“I'm thinking about the future and want to use all of the experience I got from CBI to connect more with others–not just students from rural and urban areas, but also people from my community, people from other cultures, and even other nations.”

“…we visited the Minnesota Institute of Art to see who was there and what the space offers to the community, and it made me reflect on how it can be seen as a civic place, not just a museum.”

“Leaving Minnesota, I know one thing for sure: my voice belongs in these spaces. And I’m just getting started.”

“This opportunity to dissect what it really means to co-create our communities not just in this session, but throughout the whole week was reassuring in my hope for the future and allowed me to assess my own understanding of community power.”

“The part that stood out to me most was how the members of city council took time to thoroughly listen to every single resident’s claims and statements they wanted to make.”

“The day was a reminder of how place and people intertwine to create something truly special.”

“All the organizers and facilitators knew all our names since the first day of the event, which made the experience special and personal.”

The Fellowship offers a challenging, uncommon opportunity for young professionals to expand their perspective and launch into a life of impact by bridging cultural and ideological differences.

Today marks a transformative moment. Move for America is becoming Civic Bridgers—a name that reflects our deepened commitment to strengthening American democracy through the power of leaders who dare to bridge divides. At a time when many question whether bridging is possible or even desirable, we affirm that bringing Americans together is not just aspirational—it is essential for the survival of our democracy.

Bridgers advance pluralism by modeling and teaching three pluralistic norms: humanity, humility, and accountability.

Civic Bridgers launches teens as Bridgers: community leaders who engage and solve problems across lines of difference. Bridgers navigate differences with a centered-set mentality where people organize around a central purpose. For bridgers, the center is pluralism: a worldview that embraces the multiplicities of identities, viewpoints, experiences, and values.

In an opinion piece for the Star Tribune, Executive Libby Stegger writes: “Most Americans genuinely want to work together to reduce division, build trust and preserve our democracy. We often don’t know where to begin.”

The Building Blocks of our Fellowship Experience.

We are in this together, and we must come through it together.

Here is just a tiny sample of why wherever you land with our Fellowship will be meaningful and enjoyable, no matter the environment.

Bridging divides. Fostering civic dialogue. Building common ground.

For some, we just might have the answer!

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