IVN Election Reform Editor Shawn Griffiths recently spoke with Cheryl Graeve, the national community organizer for the National Institute for Civil Discourse (NCID).

NCID is one of 100 organizations sponsoring the National Week of Conversation -- a project of the Bridge Alliance -- from April 20-28.

In this excerpt from the interview, Cheryl talks about the events that will happen across the country during the National Week of Conversations, including the involvement of several elected officials at the local, state, and, federal levels, as well as the NCID's role during and after the week's events.

To get more from this interview, visit Shawn's column, "In Full Color," on IVN.us.

For more information about the National Week of Conversation, visit www.NationalWeekofConversation.org, and follow IVN.us for exclusive coverage.

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