{"id":2557,"date":"2026-07-01T17:33:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T17:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/declarationproject.org\/?p=2557"},"modified":"2026-07-01T17:33:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T17:33:52","slug":"spirit-of-76-cafe-the-book-in-progress-on-substack-in-serial-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/declarationproject.org\/?p=2557","title":{"rendered":"Spirit of &#8217;76 Cafe &#8211; the book in progress, on Substack, in serial form"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You can now peruse on Substack the first chapter of Section II of &#8216;SPIRIT OF &#8217;76 CAFE: A Global Revolutionary Journey to Reclaim Our Democracy&#8217;, featuring a fascinating Zoom exchange mostly with participants who are citizens of South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/christopherphillipsphd.substack.com\/p\/the-power-of-reconciliation-chapter?r=1st87x&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;triedRedirect=true\">https:\/\/christopherphillipsphd.substack.com\/p\/the-power-of-reconciliation-chapter?r=1st87x&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;triedRedirect=true<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Spirit of &#8217;76 Caf\u00e9 dialogue project and book-in-the-making &#8211; we&#8217;ll publish all the combined chapters as a means to raise funds at this critical time for our nonprofit &#8212; is one of three &#8216;branches&#8217; of our one-of-a-kin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/safety\/go\/?url=http%3A%2F%2FDeclarationProject%2Eorg&amp;urlhash=MsaI&amp;mt=7u3VbXZlsHf8b5TxUZ5woMg57GhYVvcx7skOSi6D0spjgQ2ef98e-Jww7anHqrsdwnTz1QxeyIRiaj3hnMWlN0JK6CJxpfZlxiwgbgkZV9tnmfUtVVFFB65N&amp;isSdui=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>DeclarationProject.org<\/strong><\/a>, inspired by the original 1776 push for liberty and self-governance, this initiative acts as a traveling and virtual &#8220;think space&#8221;. I gather people in both iconic historical sites and everyday public squares to engage in philosophical, Socratic-style dialogues. Participants are challenged to identify modern grievances and formulate a &#8220;roadmap&#8221; for active civic involvement rather than just debating problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Declaration Project &#8212; an initiative by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/safety\/go\/?url=http%3A%2F%2FDemocracyCafe%2Eorg&amp;urlhash=Lc4a&amp;mt=MtY3f8w8psXOFv85zH2Du5OKNGODcEbns9M1HIy9FYkOCgeiM9rTRqqBTeozT_Lqo4ofx7-f6gFCSpBseRRizcuX16D17Z-dl_0dXqSQieN88nIHjcnwkGyv&amp;isSdui=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>DemocracyCafe.org<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; is a comprehensive archive dedicated to documenting the history of freedom. 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