November read, A Good Man Is Hard to Find, by Flannery O'Connor
Join us in contemplating America's past and possibilities through classic and contemporary literary voices. The We the People Book Club is a year-long program designed to give you an opportunity to strengthen your vision of democracy and your connections with others.
We affirm two principles. First, reading itself is a spiritual practice. Second, when this inner work inspires engagement with our neighbors and communities—as happens in book clubs—it becomes deeply democratic.
Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement Member Meeting
PACE and its members share a belief that America will be more healthy, successful, resilient, and productive if democracy is strong and the office of citizen is treated as central to how it functions. Fetzer is a member of PACE and our colleague Angela Graham is attending this event.
Upswell LA
Founded on the 40-year legacy of the Independent Sector Conference, Upswell is dedicated to turning empathy into action. Gather with community organizers, social entrepreneurs, government officials, corporate social responsibility practitioners, and staff from nonprofit organizations and foundations in Los Angeles Nov. 14-16. The goal of this big-tent approach is to forge strategic partnerships, address big challenges, exchange lessons learned, and explore current best practices.
December read, Selected Poems of Walt Whitman and Maya Angelou
Join us in contemplating America's past and possibilities through classic and contemporary literary voices. The We the People Book Club is a year-long program designed to give you an opportunity to strengthen your vision of democracy and your connections with others.
We affirm two principles. First, reading itself is a spiritual practice. Second, when this inner work inspires engagement with our neighbors and communities—as happens in book clubs—it becomes deeply democratic.
January read, Tenth of December by George Saunders
Join us in contemplating America's past and possibilities through classic and contemporary literary voices. The We the People Book Club is a year-long program designed to give you an opportunity to strengthen your vision of democracy and your connections with others.
We affirm two principles. First, reading itself is a spiritual practice. Second, when this inner work inspires engagement with our neighbors and communities—as happens in book clubs—it becomes deeply democratic.
February read, Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Join us in contemplating America's past and possibilities through classic and contemporary literary voices. The We the People Book Club is a year-long program designed to give you an opportunity to strengthen your vision of democracy and your connections with others.
We affirm two principles. First, reading itself is a spiritual practice. Second, when this inner work inspires engagement with our neighbors and communities—as happens in book clubs—it becomes deeply democratic.
March read, Puddnhead Wilson by Mark Twain
Explore the themes of identity, race, nobility, and violence in this guide to Mark Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson. Part of the We the People Book Club, a year-long program contemplating America’s past and possibilities, this guide was created for individual and group use.
April read, The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin and Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Join us in contemplating America's past and possibilities through classic and contemporary literary voices. The We the People Book Club is a year-long program designed to give you an opportunity to strengthen your vision of democracy and your connections with others.
We affirm two principles. First, reading itself is a spiritual practice. Second, when this inner work inspires engagement with our neighbors and communities—as happens in book clubs—it becomes deeply democratic.
May read, Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silkko
Join us in contemplating America's past and possibilities through classic and contemporary literary voices. The We the People Book Club is a year-long program designed to give you an opportunity to strengthen your vision of democracy and your connections with others.
We affirm two principles. First, reading itself is a spiritual practice. Second, when this inner work inspires engagement with our neighbors and communities—as happens in book clubs—it becomes deeply democratic.