Akin Gump and Edelman co-sponsored a successful breakfast event on June 23rd, introducing Convergence and the Project on Nutrition and Wellness (PNW).
Over two dozen individuals attended the event, representing a broad mix of organizations. From this event alone, PNW has added several new partners and advisors to the project.
"Given the challenges that we face and the overall frustration with the current state of politics, Convergence may be coming along at just the right juncture where history and opportunity merge for a new level of national problem solving."
"Convergence is a catalyst that can enable the hard work and technical skills of others to result in success rather than frustration and missed opportunities."
"...I was pleased to be part of the US-Muslim Engagement Project, which demonstrated the ability of people of very differing backgrounds and perspectives to find important common ground on a crucial national issue. Now, I wholeheartedly support the approach of Convergence and am pleased to be part of it."
"Convergence is a good idea at the right time. With policy debates so charged and politicized today, the country needs places where people with differing and conflicting views can actually talk with, not past, each other to solve problems."
