Believe in Our City
Episode 1: New Mini-Series — Believe In Our City!
Do you believe in your city? In the first episode of this new mini-series, Doug DeVos looks at how your ideals and actions can transform your hometown — no matter where you live or who you are. He previews what you can expect from this seven-episode mini-series: Groundbreaking content from diverse leaders and thinkers, drawn from an event Doug recently hosted in Grand Rapids.
Episode 2: How To Apply America’s Principles, with Jeff Rosen
Do you believe in your city? In the second episode of this mini-series, Doug DeVos talks to Jeff Rosen about what you can learn from America’s successes and failures. The head of the National Constitution Center, Jeff speaks to the American idea — an idea you can help kindle in your hometown.
Episode 3: How to Help Everyone Thrive and Prosper, with Doug DeVos
Do you believe in your city? In the third episode of this mini-series, Doug DeVos gives a keynote presentation on the problems facing his beloved Grand Rapids. As a longtime local business and philanthropic leader, he speaks to the solutions — and collaboration — that can save his city, and yours.
Episode 4: How to Empower People, with Evan Feinberg and Daron Babcock
Do you believe in your city? In the third episode of this mini-series, Stand Together’s Evan Feinberg and social entrepreneur Daron Babcock show how empowering people is key to progress. Learn how to foster bottom-up solutions — and avoid top-down control — to transform your hometown.
Episode 5: How MLK Advanced Justice, with Jonathan Eig and Jamelle Bouie
Do you believe in your city? In the fifth episode of this mini-series, New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie interviews bestselling author Jonathan Eig about his new book, King. Learn how America’s most famous civil rights activist advanced equal justice — and what it means for you and your hometown.
Episode 6: How to Live Up to America’s Promise, a Panel Discussion
Do you believe in your city? In the sixth episode of this mini-series, David French, Jamelle Bouie, David Bobb, and Jeff Rosen explore America’s past successes and failures, while sketching a vision for a better future for all. Learn how your hometown can solve problems and live up to America’s promise.
Episode 7: How Grand Rapids Can Turn Around, a Panel Discussion
Do you believe in your city? In the seventh and final episode of this mini-series, local leaders including Jerry Bishop, Evelyn Esparza-Gonzalez, Attah Obande, Kelsey Perdue, and Joe Jones talk about how to move Grand Rapids forward. Learn how one of America’s most dynamic cities is learning from — and serving as a model to — hometowns like yours.