. Think. Those were the three requirements for Leon County and Village Square’s 3rd annual “Created Equal: Local Stories” event… 600 people registered to gather at the city’s entertainment hub, The Moon, and engage in conversation about race, founding ideals and our hometown.
meet our funding partner

Our partner and funder:
Bridge Alliance

Bridge Alliance is a diverse coalition of more than 80 respected established organizations committed to revitalizing democratic practice in America. We invite you to explore their powerful – and growing – coalition.
Village Square In the News

Craftsmanship Quarterly: The Architecture of Trust

Throughout those battles, antidotes to our civic poisons have always run through the American bloodstream too. Americans have continually found ways to neutralize their discord and catalyze diversity, turning them into sources of strength.
The Village Square in Governing Magazine

The Village Square
in Governing Magazine

Wednesday’s shooting is merely the latest indication that violence appears to be creeping closer to the center of American politics.
Tallahassee Democrat | Annual Town Hall

Tallahassee Democrat: Commissioners talk ‘Our Town’

City and county commissioners had a freewheeling discussion on a wide range of issues
Village Square in the News | Sun Sentinel

Bill Mattox: What today’s campus ‘snowflakes’ could learn this Black History Month

The point here is that all of us are capable of trampling on the freedoms of others. And the danger appears to be particularly great when one holds considerable power.
Village Square partner Dr. Jon Haidt

Jonathan Haidt:
The Righteous Mind + Moral Foundations Theory

Jon gets his own page. So far, it’s just Jon, Jefferson and Tocqueville. We’re delighted to have teamed forces with this exceptional thinker, and we’re learning together to apply actual science to beat this rotten political culture. We think he’s onto something and we hope we are too.
National Association of Counties + Village Square

Village Square featured in NACo Civility brochure

Village Square co-founder and current NACo President Bryan Desloge has launched a national civility initiative as his presidential initiative. Just when we needed it most. This brochure provides a roadmap.
village square in the news

The Village Square is in The New York Times

The Village Square works with The New York Times podcast “The Run-Up” on conversations between Trump and Clinton supporters

village square in the news | Tallahassee Democrat

God Squad presents an evening for ‘Rethinking Conflict’

Village square + Leon County in the news

FSUNews: Local voices speak out on race

meet our funding partner

Our partner and funder: Bridge Alliance

Village Square In the News

Craftsmanship Quarterly: The Architecture of Trust

The Village Square in Governing Magazine

The Village Square in Governing Magazine

Tallahassee Democrat | Annual Town Hall

Tallahassee Democrat: Commissioners talk ‘Our Town’

Village Square in the News | Sun Sentinel

Bill Mattox: What today’s campus ‘snowflakes’ could learn this Black History Month

Village Square partner Dr. Jon Haidt

Jonathan Haidt: The Righteous Mind + Moral Foundations Theory

National Association of Counties + Village Square

Village Square featured in NACo Civility brochure

village square in the news

The Village Square is in The New York Times

FSUNews: Local voices
speak out on race

Our partner and funder:
Bridge Alliance

The Village Square
in Governing Magazine

Jonathan Haidt:
The Righteous Mind + Moral Foundations Theory