Conservative Leadership for a United America
Central Arizona
Empowering conservative leaders in Maricopa, Pinal, and Yavapai counties with relationships and skills to strengthen the Republic and prevent political violence ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Program Overview
Conservative Leadership for a United America (CLUA) is a non-partisan, conservative-led program that aims to build a robust, cohesive, and effective coalition of conservative leaders nationwide united by a love of country, a commitment to problem-solving across differences, and a willingness to take action to strengthen our democratic republic and prevent political violence.
CLUA will be implemented nationally by UR Action, and in partnership with the Arizona Democracy Resilience Network in central AZ.
Program Goals
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Deepen relationships and a support network across geographies among conservative leaders committed to building bridges across. differences and preventing political violence.
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Strengthen the leadership skills of conservative leaders committed to the above.
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Create initiatives that advance unity, strengthen our democratic republic, and prevent political violence.
Program Schedule
Gatherings will be held in person in Maricopa, Pinal, and Yavapai counties, and on Zoom with conservative leaders nationwide.
June
PHASE I
Build Relationships and Learn Together
Gathering #1:
Build relationships. Learn and apply the ABCs of Constructive Conversation.
June 10 | 5-8 pm, in person. Location TBD.
Gathering #2:
Media Manipulation and Polarization: understand how it exacerbates us vs them dynamics.
June 17 | 12-1:30 pm, online
June - July
PHASE II
Plan for Action
Gathering #3:
Problem Analysis — In each Hub, leaders form project teams and use the Four-Quadrant Problem-Solving Tool to analyze risks of political violence and potential solutions.
June 23 | 5:30-8:30 pm,
in person. Location TBD.
Gathering #4:
Project Design — Each project team designs its own action plan, building on the analysis from Gathering #3.
July 20 | 5:30-8:30 pm,
in person. Location TBD.
Gathering #5:
Project Design continued and sharing interventions across Hubs.
July 22 | 12-1:30 pm, online
August - November
PHASE III
Take Action
During this phase, leaders
a) meet regularly with their teams to implement their projects, and
b) gather three times as a national cohort to share successes and challenges across project teams.
Gathering #6:
Sept 10 | 5:30-8:30 pm,
in person. Location TBD.
Gathering #7:
Oct 14 | 12-1:30 pm, online
Gathering #8:
Nov 12 | 1-2:30 pm, online
December
PHASE IV
Communicate Results and Sustain our Action
Gathering #9:
Showcase and celebrate outcomes with the broader community.
Dec 2 | 1-2:30 pm, online
