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Citizen Assembly

Citizen Assembly invites you to join us in the never-ending, limitless process of REAL deliberative democracy, thanks to the groundbreaking technology Egora, “The Worldwide Stock-Market of Ideas”! Egora-ILP.org With Egora EVERYONE is able to participate in democracy at their own convenience and at their own level of comfort, by… –   developing their own political philosophy…

Introduction to the Empathy Circle Training

Center for Building a Culture of Empathy

Free Introduction and Orientation to Empathy Circle Facilitation Training:   Come learn and practice the Empathy Circle process for addressing challenging topics. An Empathy Circle is a structured dialogue process based on Active and Empathic Listening that effectively supports meaningful and constructive dialogue An Empathy Circle increases mutual understanding and connection by ensuring that each person feels…

Building Capacity for Restorative Practices

Mediators Beyond Borders International

Our communities need opportunities to process the personal and collective impact of emotionally charged events. From the effects of the pandemic and natural disasters to racism and sexual abuse to political or ethnic divides, we seek healthy forums in which to express feelings and truly hear one another.  Restorative practices provide a transformative framework to examine the…

‘On Tyranny’ Democracy Circle Book Club

Center for Building a Culture of Empathy

Everyone and all points of view are welcome. Everyone will be heard to their satisfaction.WHYWe want to support democracy.Authoritarianism and tactics that undermine and destroy democracy are happening in the USA and around the world. At this critical time, voting, the foundation of democracy, is threatened.We want to develop the Democracy Circle process as a…

Your Brain on Politics

Crossing Party Lines

What’s going on in the world of politics? Why does talking politics so often feel off limits or fraught with danger? How can we get back to the good old days when it was OK to disagree and we could still be friends despite different views?At this meetup we’ll explore some of the causes of…