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10/13/08 -
Rich' Contributes Essay to "Rebooting America"

09/22/08 -
Rich Talks with Leadership Montgomery about the 3As

09/16/08 -
Rich's Article in "Parents for Public Schools" Newsletter

09/08/08 -
Thoughts on Volunteering from Our Network

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Making Hope and Empathy Real

In so many ways, the country is unraveling before our eyes. Yet, I have no doubt that in time we will respond effectively. But which paths we take will be crucial, and there are two key ingredients that we must bring to our collective efforts. As I see it, the urgent task is to restore a renewed sense of hope and empathy. Progress depends on it and here's why. The news these days can be...
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Make Hope Real in Your Community


Hope has again become a buzzword for political candidates, but how do we create the conditions for change in our own neighborhood, in our organizations and our communities?

Make Hope Real, the latest essay from Richard Harwood discusses 5 key factors to making hope real in our communities.

The essay is a tool for both understanding the challenges of creating change, as well as a way to begin a national discussion about authentic hope and the future of our communities.

To create hope we must create change, and change requires us to make choices -- a different set of choices than before. The essay Make Hope Real, gives readers an opportunity to explore ways they can accelerate change in their community and make hope real.


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Hope Unraveled
The People's Retreat and Our Way Back

In Hope Unraveled: The People's Retreat and Our Way Back, author Richard C. Harwood argues that we are not a nation divided between red states and blue states, urban and rural, secular and spiritual. The problem facing our society is in fact much deeper and more troubling: We are a nation in retreat from politics and public life.

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