Andrew Hanauer, The One America Movement, and how we can better fight toxic political polarization
In this episode, we delved into a thought-provoking discussion with Andrew Hanauer, the President and CEO of The One America Movement. Andrew shares insights into the multifaceted work of his organization, which focuses on helping faith communities and fostering unity amidst political polarization. Emphasizing the urgency to restore trust in various institutions, Andrew highlights the detrimental effects of distrust, which can escalate into fear and extremism. He underscored the importance of returning to our shared humanity as a crucial step in addressing societal divides.
Andrew outlined some key initiatives undertaken by the One America Movement, including efforts to prevent political violence and hosting election support forums aimed at facilitating constructive dialogue among faith leaders and communities. He also shed light on the intersection of public health, religion, and politics, emphasizing the need for collaborative approaches to tackle pressing issues such as loneliness and isolation.
With a big election year for the US and many other countries across the world, our chat with Andrew aims to be a beacon of hope towards reuniting the growing polarization across political divides.
Meet Our Guest
Andrew Hanauer
Andrew Hanauer is the President and CEO of the One America Movement, an organization founded by faith leaders to fight toxic polarization. One America supports faith leaders and faith communities to reject toxic forms of division and offer a moral vision that transcends our divisive and disconnected culture. Under Andrew’s leadership, the One America Movement has become one of the largest and fastest growing organizations combating division in American society, quintupling in size in the past three years. Andrew is a frequent public speaker at houses of worship of all kinds and has represented One America before gatherings of the National Governors’ Association, Americorps, Points of Light, the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism and many more, and podcasts as wide ranging as Fuller Seminary and Islamic Relief USA. His work has been published or featured by USA Today, The Washington Post, National Public Radio, Salon, the Christian Citizen, and media outlets across the US. When he is not fighting toxic polarization, Andrew is spending time with his family, coaching little league, rooting for the Golden State Warriors and Arkansas Razorbacks, and participating in small groups at his church.
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