Little salons, hosted in American living rooms*.
*Or kitchen. Or dining room. Really, wherever you want.
Salonettes are a social way for people to learn about and discuss whatever impacts their day to day lives.
People host friends and neighbors in their homes on a monthly basis for a casual conversation about issues that affect their community with the goal of increasing participants’ investment in and engagement with the democratic process.
Salonettes are inspired by the storied history of the French salon which affected political and cultural change by bringing members of the community together to learn about, discuss, and inspire advocacy around the pressing issues of the day.
Facilitate informed, interactive discussion within our communities, about our communities.
Every salonette follows three central principles to increase individual investment in the democratic process:
Inform: Learn about issues that matter to the community.
Interact: Have conversational discussion and debate about these issues with friends and neighbors.
Involve: Meet with local, state, and federal officials and institutions to ask questions, voice support, and flag concerns.