Bringing Communities Together
I
t's important today to find ways to connect with others to help deepen your understanding of those
around you. In a time when differences seem to dominate today's culture, it can help to find
similarities, draw connections and bridge worlds.
From community leaders and organizations to embassies and consulates, cultural events and programs
are popping up in communities across the country in unexpected ways. For example, Germany
is wrapping up a year-long campaign called Wunderbar Together, a Year of German-American
Friendship that was designed to bring diplomacy from Washington's K street to America's main
streets. This effort, funded by the German Federal Foreign Office, implemented by the Goethe-Institut
and supported by the Federation of German Industries (BDI), brought together more than 400 part-
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