Conservative and liberal leaders as well as scholars of law, history, communication, and government are sounding an alarm about the current threats to U.S. democracy. Many have come to believe that Americans risk more in ignoring those warnings than in speaking out. Carl Smallwood, the Executive Director of the Divided Community Project will urge careful consideration of these threats and facilitate a dialogue to engage your ideas about how we can and should speak out in these challenging and politically polarized times.