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The Israel-Palestine Conflict: Tools for Civil Dialogue
Institute for Youth in PolicyApril 19 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm CDT
Join the Institute for Youth in Policy for our NWOC-affiliated interactive, student-led...
Disagree Better: A Governor’s View on How Business Can Bridge Divides
Business for AmericaApril 25 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Americans are exhausted by the hyperpartisanship and polarization in our country, and...
Talking Politics: A CPL Workshop
Crossing Party LinesApril 20 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm CDT
April 20 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm CDTTalking Politics: A CPL WorkshopHosted by Crossing Party...
America in Crisis: Divided We Fall
Crossing Party LinesApril 21 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm CDT
April 21 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm CDT America in Crisis: Divided We Fall A conversation hosted by...
Situation Rooms and their Efficacy in Elections
Mediators Beyond Borders InternationalApril 24 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EDT
Engage in this exciting webinar, Situation Rooms and their Efficacy in Election...
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My Political Autobiography: A Student Workbook
Essential Partners- Read
- Toolkit
Talking about politics is difficult because politics is one of the ways we express what we really care about—our hopes, our values, our deepest concerns. Political beliefs are about our...
Reformation Series – Cover Down: A Conversation with Dr. Richard Barton – Unite America
Veterans for All Voters- Watch
- Video-on-demand
In this Reformation Series, Todd Connor talks with Dr. Richard Barton, a Democracy Fellow at Unite America and a professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs....
Daily Democracy
ActiVote- Experience
- App
Our easy to use nonpartisan app – learn more about the features – educates voters on important issues, when and where they can cast their vote, connects them with their elected...
Media Literacy Toolkit
Mormon Women for Ethical Government- Read
- Toolkit
The founders of the United States knew an educated public would be key to the strength of a democratic republic. The creation of the First Amendment ensured citizens would have...
Polarization and Political Violence: Rachel Kleinfeld
Common Ground Committee- Listen
- Podcast
Violent threats against members of Congress are up, and hate crimes have increased to the highest levels ever recorded. Fear is being used as a tool by both Republicans and...
Conversations in Troubled Times
Living Room Conversations- Read
- Toolkit
Disruption, tragedy and conflict are part of our human story. Whether in our own backyard or internationally, deep histories of trauma and loss can make it difficult to speak about...
My Political Autobiography: A Values Reflection Worksheet
Essential PartnersPartisan political campaigns tell us who to fear and who to trust, who to exclude and how to participate. They have defined the limits of what is possible in our...
How can you talk politics in a divided family?
Braver Angels- Listen
- Podcast
In this special episode, Mónica — a liberal — joins the two people she’s argued with most — her conservative parents — for a candid conversation about one family’s struggles...
We Need to Talk: Affective Polarization and Discussion
Network for Responsible Public PolicyIn the talk, Professor Levendusky discusses the origins of affective polarization, the tendency of Democrats and Republicans to dislike and distrust one another. He will share strategies he has tested...
Resisting Polarization in an Election Season: A Four-Part Curriculum
Essential Partners- Read
- Toolkit
The 2024 election cycle has begun. Each presidential campaign cycle seems to be more contentious than the last and this one is no different. We’re bracing for months of misleading...
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Here are a few change-making organizations to consider.
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Move for America
- Engage Across Differences
Catalyze a generation of leaders to bridge divides and strengthen our civic dialogue.
Crossing Party Lines
- Engage Across Differences
Crossing Party Lines creates open dialogue through warm and engaging conversations with Americans who see the world differently, to increase...
Waging Dialogue
- Engage Across Differences
Bridging divides by understanding the psychology of communication
U.S. Bahá’í Office of Public Affairs
- Engage Across Differences
We live in a time of rapid, often unsettling change, inspiring mixed feelings of dread, anxiety, anticipation, and hope. In the midst of this...
Institute for Youth in Policy
- Engage Across Differences
Discourse with Direction: Through discourse, an instrumental good, we tackle this trend head-on and utilize it as a means to an end - a...
Unify America
- Engage Across Differences
We are a cross-partisan grassroots organization committed to replacing politics with problem solving.
National Week of Conversation (#ListenFirst)
- Engage Across Differences
National Week of Conversation is a nation campaign managed by the Listen First Project on behalf of the 500+ Listen First Coalition partners...
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