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Black, White and the Greys: Film + Conversation

National Week of Conversation (#ListenFirst)

Better Together Film Festival: A National Week of Conversation Signature ExperienceThroughout the week of April 15-21, 2024, community spaces across the country will participate in the Better Together Film Festival. Libraries, museums, community centers, churches, colleges, etc. will help bring together diverse groups of people to view films that showcase hopeful stories of bridging divides….

Dialogue Lab – America: Film + Conversation

National Week of Conversation (#ListenFirst)

Better Together Film Festival: A National Week of Conversation Signature ExperienceThroughout the week of April 15-21, 2024, community spaces across the country will participate in the Better Together Film Festival. Libraries, museums, community centers, churches, colleges, etc. will help bring together diverse groups of people to view films that showcase hopeful stories of bridging divides….

LIST(e)N: Film + Conversation

National Week of Conversation (#ListenFirst)

Better Together Film Festival: A National Week of Conversation Signature ExperienceThroughout the week of April 15-21, 2024, community spaces across the country will participate in the Better Together Film Festival. Libraries, museums, community centers, churches, colleges, etc. will help bring together diverse groups of people to view films that showcase hopeful stories of bridging divides….

Public Enemies, Private Friends: Film + Conversation

National Week of Conversation (#ListenFirst)

Better Together Film Festival: A National Week of Conversation Signature ExperienceThroughout the week of April 15-21, 2024, community spaces across the country will participate in the Better Together Film Festival. Libraries, museums, community centers, churches, colleges, etc. will help bring together diverse groups of people to view films that showcase hopeful stories of bridging divides….

UNDIVIDE US: Film + Conversation

National Week of Conversation (#ListenFirst)

Better Together Film Festival: A National Week of Conversation Signature ExperienceThroughout the week of April 15-21, 2024, community spaces across the country will participate in the Better Together Film Festival. Libraries, museums, community centers, churches, colleges, etc. will help bring together diverse groups of people to view films that showcase hopeful stories of bridging divides….

PURPLE: America, We Need to Talk: Film + Conversation

National Week of Conversation (#ListenFirst)

Better Together Film Festival: A National Week of Conversation Signature ExperienceThroughout the week of April 15-21, 2024, community spaces across the country will participate in the Better Together Film Festival. Libraries, museums, community centers, churches, colleges, etc. will help bring together diverse groups of people to view films that showcase hopeful stories of bridging divides….

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Citizen Discourse

Citizen Discourse’s Conversation Collective is a community from around the country — and even the globe!! — who gather for compassionate and restorative conversation. We start with a mindful moment and incorporate some writing and reflecting and one on one conversation. First timers are welcome to come join us as a guest.  Membership is available…

Become a certified IF Collaborative Discussion Coach!

Interactivity Foundation

Register now for the Interactivity Foundation’s (IF) annual Collaborative Discussion Coach Summer Training. All trainings are limited to 15 participants to ensure interactive, hands-on engagement. After completing this training, certified collaborative discussion coaches will be able to offer their own certificate programs in classrooms, communities, and workplaces. Coaches are able to award certificates & digital…

“Together We Thrive!” Challenge

Crossing Party Lines

For this year’s National Week of Conversation 2024 (NWOC), which runs from April 15 through April 21, Crossing Party Lines has designed a 7-day challenge. This challenge takes you on a quick survey of the options available to you for getting more involved in reducing toxic polarization and learning to Disagree Better. As we at…

Books for Bridging

Move for America

Join us on Thursday, April 18, 2024  at 11:00 AM for a virtual community event centered on a series of conversations about the ways literature and historical moments have shaped who we are.

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Conversations Across Power Differences

Dr. Tania Israel

Challenging topics are difficult to discuss, even more so when there’s an imbalance of power or privilege. How can we approach such conversations with skill, sensitivity, and courage? Come join this online program with Tania Israel, psychologist, professor, and author of Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide, in conversation with story…

Seeking High Ground in the School Wars

The Village Square

Learn more about The Village Square’s God Squad and listen to past programs here: https://tlh.villagesquare.us/events/god-squad/In a culturally, religiously and racially diverse society like ours — with a single public school system designed to educate America’s children — maybe we shouldn’t be surprised that the culture wars have Officially Hit Our Schools. When you clear away…

LATE LOVE Community Gathering

FeelReal

Join the weekly community bridge building gathering for LATE LOVE and hear live with Rachelle Zola as she walks 754 Miles for Radical Love.This is a love story. A tribute to the people that so many deem as invisible, dismiss, and/or hate because of the color of their skin. “I had never even considered them,…

Country First Book Club

Country First

Join us virtually on April 18, 2024 at 7pm ET to hear from the author of the New York Time’s Best Seller Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America, Barbara McQuade, as she shows us how to identify the ways disinformation is seeping into all facets of our society and how we can fight against it.Barbara McQuade is a Professor…

Unify Challenge

Unify America

A guided video conversation that you’ll take with another American who may vote differently than you or be different than you in other ways.

Bridging Heroes in the Prohuman Classroom

National Week of Conversation (#ListenFirst)

WHAT:Join us for an engaging panel discussion with innovative civics educators from across the country who are inspiring young bridge builders and fostering a culture of our shared humanity in classrooms, communities, and beyond. Hear the panelists’ stories and leave with new ideas to implement at your school! The event will be moderated by Kent…