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Can We Talk? Civil Dialogue for Troubled Times

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Come together with students from around America.
Discuss key issues facing your divided nation such as forgiving student debt, coping with pandemic and recession, the events of Jan. 6 and what they say about national division, and data privacy.
Get dialogue tips you can use on campus, online, with family.

What previous participants are saying:

Best political discussion I ever had.

Eye-opening. Refreshing. I loved it!

Students can win prizes for inviting friends, filling out a survey.

If you are not a college student but would like to attend, please contact the SNF Paideia Program by email at info@snfpaideia.upenn.edu.

Sponsored by the Gamba Family Red and Blue Exchange, an initiative of the SNF Paideia Program at the University of Pennsylvania. Made possible by the Gamba Family and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. Event designed and led by the PA Project for Civic Engagement.

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