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School of Statesmanship, Service and Stewardship offers free classes

A class entitled “Awakening Democracy: What is it, Who’s part of it, How we shape it” was offered on June 17 by School of Statesmanship, Service and Stewardship, a Longmont non-profit created by community members Michael Butler, Carol Beth Engel-Enright, Charlene Santala Gearing, Stephanie G. Rossi, William H. Shirley, Chris D. Treharne, and Wein-Pin Yeh in June 2022…

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Summer classes on democracy

People are discussing democracy – the essence of it, the potential fragile nature of it, the dangers to it,” Butler said. “So there’s more conversation going on about that, given what people perceive as divisiveness and partisanship and polarization…

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Local News | Longmont school to offer summer classes on democracy

The School of Statesmanship, Stewardship, and Service is inviting the Longmont community to learn more about the role of democracy in five new classes this summer…

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Longmont school to offer summer classes on democracy

The School of Statesmanship, Stewardship, and Service is inviting the Longmont community to learn more about the role of democracy in five new classes this summer.

The “Awakening Democracy” series of classes will focus on how individuals can bolster democracy locally and nationally…

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Serving Locally, with Michelle: SOSSAS, School of Statesmanship, Stewardship & Service

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Longmont’s new School of Statesmanship aims to build community leaders

A new Longmont-based nonprofit is working to create better communities by empowering the citizens within them.

The School of Statesmanship, Stewardship, and Service was established as a nonprofit earlier this year, co-founded by Longmont community members Mike Butler and Carol Engel-Enright…

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Mike Butler: On the qualities of statesmanship

I recently had the opportunity to comprehensively discuss the qualities of statesmanship and much more with a group of local leaders through the Chamber of Commerce. What became palpably apparent was the hunger in the room for a more effective model of leadership and politics than presently exists…

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Longmont’s mayoral candidates discuss how they would lead city at forum

Met with standing room only, Mike Butler of SOSSAS shared an opening presentation that set the tone for the entire evening, which was well-received by the full-house of attendees.

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Sterling Spin Podcast Highlights School of Statesmanship, Stewardship, and Service

In a wide-ranging conversation on The Sterling Spin Podcast, co-founder Mike Butler shared the vision behind the School of Statesmanship, Stewardship, and Service (SOS), a Longmont-based nonprofit offering free community courses focused on servant leadership, civil discourse, and evolved civility.

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Mike Butler: A Mature Community Considers the Collective Good

When do we know that a community is actually maturing socially, economically and politically?
This reflection is not written from an either-or perspective. A community is neither completely infantile nor fully mature. Instead, the state of communities exist along spectrums and continuums.
What needs to guide our community toward what might be described as a mature civicpersonality? Static conditions are indicative of decay. Communities, institutions and even our own thinking must continue to move forward in order to persist…

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