Madeline Pannell, Executive Associate to the CEO, embraces life’s interruptions as opportunities for growth and understanding.
How the Jackson Water Crisis is Bringing Faith Communities Together
The water crisis of Jackson, MS, has revealed a deeper challenge for the community. One America Movement’s Outreach Manager LeVettea Davis is actively working with Jackson’s faith communities to help reach across divides and solve problems that matter.
The Sound of a Low Whisper
The world of social media is filled with supposed “revolutions.” It is filled with strong winds, earthquakes, and fires. Everything feels so loud, critical, and urgent. But let us be mindful not to allow the urgent to replace the important.
Toxic Polarization in the Wild
The One America Movement is celebrating its fifth birthday this month and along the way, staff members and special guests have written some insightful blog posts to help illustrate the “why” behind the fight against toxic polarization. Here are just a few of our favorites.
Resources to Better Understand Toxic Polarization
Take a closer look at just a few of our favorite partners in the work of fighting toxic polarization across America.
The Strategy of Screwtape
Pastoral Advisor Tom Breeden presents an analysis of C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters. The science of polarization is weaved throughout this classic, and its lessons are a teacher for all of us.
Will Smith: Protecting Sacred Values
The slap heard ’round the world is an excellent opportunity for all of us to examine our sacred values and and how they play into fighting toxic polarization in our country.
Lessons from The Batman
The newest installment of the DC Comics Batman series, The Batman is another blockbuster film. The film sees Batman, who has been fighting crime in Gotham City for two years, uncover corruption while pursuing the Riddler. In the process, he learns a lot about himself and those closest to him.
We Don’t Talk about Bruno
In the popular Disney movie Encanto, we learn how motive misattribution can cause divides, even among family members.
Peace is a Five-Letter Word
When working together to solve something as simple as a Wordle puzzle becomes a way to focus on commonalities instead of our personal beliefs and differences, we set the stage to address toxic polarization in our communities on a larger scale.
Through the dark, we will find our way.
By: Chandra DeNap Whetstine Every day my three-year-old son wakes up and asks if COVID19 is still here and I have to say, “Yes. Yes, baby, it is.” Inevitably his little face falls as he says, “but I wanted to go to Mima’s house.” For as long as any of my three...
Today is Election Day
By: Heather Aliano Today, more than ever, we need to be ready to roll up our sleeves and get to work. I know you’re probably worried about the future because everything seems so uncertain. I am too. But lately one thing has really kept me going -- we are Americans. We...
Racism is a sin. Here’s what we do about it.
“We call on Christian leaders to do more than just denounce what they don’t like. We need more than thoughts and prayers or deafening silence to deal with the pervasiveness of racism. We cannot look away and expect change. Our congregations and communities need intentional, active guidance to address systemic racism.”
Home is where the Coronavirus is
"The coronavirus pandemic is unprecedented and painful, to be sure, but the rippling impact of the pandemic on jobs, homes, and peace of mind isn’t surprising when we consider these facts. Each of us is experiencing this pandemic differently, and we have to take the...
COVID Mommy Wars
"I spend my days fighting toxic polarization at a non-profit called the One America Movement, and the patterns and behaviors rising out of this pandemic is a red flag for what is to come. Just as mask-wearing has become political, school decisions are poised to be the...
What will save us?
"All of the debate, the protests, the fear, and the mourning can leave us feeling isolated, hopeless, and alone. But, if we take the time to listen to each other, to see each other, and truly hear each other, we are able to learn deep and undeniable truths. We are all...
We have to learn something from 2020.
"The year is only half over, and it’s too soon to call 2020 a loss. Instead of throwing up our hands, and lamenting about how hard it is and how out of control we feel, we need to plant our feet and dig in deep. We must work to better understand why this year has been...
What is the right way to merge in traffic?
Recent research shows that we are particularly bad at understanding the motivations of people across the aisle, and that’s part of what’s driving our polarization today.