Front Porch Movement

I see their faces and hear their voices. It's haunting how real the story is when you're there, as I was embedded for six days. Now it's your turn to follow my journey in #Minnesota in podcasts, videos & articles here and at frontporchmovement.com #ICEraids #Immigration

He doesn't go to school, he doesn't see his friends, he doesn't even walk his dog. Meet a 15-year old who shares what life is like under the constant threat of the government's immigration crackdown. frontporchmovement.org/ep-3-living-in… #Minnesota #civicengagement #democracy

Democracy begins with the freedom to live, work, and move without fear, but inside thousands of Minnesota homes, those freedoms have abruptly disappeared. Step inside a house where the curtains are drawn and meet a family living in the fear of stepping outside for two months. Listen to our special series "Six Days Inside Minnesota" and then share it with one person you know, and follow and review us on Spotify, Apple, or YouTube. frontporchmovement.org/ep-2-inside-a-… #Minnesota #Immigration #CivicEngagement #IndependentJournalism #Democracy

The stories that hold democracy together are getting lost. The Front Porch Movement exists to fill that gap: nonprofit, community-centered journalism that goes where the story is and listens to the people living it. "Six Days Inside Minnesota" premieres on a plane at 36,000 feet, and lands in the middle of an immigration crackdown that is reshaping life on the ground. Share us with one person you know and follow/review us on Spotify, Apple, or YouTube. frontporchmovement.org/ep-1-minneapol… #Minnesota #Immigration #CivicEngagement #IndependentJournalism #SocialImpact #Democracy

The country's polarization is worse today than it was 10 years ago when we started the Front Porch Movement. So we decided to dive back into #CivicEngagement and travel to #Minnesota to uncover untold stories, and explore the ways ordinary citizens are taking active, and often new, roles in their community. This scene where Alex Pretti was shot dead is an ordinary street lined with popular ethnic restaurants. Standing here will leave you in disbelief that the events we saw unfold on television, could ever happen. Stay tuned, here and on your social channels, to see what we discover. #Minneapolis #ImmigrationCrackdown #ICE #MNResistance

“We need the middle”- The Super Bowl take away as only @Springsteen can deliver. Watch now. variety.com/2021/tv/news/b…

I was in search of something when I was drawn to Strawberry Fields five years ago tonight. What I found was “A Father, Son and #JohnLennon.” Listen to the creation of @FrontPMovement podcast: soundcloud.app.goo.gl/yxChQHAMQNSsna…

NEW EPISODE: Divided families, lost friendships. Politics and the pandemic. Listen to Dr. Susan Birne-Stone share valuable expert advice for bringing us all together. soundcloud.app.goo.gl/WJfvtqLyRiS65M…

It's another Thanksgiving filled with anxiety as families with polarizing political views come together. Listen back to this episode which might be even more insightful 4 years later. soundcloud.com/front-porch-mo…

“I Was Watching America Bleed” On this election eve, we return to the night after Trump won to hear the raw emotions sweeping the country. Listen back: soundcloud.app.goo.gl/ve8CxpxiLsbSeL…

Voter registration in hospitals? “Just as we ask people to behaviorally modify their diet or their exercise or their health, we could ask people to modify their civics.” nytimes.com/2020/07/25/us/…

Read this thoughtful article on how the pandemic and police brutality protests have the tech world finally owning up to their responsibility for the polarization in America. ⁦@kevinroose⁩ ⁦@nytimes⁩ nytimes.com/2020/07/02/tec…

We've missed hearing from ordinary Americans talking about their personal American Dream. Maybe if we heard more from people like Jafet, voting for the first time in today's #NewHampshirePrimary, it would help us understand the other side more. Visit FrontPorchMovement.com

Brace yourself for another year of divisive #politics. But is there a way to find common ground? We'll see as we search for people whose voices have been unheard. Listen to our latest podcast. Apple ow.ly/pDRV30qeAqf Soundcloud ow.ly/24Dr30qeAvB #civicengagement

(TRAILER) Four years later and we're no better at rejecting the rhetoric and paying attention to real voices in America. So I'm back in search of conversations we used to have on our front porch. Watch the full story at ow.ly/EegG30qcFHu #Journalism #Politics @AspenCitizen

“It’s important to recognize the truth about our system: both parties have polarized, but in very different ways, and with very different consequences for American politics.” nytimes.com/2020/01/24/opi…

“‘Given my role here, how should I behave?’ Asking such questions is one thing we all can do to take on the complicated social crisis we are living through and begin to rebuild the bonds of trust essential for a free society.” nytimes.com/2020/01/18/opi…

“When politicians constantly lie, overwhelming and exhausting us while insinuating that everyone is dishonest and corrupt, the danger is that we grow so weary and cynical that we withdraw from civic engagement.” nytimes.com/interactive/20…

“We don’t necessarily disagree more. We perceive our opponents to be more menacing. We see more fearfully.” nytimes.com/2019/12/26/opi… via @NYTOpinion