Immigration, Congress and Common Sense.
Can Everyday Americans Move Action Forward In These Times?
The National Institute for Civil Discourse will share an insider look at the work of our CommonSense American (CSA) program, where everyday Americans make a tangible difference by bringing common-sense voices to Congress through a bipartisan focus. CSA members are four-for-four in identifying solutions wise enough to attract support across our divisions and then championing them into law.
Is that possible now, around Immigration issues?
Join NICD staff, Cheryl Graeve, Director of National Programs, Jack Thomas, Director of Congressional Engagement and Public Policy and California CSA Ambassador, Cynthia Irmer, to find out more!
When: February 24, 2026 at 12:00 – Noon (PT)
Register here: https://arizona.zoom.us/meeting/register/_Tc37uQNRzSb63_nI6-8zg
Our Speakers:
Cheryl Graeve serves as the Director of National Programs for NICD, and works with communities and partner organizations to foster civil discourse capacity and help bridge political divides through online and in-person NICD training and programs. She’s worked on a national level for the League of Women Voters, the AFL-CIO on youth programs and as a staff member for a Minnesota Member of Congress.
Jack Thomas serves as NICD’s Director of Congressional Engagement and Public Policy, working with Congress on CSA policy issues and with NICD’s State Legislative program training state legislators on civil discourse practices and working across partisan differences. He’s worked with the House of Representatives on the Select Committee on Modernization of Congress. And he holds a Masters in Public Policy from the College of William and Mary.
Cynthia Irmer
After many years working in the public and private sectors as lawyer, teacher, advocate, student, peacebuilder and conflict resolver, Dr. Irmer retired from fulltime work and moved with her husband from the Washington, D.C. area to Southern California. She has a passion for acknowledging under-represented voices and for comprehending social complexity. She also serves as the CSA volunteer state ambassador for California.
Sponsored by the LWV SCC Civic Engagement Committee |