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Howdy, Partner!

Thanks for helping us shape a new moral vision for the nation!
Below is some copy and some assets to share to ensure your community's voice is heard.

Newsletter Copy

Send on: June 24th. It lands before the July 4th noise, and hits the sweet spot of "soon enough to feel urgent, far enough to plan."

Subject:
Your voice can shape America's next chapter — register now
Dear [fNAME],

Something rare is happening this July — and we want you to be part of it.
The National Assembly is a free, online, non-partisan gathering of Americans from every background, belief, and zip code — coming together to answer the questions that matter most right now:
What do we value as a people? What do we owe each other and future generations?
This isn't a survey. It's not a debate. It's a new kind of democracy.
Using the Synanim platform — a groundbreaking consensus-building tool — participants will engage in structured, facilitated rounds of dialogue that actually build toward something: a shared moral statement for America's next 250 years. A document written by the people, for the people.
Here's how it works:
  • Everyone submits their vision in their own words
  • The platform runs peer-to-peer idea "tournaments" — anonymously, so ideas are judged on clarity and resonance, not status
  • Through multiple rounds, the strongest ideas are elevated and refined together
  • One participant will emerge as the Assembly's storyteller, fly to Chicago on July 8th, and deliver the collective vision live on July 9th

The details:
📅 Monday, July 6 & Tuesday, July 7 🕔 5–8pm PT / 8–11pm ET
💻 Online and completely free
🔗 Learn more: nationalpilgrimage.us/national-assembly
🔗 Register: synanim.com/national-assembly

We know our country is hurting. We know we talk past each other more than we talk with each other. This Assembly is a chance to change that — not through a politician or a pundit, but through us.
Please forward this email to three people you think should have a seat at this table. The more voices, the more powerful the outcome.
Register today → synanim.com/national-assembly
Let's love this country back together.

Social Media Copy

Post 1 — Process / Curiosity Hook (6/9)
As we approach the 250 year mark, do you think we need a new vision? We think so!
The National Assembly uses a groundbreaking platform to turn millions of individual voices into one shared statement — written by the people, for the people.
Not a survey. Not a debate. Something entirely new.

Ideas compete anonymously. The best ones rise. Everyone helps shape the language.
Join July 6 & 7, free online → synanim.com/national-assembly #NationalAssembly #Democracy #USA250

Post 2 — Urgency / Big Picture (6/24)

Our country is hurting. We feel it every day.
What if we stopped waiting for a politician to fix it and wrote the next chapter ourselves?
The National Assembly brings Americans together July 6–7 to co-create a shared moral vision for our nation's next 250 years.
Free. Online. Open to every adult American.
🔗 Register: synanim.com/national-assembly #NationalAssembly #NationalPilgrimage #WeThePeople

Post 3 — Invitation / Community Feel (7/1)
Who do we want to be in our next 250 years?
That's not a rhetorical question. The National Assembly is asking it for real — and needs your answer.
July 6 & 7 | 5–8pm PT | Free & Online
Register and invite a friend who sees the world differently than you do. That's exactly the point.
→ synanim.com/national-assembly #NationalPilgrimage #NationalAssembly #CivicEngagement

Post 4 — Milestone / Stakes (7/6 morning)
America just turned 250. What story do we tell about who we are?
One person (chosen through a democratic process from everyone who participates) will fly to Chicago on July 9th to deliver a new moral vision. Live. On camera. Before an audience. That voice could be yours.
It starts tonight at 5pm PT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET. Don't miss your chance!
Register free → synanim.com/national-assembly #USA250 #NationalAssembly #NationalPilgrimage
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Let's love this country back together.

The National Pilgrimage is a non-partisan initiative fiscally sponsored by The Outlands, a 501(c)(3) organization. Led by a volunteer team of artists, community leaders, and documentary filmmakers, the project seeks to generate a new moral vision for the United States of America through reckoning, relationship-building, and collective dreaming.

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