The People’s State of the Union has two main parts: Story Circles across the nation and a collaboratively composed Poetic Address to the Nation. A Story Circle is a small group of individuals sitting in a circle, sharing stories from their own experience focusing on a common theme.

For #PSOTU 2018, Story Circle participants are invited to share their own take on the state of our union by reflecting on any of the following prompts:
• Share a story about an experience that gave you insight into the state of our union.
• Share a story about a time you felt a sense of belonging—or the opposite—to this nation or your community.
• Share a story of an experience that gave you hope in the past year. Story Circles can also substitute specific prompts hosts have created on a theme
such as education, environment, or racial justice (e.g., “Share a story about an experience that gave you insight into the state of education in this country”).

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