“The America I want Is…” initiative is about individual expression, collective listening and citizen involvement. It’s an idea as important now as at any time in our country’s history. We at Linley Foundation want to inspire and support a national conversation about our country. 

Our model is The North America Talking Circle.The small tribe or band come together to consider an issue. Only the person holding the talking stick may speak.It’s an exercise in listening.
Watch what some native Americans and first nations mmmmmmm
 

Linley is digitizing the Talking Circle. Social media is America’s Talking Circle and the cell phone the talking stick. We are asking Americans throughout the land to send us a video on their phones telling us what they want for their country. We will collect submission from all 50 states, while encouraging the participation and support from the top leaders in those states.

What People All Over America Are Saying

And now it's your turn. Tell us in no more than 1 minute:
what you like most about America and what you want for America?

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Our states can be very different. We tend to be pragmatic about them. We want them to function well. We want to feel proud of them. In this part of our initiative, we are asking leaders and citizens of every state to tell us what they admire about their state. What message would they want to send the nation?

And how would America be better off if it were more like their state?

We have chosen Vermont as our model state. (Why?)

Vermont Vision

VERMONT SUBMISSIONS

VERMONT LEADERS SUPPORTING THE INITIATIVE 

Sponsor your State

The initiative’s endgame is inspired by France’s President Emmanuel Macron’s Citizens Convention on Climate. Our goal is to create an American People’s Assembly selected from the thousands of “The America I Want Is…” participants. The Assembly will offer recommendations on how to achieve the aspirations Americans have for their country. We will then take the recommendations to the leaders of all 50 states to determine how to put them into action. Our program will have come full circle.