After the 9/11 attacks, once the smoke cleared and the rubble was removed, New Yorkers had a city to rebuild. There was just one problem: no one could agree on what should be built. People cried. People yelled. People fought. The only thing they didn’t do was get along—until a single event changed everything.
With an Introduction and Post-Film Q&A with film producer Carolyn Lukensmeyer
Carolyn Lukensmeyer is a nationally recognized leader in democratic innovation and public engagement and founder of AmericaSpeaks. She has advised cities, states, federal agencies, and international institutions on participatory governance and democracy reform. After 9/11, Lukensmeyer helped design Listening to the City, the 2002 public forum that brought New Yorkers together to shape the rebuilding of Ground Zero.
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With support from the Francis A. Harrington Public Affairs Fund
