Community Conversations: Exploring Issues of Civic Responsibility

Facing History and Ourselves and The Allstate Foundation present a series of community-wide dialogues across the US. Prominent scholars, authors, filmmakers, and policy leaders will speak and participate in discussions about civic engagement, individual and collective responsibility and tolerance.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM PAST EVENTS

Don Cheadle and John Prendergast
Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond

Azar Nafisi
Literature and History

Romeo Dallaire
Taking an Active Role in African Affairs

Terrence Roberts, Judith Vecchione, and Sandra Robbie
Lessons of the Civil Rights Movement and Today

Marco Williams and Whitney Dow
I Sit Where I Want: The Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education

Paul Rusesabagina
Courage and Rescue During the Rwandan Genocide

Justice Albie Sachs and Vanessa September
Transformation in a Time of Democratic Fever

Francis Bok
Escape from Slavery

James Fallows
National Correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly

Jerry Mitchell
The Role of Media in a Democracy

Carl Wilkens
Responsibility and Choice in our Global Community


About The Allstate Foundation
Established in 1952, The Allstate Foundation is an independent, charitable organization made possible by The Allstate Corporation. The Allstate Foundation sponsors community initiatives to promote "tolerance, inclusion, and diversity;" "safe and vital communities;" and "economic empowerment." The Allstate Foundation believes in the financial potential of every individual and in helping America's families achieve their American dream. For information about Community Conversations, email info@facing.org.