Reuniting America | Transpartisan Political Communication

Leadership

National Steering Committee (2006 to 2009)

– Co-chair: Mark Gerzon, President, Mediators Foundation; Author, Leading Through Conflict; Chief Facilitator, Bi-partisan Congressional Retreats
– Co-chair: William Ury, Director, Global Negotiation Project, Harvard Law School; Co-author, Getting to Yes, The Third Side: Why We Fight and How We Can Stop
– Bob Barr, Former Member U.S. Congress; Presidential Nominee, Libertarian Party
– Joan Blades, Co-Founder, MoveOn.org; President, Momsrising.org
– Lawry Chickering, Author, Beyond Left and Right; Fellow, Hoover Institution, Member, Council on Foreign Relations
– Roberta Combs, President, Christian Coalition
– Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform
– Michael Ostrolenk, Founder, Liberty Coalition; President, Reuniting America
– Chellie Pingree, Member, United States Congress; Former President, Common Cause
– Pat Spino, Co-founder, Democracy in America Project
– John Steiner, Co-founder, National Commons
– Rick Shelby, Executive Vice President, American Gas Assoc.
– Betsy Taylor, Founder and Board Member, Center for a New American Dream
– Joseph McCormick, Co-founder, Reuniting America

Testimonials:

“The transpartisan movement has begun to move America beyond the stale partisan rhetoric and fixed bayonets of past arguments…and look anew at old challenges that unite Americans more than they divide us.” – Grover Norquist, conservative activist, President, Americans for Tax Reform

“The transpartisan movement is beginning to foster so much communication across the partisan boundaries that the boundaries themselves are beginning to be much more porous.” – Al Gore, Former Vice President

“Joseph and I share a core belief that citizen engagement is crucial to a healthy democracy. The Transpartisan Alliance’s campaign to connect citizens one conversation at a time is a marvelous way to begin to realize our highest dreams.” – Joan Blades, Co-founder, MoveOn.org, President, MomsRising.org

“Participating in the work of the Transpartisan Alliance has been a wonderful opportunity to get past the preconceptions and stereotypes and focus on our common interests. For me, not only has it opened doors, but it has granted me access to state of the art tools for dialogue and deliberation. It has empowered me to act as an agent of change for best practice in my own organization as well as in the broader community.” – Brent McMillan, Executive Director, Green Party of the United States

“In the best of times, good solutions to difficult problems benefit from good communication. But in times of difficulty, when the stakes in political and policy decisions are high – when our nation’s security or its fiscal well-being ride on knowledge, transparency and timeliness – transpartisan communication becomes critically important. The Transpartisan Alliance’s Campaign to Unite America fosters communication between people and across political divides in a way that serves as a model for public policy participants in and out of government.” – Bob Barr, Former Member of Congress, Presidential Nominee, Libertarian Party