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A number of nonpartisan efforts to bridge political divides have sprung up across America,

though they often attract more liberal-leaning participants. Judy Woodruff recently visited

Walworth County in Wisconsin to learn how one group

has successfully engaged more conservatives. It's the latest report in her series, America

at a crossroads.

On a recent Saturday in Milwaukee, more than three dozen people from across southeast Wisconsin

gathered to highlight

their projects aimed at preventing violence in their communities.

I look around it all of you as community volunteers, as partners and co-conspirators and

the really difficult work that is improving your community.

It's part of urban rural action, a nonprofit that brings people together across political

and geographic divides.

We talked about some pretty hard-hitting topics.

These so-called Uniters launched projects ranging from preventing election-related conflicts

to helping rural residents access mental health

resources.

So having a different outlook on how we respond to things was extremely helpful to our impact.

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