The Trusted Elections Fund and Democracy Funders Network are pleased to invite you to join expert practitioners in conversation on how to reduce political violence and strengthen our democracy. On this webinar, you will hear from Western States Center, Common Ground USA, and Over Zero, who will share their innovative collaboration and strategies to prevent and mitigate political violence. This work will mobilize a broad cohort of local leaders from civil society, faith, business, government, and other sectors as thought partners, conveners, and advisors to build greater resilience in at-risk states, including Arizona, Idaho, Oregon, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and others. We are eager to share this work with you.
At this briefing, we’ll discuss:
Why the growing localization of political violence is concerning, and how a whole-of-society approach is the solution.
Our approach to empowering local leaders to engage in this work.
How collaboration is key to our theory of change, and how our organizations each strengthen our collective work
Now, more than two years after the January 6th insurrection, the risk of political violence and the energy of bigoted and anti-democracy movements has not dissipated but rather spread throughout the United States. Local communities and institutions are facing the brunt of political violence, authoritarian organizing and dangerous narratives.
To match the urgency of this moment and scope of these dynamics, these three organizations are leveraging decades of combined experience confronting bigoted and authoritarian movements in the U.S. and preventing political violence around the globe. These groups, and funders like TEF, are working together to strengthen our approaches by drawing from our collective tools and knowledge, covering more ground, and connecting leaders across states to learn from each other.