<div dir="ltr">Here is an email from the U.S. department of arts and culture announcing and explaining the #PSOTU. We will be participating in story circle this coming Sunday, January 27,2019 in the Social Hall at 12:30 to 2:30. Come join us. Tell your story and listen to those in our community tell theirs. <div><br></div><div>Jane<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Gabrielle Uballez, Minister of Collaboration & Activation via ActionNetwork.org</strong> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hello@usdac.us">hello@usdac.us</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 1:30 PM<br>Subject: The People’s State of the Union kicks off this week. Share your story!<br>To: <<a href="mailto:jtumas.serna@gmail.com">jtumas.serna@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><u></u>
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<p>Dear Jane,</p>
<p>The government may be shut down, but the people-powered department is up and running. </p>
<p>You can help create a culture of deep listening and connection by participating in the People’s State of the Union (PSOTU). <strong>From January 25 - February 3, 2019, join hundreds of others in this annual civic ritual by hosting a Story Circle in your community.</strong></p>
<p>Whether you're hosting a few neighbors around your kitchen table or a larger group at a school, cultural center, or community organization, the steps are simple:</p>
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<li><p>STEP 1: <a href="https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mpss/c/JQE/ni0YAA/t.2oi/m6Y-wXF0TKGDZhZ2PzndRA/h0/OjpLcVnV542p-2FGSLwck-2F5mBoP6ZqsS7Whnzv6OAKWQG15PHF4U3YQbF8C4bNxZ9V8rtqkFSxnedwyMB8PbRXo4aDbbCJGfHiob53evI5E9c-2Br92kB1v-2Bz0Yjg4n-2BFQuzzwLU-2BCFo7mlCuwXA82ZKroDNA7lK2UjdnLouz9lOHi52XocnqCGFzUHtkjPw-2FhBeORXTRpbYn3KbDdXN-2Fy3AqZTW2p63FDT7iB0uaLNpKaStTvSfPnITBwd1djxKFLQpngrOYu4vshdr7kQVJvHuMoAigy-2FAAKO8XJkwlwpH8cAwD6apbFvK5TOiItKC7tj1x7xEJWCWDSbUrAUiTxFbZqY72-2Bgm0KM4ySjggeJUv4NK3ppUcXSqhRTzUqulLYBm" target="_blank">Download the 2019 Toolkit</a> for instructions on how to host a Story Circle and all the information you need to pull off a successful event.</p>
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<li><p>STEP 2: <a href="https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mpss/c/JQE/ni0YAA/t.2oi/m6Y-wXF0TKGDZhZ2PzndRA/h1/v542M3eB2ETEUbTj2GSuOZMo3JQsprGqyEKahcnuCm7HEa0Gdu3Gdnir1mBOt1xnPRx6m1J1pnRpN1BlLYzTkPFcih07NJMTkS93DmVjhOk8Pj-2BGJdH-2BBYzUSR-2B2avFnaJlW3eL0CkvynHgdBMkahuU7KTEm8nt-2BHXgSz5Lv-2BQXZsit43HaSnQ-2FM3EPy2JZQBh1V-2FiHNktVhoQIdUY-2BnD5L8X3iCFpPhJtd8W8fnKS77mqb0QHoAJ-2BzUp-2BmBd-2BzG2qc0m-2FDjU8tfRcxVSWfr76bVtAKHSw4naKUw7dqpXj995rK3A9aAyKKlcSuvRNMYLEB-2Ft6yswPzVASxTkAePw4nHwrB6lhOiM6lzbgYdCnMznWIDMcYcTZ4211vPQqnSg7MvMt8F6RoX0C7GZSp7wzSiXKDfzMBlM-2F5BO-2FAj8WkAJXbR7437s7P7SRRO8hIgLIc3TJ9Vx82uxkNIWphdvhjseT9Xwj9HdUW7yZVmuMgbY4HzY-2FkV2I4M0bzSkdPbSxObtF3DYTx-2BvIAQLDlLmIC-2FeyA-2FGfcmsEYhuqmpyJWzNMAxoghEbk-2FAdsKUCLZmcEolTpT9WXL6rNi9utIeSjNJX8JQ4rY8vvuCWzpgxpeXf-2FTtFevynTJtXvq-2FO5o6qJgSSSgu-2FjlwY0X2ZhGrE4Vit1osqKaRX8IG1jygh1IDSAzpaQvxuq282nXuruUnDSTVZNz1Byiaez7kur04PH1drBEIjYgyeaLcmY2rKD40R1r2ynY8XGPMOl7ltQVvBynYaoqJXJIghoR-2BOdz7uOj3yViB-2BMXEGn0qa35HFIxLA1lNg6trknCDJZ53m4vxv5AmPznLKO29fmD18r1tnwMi52ltMnpzApDdtkMz1nz20iFhsQSdeW3i66C75ItR-2FVbh5NVuDIzjy8bPbPOU6DJATwrayqC6T22A5wABtQ57c-2BHWydH-2BbBR9GjIOj-2BKwFp0mIu8n91FPHZNW-2FrMBIwVKDlm8jieNfBL5iyn7AYI-3D" target="_blank">Put your #PSOTU2019 Event on the Map.</a></p>
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<li><p>STEP 3: Host your event and upload stories to the <a href="https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mpss/c/JQE/ni0YAA/t.2oi/m6Y-wXF0TKGDZhZ2PzndRA/h2/eW8PJ8ifXA5FJmyBxSPDKmf9KT30UjcV30-2Fxwhi9roO3lWTr0mV06V7nJeCUhXSlFhmhGeGrQtfrqXoBjGJNVzqRrQ4CepjaDIQQZYhSOfyrqyCaJs7BFn2rmp3zeqD4BFsIaDO8IMgwL80-2Fnpwa-2BMoJfb-2FpRpva8puP-2FZdczzdTleFI3SlvCXJq40Yu4pEa58PoMBs5YAtub9-2BklUDH6O-2BTGiojF1KSW0sLKrlesBrAG9SqaCd4-2B4Ui-2FbohT12qqkBSn8clqGFmiTHpzVoDKgk8VF2HY5Jh3QGIz3od0d2iAQc6kRMqJAuVXHGRN13F2Y-2BM-2B2bRKkR3y6J0F-2ByzTqcA-2B4Tz6g5LKZMb3Zbfd5Slkh6UhQ3nmnFbq-2BU6iU7l" target="_blank">Story Portal</a>.</p>
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<li><p>STEP 4: Create your own Poetic Address or other artistic response to stories shared!</p>
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<p><a href="https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mpss/c/JQE/ni0YAA/t.2oi/m6Y-wXF0TKGDZhZ2PzndRA/h3/H8w3qk8Yd0-2F72LMJL7myNqSoDVW-2FSUS4eAMDzClxZ2dJ1e79cRGVaP2GiQZvCl-2BDs7t6eWVG9FpJL0c-2Fi8jcRA9QiVNqxKfyAiGn5O3t6yocQLpt9yFB6STIgedeBKXwcMcOO7g5TNZYCO39nWDqnWlFbPsvowXeRz-2FcJu80NjyGK67Tt8CmnVVvXVyPRSA7q1QStQpcJusUG-2FMsYFtZNsEmlczl3VMXyE269ybaK00rfoou3oiOuO7LwH9pnLjj83pelIiAv5teSNsZDJ2GcOpmLhDvXrBj4qfgeLenWx6UAz-2F-2FWmnMJPQi6vy2mYvO-2FpJFtb1-2FckSnYqB0n9tDXxrywuuT0lNjH9mmw1o6-2BQie5NNq-2FqDEQ2W8ZkSbH3ft" target="_blank"><img src="https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/data/000/251/069/original/PSOTU_-_LINCOLN_2.jpg" width="500" style="width:100%;max-width:500px;display:block;margin:auto" alt="" title="" align="center"></a><br>
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<p><strong><a href="https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mpss/c/JQE/ni0YAA/t.2oi/m6Y-wXF0TKGDZhZ2PzndRA/h4/WQ-2BlIwq7W2eCmkkcwbDiBbRqdXavHGxrFsLDlLdhol6ZhYn5agDHTvsx99YoKxhXarnM6sMZtfY2-2Fs5th2rBRY32lnsFRL1d4iiHdZd8o5rDzLO0vhohV31QE81BXcl0jmwmfXlOQI1NSlHCNoI7R6j-2Bo8TKCNwn35n7jP3Se0VxzdDX1YJB3-2BUV8duqqg092WLjJ0KrqmtILxGyfogA9y3XQd1dvFAmfczAfspebHAlLtAV7nYPjQjedYC5BCzTFaq34M29EVmURWaG63UW07MdSVmxZNOKiKnE1PcMcoNNWoFR73N6bSusI0b9SKAjG-2F4izkkCl4MSFDRhQfFYnpSWQUSxUrFxgngvXRpk-2F2I5pP-2BgWSBxIIpRI2HUX-2FmpjDCFXlX0fnkEgHO-2FP1ez0MeNg0whxLRDil6A-2BttxpSZxi45wOggmjVcbQPEUCcC3d5CPiGHg9yyapz3bIJtyRffI4KnUNGdTajykvmcQcpY-3D" target="_blank"></a></strong></p>
<p>Here’s how one participant put it after a previous year’s PSOTU event:</p>
<p><em>Taking equal time to actually listen to each other and reflect. No crosstalk, no interruptions, no elite people hogging the microphone...It was humble, it was real, it was honest, it was unsentimental and unpretentious, straightforward and so complex. It was a true </em>encuentro<em> and there will be many more as we build this thing of ours. The Union is in grave danger. But the People are beautiful.</em></p>
<p>For #PSOTU2019, Story Circle participants are invited to respond to any of the following prompts (or create their own):</p>
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<li><p>Share a story about an experience that gave you insight into the state of our union.</p>
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<li><p>Share a story about a time you felt a sense of belonging—or the opposite—to this nation or your community.</p>
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<li><p>Share a story of an experience that inspired you to take action in the past year.</p>
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<p>Who will you circle up with this year? What new bonds of empathy will you forge? <a href="https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mpss/c/JQE/ni0YAA/t.2oi/m6Y-wXF0TKGDZhZ2PzndRA/h5/OjpLcVnV542p-2FGSLwck-2F5mBoP6ZqsS7Whnzv6OAKWQGygQinElrZIF0of2SfXov7yV6YgnwFg1MofzwXTJuMACJvK1TQIb8JN4O0rSp5JKmYwLwaK5KslB-2BLEnOrgqDHfE9bxndL5dZ-2Frz9LYZ5Msu00hq0ANoo-2F9BblQ5W7hjiqZJixbst7WCv3-2BPhDgimNxcSMqM7Rs0-2BaXgrgun-2Fi9UnGbv7U1WnLl-2FkLxxtzW7M1LkYGSbYZpO9eFQMHKGh4fvldzjXluXuyS-2B4ZFPbi5A9rDOnZY6jbytfhgIZ9vQrAsmzuQmbbYSNYQhnW6eaYwqyMq7SWh5gpgeLZXnSp6NyR21sjbZRdqfgHXGHL259T6IIrJiHFRUKrJEv6qbtX" target="_blank">Download the toolkit to get started.</a></p>
<p><strong><em>If you have any questions, just write to us: <a href="mailto:hello@usdac.us" target="_blank">hello@usdac.us</a>.</em></strong></p>
<p>Yours in story and civic ritual,</p>
<p>Gabrielle</p>
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