Restoring Hope Through The New Civic Path with Rich Harwood

Rich Harwood's manifesto, The New Civic Path: Restoring Our Belief in One Another and Our Nation, boldly lays out a new path forward by which Americans might come together, amid our real divides, and create change. He's not a politician. But he's on a campaign to spread this message to every corner of the country. In this podcast, TPF Fellow Andrew Spector talks with Rich about why he wrote The New Civic Path and his hopes for what people will do after reading it.

Note: With the release of The New Civic Path, The Patterson Foundation is launching a series of book circles across Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota counties. These book circles will offer a welcoming space to explore how we can face today's challenges with greater purpose, hope, and civic confidence. Through guided conversations, participants will reflect on ways to build deeper relationships and co-create communities that are more inclusive, responsive, and resilient. Learn more at https://www.thepattersonfoundation.org/aspirations-to-actions-the-new-civic-path-book-circles.html.

Timestamps

• 00:00-00:22 Introductions
• 00:23-01:46 Why Rich wrote "The New Civic Path"
• 01:47-04:39 Two conceptions of "enough"
• 04:40-08:23 What is and isn't "The New Civic Path"
• 08:24-11:17 Why our central challenge is a "crisis of belief"
• 11:18-16:25 False hope vs. authentic hope
• 16:26-23:49 How to show up in politically diverse communities
• 23:50-32:21 "If you save one life, you save the world"
• 32:22-40:24 Patriotism of devotion
• 40:25-44:23 Bias towards action
• 44:24-46:18 Aspirations for readers of "The New Civic Path"
• 46:19-48:11 The Patterson Foundation and The Harwood Institute partnership
• 48:12-51:46 Shared aspirations
• 51:47-54:50 Why "The New Civic Path" Book Circles
• 54:51-56:38 Don't give up
• 56:39-57:04 Closing

Links to Learn More

• https://theharwoodinstitute.org/newcivicpath
• https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScXTdP-SlJ0PLyK9VebWBgdHv6i3gi5btKsJSkRL5LEIcr7fw/viewform
• https://www.thepattersonfoundation.org/aspirations-to-actions-the-new-civic-path-book-circles.html
• https://www.thepattersonfoundation.org/blog/a2a/the-new-civic-path/restoring-hope-through-the-new-civic-path-with-rich-harwood.html

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