Join the Center for Economic and Social Opportunity at Brookings to learn about the four pillars making up the Convergence Collaborative on Supports for Working Families Blueprint for Action, and the Convergence process as a potential model for problem-solving in polarizing policy spaces. See below for the detailed agenda:
Finding common ground for working families
Wednesday, April 3, 2024, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. EDT
The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium
1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036
https://www.brookings.edu/events/finding-common-ground-for-working-families/
Throughout 2023, the Convergence Collaborative brought together experts from across the political spectrum to find common ground on challenges facing working families with young children. The resulting consensus document was released in January of this year. The organization’s collaborative process is different from other attempts to find common ground on these issues because it emphasizes relationship-building and facilitated dialogue among people with deeply held convictions and diverse perspectives.
On April 3, join the Center for Economic and Social Opportunity at Brookings to learn about the four pillars making up the Convergence Collaborative’s blueprint for action, and the Convergence process as a potential model for problem-solving in polarizing policy spaces.
Two members of the Collaborative–Lina Guzman (Child Trends) and Josh McCabe (Niskanen Center)–will join leader of the group Abby McCloskey (McCloskey Policy LCC) on a panel moderated by Brookings’s Molly Kinder to discuss the four areas of common ground for working families.
Following their conversation, Stuart Butler (Brookings), Maya MacGuineas (Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget), and Lindsay Torrico (American Bankers Association Foundation) will broaden the issue to discuss finding common ground on polarizing issues with the New York Times’ Jessica Grose.
The event will run from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. EDT, followed by a light reception.
This event will be open to attend in person or watch online. Online viewers can submit questions via email to [email protected] or on X (formerly Twitter) using #CommonGround.
Guests at Brookings are required to attest to their state of health before attending. Visitors may not enter the building if they are feeling ill for any reason, have any symptoms commonly associated with COVID-19, have recently tested positive for COVID-19 and do not yet meet the criteria to resume normal activities based on current CDC guidance, or have been advised by their healthcare professional or otherwise to not enter any space where some persons may not be vaccinated.
Welcome and introduction
Tara Watson, David M. Rubenstein Fellow and Director, Center for Economic Security and Opportunity, Brookings
Panel: Four areas of common ground for working families
Lina Guzman, Chief Strategy Officer and Director, Hispanic Institute, Child Trends
Joshua McCabe, Senior Fellow, Niskanen Center
Abby McCloskey, McCloskey Policy LLC
Moderator: Molly Kinder, Fellow, Brookings Metro
Panel: Finding common ground on polarizing issues
Stuart M. Butler, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, Brookings
Maya MacGuineas, President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Lindsay Torrico, Senior Vice President of Bank Community Engagement and Executive Director, American Bankers Association Foundation
Moderator: Jessica Grose, Opinion Writer, The New York Times
Closing remarks
Tara Watson, David M. Rubenstein Fellow and Director, Center for Economic Security and Opportunity, Brookings
Reception
