As we seek to understand the other side it is key to understand the core values and moral foundations that people are using to make their choices. Want to understand your foundations and the foundations that others might use to make their decisions?Try our 6 minute digital Moral Foundations simulation!
Join us in the Daily Haloha app for a week of uplifting and thought-provoking daily questions that celebrate conversation and our shared humanity.Reflect, share, and hear from others – anonymously and judgment-free. Download the app today for a 2-minute daily dose of humanity.
*PRIVATE EVENT*This event is part of a Facilitation Training series conducted for community and faith leaders in the DC area, offered in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. Drawing on conflict resolution, mediation, and chaplaincy frameworks, this facilitation training teaches tools and skills that support participants to engage in direct, open conversations across…
Please join Bay College in Michigan in celebrating America’s National Week of Conversation and the International Day of Mastering Conversations that Matter! From April 10th through the 23rd, folks will gather with others to share inspirational and thoughtful ideas by simply using the Daily Haloha app. Other campuses and organizations are encouraged to join in…
Join Holy Dialogues hosts Jeremy Emmert of Converge D.C., Rev. Kim Purl, The Missouri Pastor, and Rev. Marian Edmonds-Allen of Parity for a live, interactive discussion of LGBT and faith.You will see and hear from three very different people tackle a topic – LGBT and Christian faith – that is unnecessarily dividing churches, families, and…
Engaging across difference is needed now more than ever. There are fundamental and tangible skills that help people be better bridge-builders. In this interactive virtual event during the National Week of Conversation, we will share information about Interfaith America’s Bridging the Gap program, which equips people with the knowledge, skills, and opportunity to engage in real engagement with…
International Listening Association Let’s talk about Intercultural Communication One of the great things about the International Listening Association (ILA) is that members come from diverse cultures and experiences. Let’s tap into that and talk about Intercultural Communication! Join us to discuss your own experiences and what you’ve learned or want to learn about Intercultural Communication….
In partnership with National Week of Conversation, join Renee Bhati-Klug of Culturally Intelligent Training & Consulting (CITC) to learn how to have more inclusive dialogue. Research proves that Cultural Intelligence (CI) enhances people’s communication and performance when they work with individuals across multicultural dimensions. The Culturally Intelligent Leader is a complimentary webinar to help participants…
This event is happening for the National Week of Conversation (NWOC), April 17-23. Check out more free virtual offerings for events for workplaces and beyond here.Conflict is expensive for workplaces. The cornerstone for avoiding it is healthy communication, which most of us feel is easier said than done. Join us to practice skills that not only…
We all know how important it is to be fully present and open-minded when engaging with others. The quality of our listening is a vital key to impacting peace, harmony and joy in the workplace and as well in all interpersonal relationships. Yet, there are mysteriously profound dimensions to listening that, when practiced consciously, naturally…
Conversations by, and for, the people How do you see the relationship between our economic system and the health of our democracy? What challenges flow from our economic system and how do these impact the health of our democracy? How might we better meet these challenges? In this conversation series, we will help each other…
Join The Horizons Project and Othering & Belonging Institute as we explore what it means to bridge in a way that builds empathy and understanding while centering justice and our common humanity. Speakers will include: john a. powell, Director, Othering & Belonging Institute Ashley Johnson, Training and Content Manager, Race Forward Míriam Juan-Torres González, Head…
If you want peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies. -Desmond TutuThe practice of engaging critically and authentically with those you disagree with is an important competency and skill, especially in highly polarized and charged environments. Dialogue is fundamental to building this competency. Not only is it vital for those…
Polarization has accelerated over the last 40 years. Just when we need it most, our capacity to address our differences effectively has also declined. So, what is happening to counter this problem? CommonSense Americans are part of the bright spots to help resolve this issue today! In this session, we’ll share key principles and best…
How can we determine whether sources are credible? The News Literacy Project is offering a free webinar series to help you successfully navigate the crowded and rapidly changing information landscape.April 12, 19 and 26 | 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT. Register once to access all three sessions.Session 1 | April 12: What is…
Los estadounidenses típicos aportan sentido común al Congreso.La polarización se aceleró en los últimos 40 años. Justo cuando más la necesitamos, nuestra capacidad para abordar nuestras diferencias de manera efectiva también disminuyó. Entonces, ¿qué estamos haciendo para contrarrestar este problema? ¡Los estadounidenses de sentido común son parte de los puntos destacados para resolver este problema…
Essential Partners equips people to live and work better together by building trust and understanding across differences. But, what exactly does that mean? How does the work of Essential Partners look in a real community, campus, school, or company? What changes are possible? How long does it take? What’s the first step?In this free, interactive,…
Talking about race isn’t always easy… but it’s important. Andre and Todd were college freshman roommates – one black, one white – who spent their first 25 years of knowing each other without ever discussing race. So they decided to make their first conversations about race public to show what a first conversation about race…
Local faith leaders and scholars will come together to discuss the eight pillars of joy as outlined in The Book of Joy. Each panelist will share their unique perspective on how these practices can help us find meaning, connection, and joy even during extraordinarily difficult times. This program is a part of the National Week of Conversation,…
Join us for our weekly Democracy Happy Hour! Grab a drink and come hear about the latest democracy news, ongoing efforts to fix democracy, and ways you can participate. Each week we cover democracy headlines in the news, a special topic of the week, and then have open discussion on democracy related issues.
Join us for an evening of intentional bridge building during the National Week of Conversation! April is National Second Chance Month, observed in the United States during April since 2017. It is a “nationwide effort to raise awareness of the collateral consequences of a criminal conviction and unlock second-chance opportunities for people who have completed…
Meetings of Opposites is a curriculum of inquiries into the mechanism that produces perceptual blindness, readings in philosophy and hermeneutics, and activities adapted from Outward Bound. It provides the actual experience of common ground among people with irreconcilable opinions, replacing the mechanism of perception and the Us-Against-Them which perception inevitably produces.
Political polarization is a plague. Consider the power of inoculating today’s youth!This meeting provides a quick introduction to the book, Learning to Depolarize, including a sneak peek at the discussion guide. Discover a resource that has been called “one of the best education books of the year” and consider how to use it as a…
Bridging for a Better Future: acquire the skills and tactics to connect across differences in your relationships and communityAdd your voice to the National Week of Conversation! Join high school students across the country to connect across differences. Meet new people, learn skills and tactics to help you address rising polarization and isolation through conversation,…
Join us in a small group discussion with various people from different perspectives on the topic of climate change in America.
This presentation offers a working definition of antisemitism. It explains how antisemitism is used to divide groups from each other and how it hurts everyone—Jews and non-Jews alike. It describes why antisemitism is particularly harmful to working-class people and how it is used to shield those who profit from an unfair system. And it concludes with action steps that Jews and allies can take to eliminate antisemitism.
Please join us for the 2023 National Week of Deliberation online deliberative forum using Common Ground for Action (CGA) on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 8:00 pm ET on “Free Speech: What Kind of Campus Community Do We Want?”The College National Week of Deliberation CGA college forum series connects college students from across the country…