The Jefferson Dinner:
Free Speech and Safe Space

By Rachel Leigh Peller. The Jefferson Dinner hosted by Rachel, Sondra and Britney. Sign up to host or attend a Jefferson Dinner (or learn more) online here. ​​My biological family is politically diverse. At the last holiday dinner, we realized we represented five different parties: Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and Independent. I’m used to talking […]

Jack Romberg: A Lesson from the Broadway Play Hamilton

The show makes sure we understand that it was more than the well known founding fathers who contributed to the strength of our country…

We’re hiring an Operations and Development Director

Looks like America needs The Village Square now more than ever. We’re hiring a leader to help rocket fuel our spread from sea to shining sea. Sound like you? (Like crossing the Delaware, only warmer and with less water.)

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Welcoming
Conservatives

Our experience welcoming our conservative neighbors into vibrant dialogue (and new friendships)

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Berkeley + BYU

Reigniting America’s Civic Ecosystem
– at Universities and Beyond

Host a Living Room Concert

Royce Lovett + Your Living Room = A memorable and meaningful conversation on issues of color + community in America

Local Color
Catalyst 411

Your involvement as a catalyst moving forward We’d like to stress that there are as many ways to stay connected to this project as there are catalysts – in fact we invited people to become catalysts for many different reasons and there isn’t a specific expectation we have. We think the project will succeed best […]

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Catalyze Local Color: Gathering, not separating.

Help us imagine – and create – a Tallahassee where in good times and bad, we gather across race, creed and ideology. Divergent opinion welcome.

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“Let Friendship Redeem
the Republic:”

Eat lunch. Get swag.

(sort of an owner's manual for humans)

The Righteous Mind:
NYU’s Dr. Jonathan Haidt

Were there a Village Square 101 mandatory prerequisite to citizenship,
we think Dr. Jonathan Haidt is the professor.
We invite you to find out why we’re such fans.