The Art of Community Conversations

Thank you for tuning in to the latest episode of InflexionPoint Podcast where we are dedicated to the art of listening in authentic conversation. We challenge our audience to listen actively and intentionally for the purpose of critical self-reflection, in-depth perspective-taking, personal transformation, and ultimately social impact. The 2024 theme explores the Art of Community Conversations in today's climate of systemic and institutional racism, antiracism activation, Equity Diversity & Inclusion, and book banning.

In This Episode We Explore A Central Question: 

Why is it important to consider the long-term potential of humanity when making decisions today, and how can we balance immediate needs with the goal of a prosperous future for generations to come?

To answer this question we take a peek into The Precipice of Change, The Heritage Foundation, the Project 2025 Presidential Transition, and its Mandate for Leadership. We also consider reactions and counteractions to Project 2025.

We Are Standing on the Precipice of Change

The Precipice of Change, a book by Toby Ord, contemplates the roles we all can play in reducing overarching risks and implications . It describes how people can make a difference through global interconnectivity—be it in academia, policymaking, philanthropy, or public debate.

The Heritage Foundation and Project 2025 is building now for a conservative victory through 4 pillars - policy agenda, personnel, training, and the Mandate for Leadership, a 180-day playbook for Presidential Transition.

The Stop Project 20025 Task Force is a central hub for pro-democracy to coordinate examining, highlighting, and counteracting the undermining of democracy.

Episode giveaways:

• The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity by Toby Ord A fact-based analysis of the existential threats humanity faces, such as nuclear war, climate change, and the development of artificial intelligence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Precipice:_Existential_Risk_and_the_Future_of_Humanity
• Inside the Heritage Foundation’s Plans for ‘Institutionalizing Trumpism’ “People will lose their jobs,” the think tank’s president says about federal workers. “Hopefully their lives are able to flourish in spite of that.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/21/magazine/heritage-foundation-kevin-roberts.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
• Center for American Progress (CAP) - Project 2025 Exposing the Far-Right Assault on America – Jamie Raskin The Heritage Foundation published its Mandate for Leadership, “Project 2025: Presidential Transition Project,” a 900-page document meant to serve as a road map for a far-right presidential administration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPtKIRW0XZo
• The Heritage Foundation: Fighting for America’s Future “Every day, The Heritage Foundation is building an America where freedom, opportunity, prosperity, and civil society flourish.” https://www.heritage.org/priorities
• Cut overtime protections for 4.3 million workers https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-labor-department-overtime-pay-expansion-who-qualifies-cbs-news-explains/#
• Representative Jared Hoffman Founder of The Stop Project 2025 Task Force, a central hub for pro-democracy Members of Congress, groups like Democracy Forward, civil society, and affected communities to coordinate on examining, highlighting, preempting, and counteracting this rightwing plot to undermine democracy. …https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/11/trump-project-2025-wrecking-ball
• Democracy Forward Civil Service Report https://democracyforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CivilServiceReport_DemocracyForward_FINAL.pdf