Welcome to The Gathering
A new kind of book club
Join us the first Tuesday of the month at 6pm
Location TBD
Select a resource type
Books
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“Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America” by Sarah Kendzior
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"These Truths: A History of the United States" by Jill Lepore
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"The Fifth Risk" by Michael Lewis
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"On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century" by Timothy Snyder
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“Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community” by Robert Putnam
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“Let's Move the Needle: An Activism Handbook for Artists, Crafters, Creatives, and Makers; Build Community and Make Change!” By Shannon Downey
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“Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care” by Mariame Kaba
Podcasts
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The NPR Politics Podcast - https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510310/npr-politics-podcast
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The Red Nation - https://www.therednation.org/
YouTube
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The Back Forty - https://www.youtube.com/@WestmorelandPops
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Ezra Cline - https://www.youtube.com/c/EzraKleinShow (“Don’t Believe him” show was specifically mentioned)
Substack
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Heather Cox Richardson - https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/
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Jess Piper – https://jesspiper.substack.com/p/painting-the-picture-of-a-rural-progressive
News Sources - US
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Associated Press- https://apnews.com/
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Reuters- https://www.reuters.com/
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NPR - https://www.npr.org/
Apps
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Libby App - https://libbyapp.com/library/molib2go
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Five Calls - https://5calls.org/
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Goods Unite Us app - https://www.goodsuniteus.com/
Movies
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Knock down the house (Netflix) Trailer: https://youtu.be/_wGZc8ZjFY4
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The Social Dilemma (Netflix) Trailer: https://youtu.be/uaaC57tcci0
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Citizenfour Trailer: https://youtu.be/XiGwAvd5mvM?si=8iuZ8Yl1E1pepeVv
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All The President’s Men Trailer: https://youtu.be/DC3YFyah_Yg
Foreign News Sources
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The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/us
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BBC News- https://www.bbc.com/news
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CTV News (Canada) - https://www.ctvnews.ca/
People
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Anne Applebaum - https://www.anneapplebaum.com/
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Mel Robbins - https://www.melrobbins.com/
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Mariame Kaba - https://mariamekaba.com/
League of Women Voters Resources
National Resources
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Blog - https://www.lwv.org/blog
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Legal Center - https://www.lwv.org/legal-center-search
State Resources
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Publications & Resources - https://my.lwv.org/missouri/publications-resources
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Elected Officials- https://my.lwv.org/missouri/elected-officials
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Call to Action – Missouri- https://my.lwv.org/missouri/action-alerts
Local Resources
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Joplin for Justice - https://www.facebook.com/joplinforjustice/
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Food not bombs - https://www.facebook.com/groups/564211147776088/
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Jobs with Justice- https://mojwj.org/
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L.E.A.D Agency Inc. - https://www.leadagency.org/
Other Resources
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How to be a League member Video: https://vimeo.com/1046821379/ac6c340f06?share=copy
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Pop the Disinformation Bubble –Free course: https://www.buildingbridgesforamerica.com/courses/pop-the-disinformation-bubble
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The US Constitution- https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript
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The Missouri Constitution - https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/Publications/MissouriConstitution.pdf