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September 23, 2010
It’s Up to Me AZ: A Day of Civic Action

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Five of Arizona’s premier organizations joined forces to support thoughtful civic engagement and civil dialogue. A Day of Civic Action focused on inspiring Arizonans to discuss key issues, to connect with one another and to support leadership in achieving important social and economic success. Participants spent all or part of the day and start effecting the future of our state right on the spot.

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Sponsors for It’s Up To Me AZ

Your Help is Vital to Repairing Arizona
Arizona Republic, September 20, 2010
Tamara Woodbury and Tara Jackson

Arizona is at a crossroads. As representatives of the five organizations who have joined together to create the event It’s Up to Me AZ, we believe this moment calls to us to reach beyond the angry sound bites that seem to overwhelm our public conversations and unnecessarily divide our state.

Instead, it is time for us to support respectful, thoughtful actions that bridge the divide. It’s time for us to focus on our shared concerns. It’s time for all of us to do what we can to move our state forward in a constructive direction…
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August 19, 2010
Community Conversation on Immigration

Collaborative Spark collaborated with Project Civil Discourse on August 19, 2010, where over 150 Arizonans of all ages, races, backgrounds, and beliefs:

  • Sat down and really talked about their experiences with the immigration issues that face Arizona
  • Respected diverse points of view and listened with an open mind
  • Explored what each of us can do to bring balance, civility, and creative solutions to conversations about immigration

Bringing Civility Back to Discourse
Arizona Republic, August 21, 2010
Maren Showkeir

Angry diatribes about illegal immigration are common. Reasoned discussions are rare…anger is a crude tool…often end up breaking more than they fix…Enter an idea called a Community Conversation on Immigration…Participants will discuss their experiences with the issue and talk about what individuals can do to bring balance, civility and creative solutions to future conversations about immigration…
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Collaborative Spark