Exciting News!RCV Montana is looking for a full-time Statewide Organizing Director. Montana is ready for an experienced leader in the field to catapult RCV in Montana in 2022. If you’re interested in this position, visit our website.Please help us spread the word about this position! We also need your help to get this position fully funded, along with summer…
Everything seems to be black or white, for or against, red or blue.But diversity and difference are not absolute, they exist on a spectrum which has at its core commonality, togetherness and overlap.But do YOU know the depths of your nuanced beliefs?Do you know that you likely overlap with others more than you think?Try it!
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…
An interactive, fun and deep hour of conversation on how to build more trust so we can transform our personal lives and society.About this eventWe love discussing values.We believe that values discussions can bring us closer together and help us get clearer in our mind’s eye about the life we want to create.We also believe…
*PRIVATE EVENT* This event is not open to the public, but if you are interested in bringing a similar program to your community, please let us know by contacting us here: https://www.resettingthetable.org/inquiries. Drawing on conflict resolution, mediation, and chaplaincy frameworks, this facilitation training teaches structures and skills that support future clergy to engage in direct, open conversations…
This workshop uses real-world case studies to introduce participants to the theory and practice of EP’s Reflective Structured Dialogue framework. For three decades, our unique approach has transformed conflicts across the country and the world—but the basic principles of EP’s framework are applicable to local community issues, organizational development, congregations, and everyday conversations. Intentional communication…
Join Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/96159968972?pwd=SEJJOG1STUZFSzllT1l3S3NWT0pyZz09Meeting ID: 961 5996 8972Passcode: 14Gk3J *************************************************************************A Book Talk with “My latest book, My Soul’s Journey to Redefine Leadership: A New Phoenix Rises from the Ashes of 9/11, chronicles why I brought all my resources from 30 years training and coaching Reconciliation Leaders at the United Nations to the United States at this critical…
Many media and culture sources promote the idea that we should view those who disagree with us as enemies. This approach limits our ability to solve the major problems of our day. Research shows that curiosity which seeks multiple perspectives can open the mind, increase empathy, reduce fears, encourage self-awareness and promote humility. Curiosity about…
Meet “The Skeptics, a DIY lay version of “God Squad” — they’re a group of politically and spiritually diverse group of people who’ve been meeting once a week for years (in some private location that for some reason they’re not letting on to). Lucky us — we’ll meet five of the Skeptics (a Jew, a…
Ideos Mini-Conversations is an opportunity for Americans to reach across political and social divides, acting on the belief that common ground is possible through empathy and dialogue. When real dialogue becomes too difficult, our worlds remain separated. Wrong assumptions emerge. The moment we start to see “those people” as the problem itself, all sides dig in…
Patriotism can act as a unifying force to help our country achieve lofty goals like putting a man on the moon or healing in the aftermath of a national tragedy. Yet over the past few decades, we have seen divides over patriotism at the center of our culture wars, to the point where symbols like…
Join this interactive discussion with participants from around the country. People in communities across the country are considering policing practices that treat all people fairly while still enforcing the law. What law enforcement functions do we most value and want to enhance? What aspects do we want to eliminate or rethink?What roles should community members, law…
Open Primaries Virtual Discussions Series returns Friday April 29th 3pm (ET) with How Closed Primaries Disproportionately Impact Latino and Asian Voters, a discussion of groundbreaking new research coming out of the University of Southern California that shows conclusively that closed primaries depress not just primary participation but general election participation, and that they disproportionately impact…
Belonging is identified as a basic human need in Maslow’s pyramid. Human beings are happier and healthier when they feel they belong and when that belonging lacks, it affects their self concept and ability to experience fulfillment. People experience belonging in families, clubs, neighborhoods, faith communities, interest groups, schools and so many more places. This guide invites you…
Our immersive virtual workshop is designed to invite participants into discovering their listening blocks and navigating difficult conversations. Using our award- winning documentary film List(e)n which brings people with opposing viewpoints on some of our most divisive issues – guns, abortion and immigration — to listen to each other. The documentary features participants whose personal…