Author Richard Harwood Says Americans Ready for Change
Author Richard Harwood Says Americans Ready for Change
Richard C. Harwood, author and civic innovator, acknowledged the disconcerting state of American politics and public life during a lecture at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, but he urged his audience to work for improvement with optimism that change can occur.
Author of Hope Unraveled: The People’s Retreat and Our Way Back and founder of the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, Harrwood said Americans want change and will work hard if they know their labors can make a difference. Americans gave money, time and effort following Hurricane Katrina, for example, in an overwhelming response that exceeded even Sept. 11 and the tsunami in Asia. Change comes through individual involvement; giving to charity is not enough, he said.
New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College
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