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 Online Dialogue Facilitation course instills participants with strong foundational skills to facilitate successfully online and in-person, including functions of dialogue and key principles of facilitation.April 4-May 2, 2022Duration4 weeksTime Commitment12 hours asynchronous 3 optional live sessionsLanguageEnglishApplication deadline, April 1st. Apply by March 27 for an early bird discount. Week 1Foundations of Dialogue FacilitationWeek 2Role…
“Conversation Collective is now offering an ongoing series focused on examining grief. Through mindfulness and breath practices, journaling, one-on-one conversation, and group check-in, we will gently explore the dimensions of grief. Sessions will incorporate very subtle movement and breathing. Please join us for these weekly gatherings if you desire meaningful conversation about grief, loss, and…
Join Ballotpedia staff writers Sam Wonacott and Doug Kronaizl to learn about what we are watching in school board elections this year. We will take a look at broad trends and big-ticket races, as well as a more detailed look at the spike in recall efforts and our coverage of conflicts in school board elections…
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant changes both in the number of people seeking mental health care, and how our nation provides mental health care. A report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found that while telehealth allowed some patients to maintain continuity of care, there was a significant increase in the…
Twenty-six countries around the world require participation in elections, including Australia, which has required citizens to cast a ballot since 1924 and had over 90 percent voter turnout in its last major election. The U.S., on the other hand, lags behind other democracies, with only 66.8 percent of eligible voters participating in the record-turnout election…
Join the Center for Democratic Deliberation for a lecture by Lauren Beard, CDD Fellow and Ph.D. candidate in English: Annette Vee asks rhetoric scholars to consider their role in countering the anxiety surrounding humanity’s increasing dependence on technological automation. She urges us to turn our critical attention towards code, the writing that propagates said automations,…
Join Urban Rural Action’s Mid-Atlantic Dialogues Across Difference n 3/30 and/or 3/31.This will be an interactive Zoom workshop for college students, faculty, and administrators across the Mid-Atlantic.We’ll introduce our ABCs for Constructive Conversation, and in separate breakouts, students and faculty / administrators will explore different views on an issue about which they feel strongly.
To raise a glass and grow VPI Task Force Missouri in support of the BetterElectionsMO.org ballot initiative Veterans for Political Innovation, a new effort launched to fight political polarization and dysfunction, officially launches at an event in Las Vegas. Vision: A competitive, American democracy where everyday citizens are incentivized and excited to participate. Mission: To…
IS IT POSSIBLE TO FIND COMMON GROUND WITH ANYONE? A LIBERAL DAUGHTER OF A CONSERVATIVE FAMILY SHARES HER STORY.Journalist Mónica Guzmán is the loving liberal daughter of Mexican immigrants who strongly supports Donald Trump. We hear her personal story of how Mónica set out to understand what divides America and discovered ways to overcome divisions…
Join Urban Rural Action’s Mid-Atlantic Dialogues Across Difference n 3/30 and/or 3/31.This will be an interactive Zoom workshop for college students, faculty, and administrators across the Mid-Atlantic.We’ll introduce our ABCs for Constructive Conversation, and in separate breakouts, students and faculty / administrators will explore different views on an issue about which they feel strongly.
The first of The Four Sacred Gifts is – Forgive the Unforgivable. Why? How? Must we? Forgiving wrongs, intentional, unintentional, historic, big and small is not a simple thing. For many of us this can be very challenging. There are so many ways that we are hurt by others and that we hurt others in our…
We’re looking for people who are passionate about innovative solutions to waste management—and who want to turn their ideas into real products and services for nonprofit organizations.The Waste No More Ideathon is an open call for innovators interested in finding solutions to solid waste management challenges. It aims to bring together forward-thinking, capable individuals with…
Featuring: Jerry Theodorou, Director, Finance, Insurance & Trade Program, R Street Institute Roosevelt Mosley, Principal and Consulting Actuary, Pinnacle Actuarial Services Mory Katz, Senior Vice President, BMS Group The insurance industry is unique in that the cost of its products—insurance policies—is unknown at the time of sale. Insurers calculate the price of their policies with…
Does talking about differences, commonalities, and problems improve society? Many public officials, educators, religious leaders, and even ordinary citizens claim that if Americans just talked to each other more our nation could overcome division. Dialogue might just be the medicine our democracy needs. Yet, many Americans feel left out of such conversations. And research suggests…
Are tech companies censoring people or letting misinformation run wild? It’s complicated – and so are you. This is the place to make your voice heard without all the labels, assumptions, and screaming matches. From families and Congress to school board meetings and town halls, politics is tearing us apart. This event puts relationships, communities,…
Join us for canvassing at the Soda City Market in Columbia. We’ll bring the clipboards and pens, you bring the enthusiasm and smiles!We’ll be speaking to market goers about the benefits of instant runoff voting (also known as ranked choice voting). Scripts will be provided.We’ll meet at Cantina 76 at 10am to discuss the script…
Meet Martha Williams and John Scilipote and learn more about what Mindful Conversation is and how it could help you!There will be a short presentation followed by breakouts and a robust Q & A.
For many people, the whole point of talking politics is to set others straight: Telling them what we know so they will see the light and come to view things the way we do.Most of us are pretty certain about our views, convinced we are right. But are we? Where does our certainty come from?…
Our communities at home and abroad are divided like never before.How do we posture ourselves as peacemakers? How do we love anyway?Join us (for free) for one hour, once a week, for four weeks.Using lessons crafted from decades of peacemaking experience around the world, we will help you explore how to press into pain, understand…
“Conversation Collective is now offering an ongoing series focused on examining grief. Through mindfulness and breath practices, journaling, one-on-one conversation, and group check-in, we will gently explore the dimensions of grief. Sessions will incorporate very subtle movement and breathing. Please join us for these weekly gatherings if you desire meaningful conversation about grief, loss, and…
Facebook event to RSVP: https://fb.me/e/4R3dadrVsCome meet other California activists who are working on making elections fair and representative with STAR voting! It’s a voting method which prevents vote-splitting and gives everyone an equal vote. Learn more at www.starvoting.usAgenda: under constructionSTAR Voting team@equal.vote is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.Topic: STAR Voting California Monthly MeetingTime: Every…
Since 2005 Aristotle’s Cafe has held free community discussions that provide the chance for diverse groups of strangers to come together and meet face-to-face. Creating an opportunity for prejudices and misunderstandings to be overcome through personal growth and effective communication. Join us for a virtual discussion held via Zoom that will give you the chance…
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…
A conversation with Hon. Leo E. Strine, Jr., former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Delaware, of counsel at the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and the Michael L. Wachter Distinguished Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Carey Law School, and Dorothy S. Lund, Associate Professor of Law, University of Southern…
Ready to roll up your sleeves? Come to help our educational efforts. Bring your ideas and your work ethic. There are tons of ways to help the movement.This free form Zoom is all about moving the instant runoff voting movement forward.Have questions? We can answer themHave ideas? We love ideas!Want to get some work done?…
Local needs, local interests, local issues—state control. This has long been the framework for the Kansas City Police Department. Yet heightened civil unrest, escalating crime rates and the national police reform movement have generated increased interest in returning control of the police department to the Kansas City community, allowing local leaders to govern police policies,…
Join our effort to educate more Texans about RCV by volunteering to talk with people as they leave after they vote on Tuesday, May 24. You can do this at your local polling place or another location in your area which you think will be busier. Stay for as many hours as you’d like any…
Higher Education has come under increased scrutiny in recent years as our classrooms and campuses become more and more divided along political lines. Join us as we discuss the challenges of teaching controversial topics, and the strategies of how we can equip our staff, faculty, and students to create a more inclusive learning environment at USC. With…
Our communities at home and abroad are divided like never before.How do we posture ourselves as peacemakers? How do we love anyway?Join us (for free) for one hour, once a week, for four weeks.Using lessons crafted from decades of peacemaking experience around the world, we will help you explore how to press into pain, understand…
An independent production company recently reached out to Crossing Party Lines to talk about a TV pilot focused on reuniting families that have become fractured because members have different belief systems than one another.They hope to find people concerned that members of their family are developing beliefs that are becoming extreme, then show the process…
Efforts by democracy champions to turn the tide on authoritarianism and build inclusive, multigroup democracy remain siloed – segmented by national boundaries. Keseb, a new global nonpartisan nonprofit organization, and the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University have partnered to host the inaugural Global Democracy Champions Summit. The Summit will create a forum for…
On Monday, April 11th, 2022, we celebrate the 8th Annual Free Listening Day hosted in cities around the U.S. and abroad. This year, we are celebrating 10 years of the Free Listening Movement! And, after two years of virtual listening, we will be Free Listening back out on the streets!Free Listening Day is an opportunity…
Our communities at home and abroad are divided like never before.How do we posture ourselves as peacemakers? How do we love anyway?Join us (for free) for one hour, once a week, for four weeks.Using lessons crafted from decades of peacemaking experience around the world, we will help you explore how to press into pain, understand…
When: April 11, 2021 11:30 AM ET Where: Virtual Featuring: ● Jonathan Bydlak, Director of the Governance Program, R Street Institute ● Dr. Steven Rhoads, Author, The Economist’s View of the World: And the Quest for Well-Being ● Megan McArdle, Columnist, The Washington Post ● Doug Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum The economic way of…
Exclusively for college students! Experience a full week of crossing boundaries to explore public issues with students from across the country in National Issues Forums using the online platform Common Ground for Action (CGA). Here’s how it works: There are five deliberative discussions scheduled during the week (April 11 to 16, 2022) – one per day at…
Living Room Conversations is focused on resources to help you stay connected. We are offering this training on how to organize and host your own Living Room Conversation via video call. While everyone is welcome to attend, those who have participated in a Living Room Conversation and have a group of people in mind to…
Featuring: ● Josiah Neeley, Senior Fellow, R Street Institute ● Neil Chatterjee, Senior Advisor, Hogan Lovells, former Commissioner and Chairman at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) (2017-2021) ● Pat Wood, CEO, Hunt Energy Network, former Commissioner and Chairman at FERC (2001-2005), former Commissioner and Chairman with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (1995-2001) ●…
This session offers concrete tips for putting Better Arguments principles into practice, as well as reflections about the opportunities and challenges related to bridging our nation’s divides. We recommend attending Better Arguments 101 before this session.
Something is rotten in the U.S. Senate, and the disease has been spreading for some time. But Ben Nelson, former U.S. senator from Nebraska, is not going to let the institution destroy itself without a fight. Death of the Senate is a clear-eyed look inside the Senate chamber and a brutally honest account of the…
Join Lauren Higgins and Rahmin Sarabi of Democracy Together for a dynamic conversation filled with case stories and a lively discussion with the MBBI community on the intersections of deliberative democracy, conflict transformation, participatory democracy, and community organizing. Can we find paths forward in ways that unite us enough to meet the scale of our…
Watch Party on Wednesday April 13th 7:30-8:30pm Eastern/4:30-5:30pm PacificHumans are wired to connect, and conversation is one of our greatest tools for connection. Join us for a conversation watch party digging into what it looks like to build better communication: active listening, being curious, interacting with strangers, and being authentic.This is not a chance to…
HOW CAN GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA BE REDUCED? A FORMER GUN INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE SHARES HIS CANDID THOUGHTS.The recent mass shootings in Sacramento, California that left 6 people dead and 12 injured have renewed the calls for action on gun control. In our forthcoming podcast, we hear a unique perspective on the raging debate with a…
Join SNF Agora for a conversation with Nina Hall, author of “Transnational Advocacy in the Digital Era, Think Global, Act Local.” “Transnational Advocacy in the Digital Era” explores the role of digital advocacy organizations, a major new addition to the international arena. Organizations such as MoveOn, GetUp and Campact derive power and influence from their…
While support for democracy as a concept remains high in the United States, an increasing number of Americans are open to nondemocratic alternatives. Polarization has led to distrust of democratic institutions, unrest in many places of work and an erosion of civic values and norms. All of this fuels further politicization and polarization. Contributing to…
In order to diminish divides, create community cohesion and thereby increase the security of this democracy, the TRUST Network began in October 2020 to address current and historical issues and apply the power of a wide range of democracy, governance and peacebuilding tools, in order to let the people, generate and self-determine solutions. While the…
Reformers Lead is a series of seminars to provide new expertise to budding election reform leaders.Tickets on sale! Dates & topics below.4/15: How to Be a Leader Worth FollowingThe foundation of good leadership is more than charisma, confidence, popularity, or productivity. This session explores the true nature of leadership and the skills and habits that…
Exclusively for college students! Experience a full week of crossing boundaries to explore public issues with students from across the country in National Issues Forums using the online platform Common Ground for Action (CGA). Here’s how it works: There are five deliberative discussions scheduled during the week (April 11 to 16, 2022) – one per day at…
This is an ongoing Series of Empathy Cafes to design and build the EMPATHY MOVEMENT. We will talk about different projects such as:Empathy Circles Empathy Circle Facilitator Trainings – Learn to build the movement by taking the Empathy Circle facilitation training, starting Monday, May 9th https://bit.ly/3MCtal9 The Empathy for Congress Campaign Share your ideas for building the MOVEMENT. Everyone…
Join us for canvassing at the Soda City Market in Columbia. We’ll bring the clipboards and pens, you bring the enthusiasm and smiles!We’ll be speaking to market goers about the benefits of instant runoff voting (also known as ranked choice voting). Scripts will be provided.We’ll meet at Cantina 76 at 10am to discuss the script…
Exclusively for college students! Experience a full week of crossing boundaries to explore public issues with students from across the country in National Issues Forums using the online platform Common Ground for Action (CGA). Here’s how it works: There are five deliberative discussions scheduled during the week (April 11 to 16, 2022) – one per day at…
There are a number of Ballot Initiatives for voting reform in Montana for 2022!Montana volunteers! THIS…IS…NOT…A…DRILL.-Signature campaigns for voting reform will be happening between now and June 17th!-We need to talk about which ones to support and all the ways we can volunteer to support them!-We need to learn how to talk to our Montana friends and…
Our communities at home and abroad are divided like never before.How do we posture ourselves as peacemakers? How do we love anyway?Join us (for free) for one hour, once a week, for four weeks.Using lessons crafted from decades of peacemaking experience around the world, we will help you explore how to press into pain, understand…
*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 participants to engage in direct, open conversations across…
IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED. PLEASE ONLY CHOOSE THIS OPTION IF YOU’RE SURE YOU CAN ATTEND (and kindly cancel if your plans change). THANK YOU! THE PROGRAM ALSO WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA ZOOM. You must pre-register for this option to receive the Zoom link. If you want to participate in civic life in Tallahassee but aren’t…
When: April 19, 2022 2:00 PM ET Where: Virtual Featuring: ● Chelsea Boyd, Fellow, R Street Institute ● Michael Pesko, Associate Professor, Georgia State University ● Helen Redmond, Senior Editor and Multi-Media Journalist, Filter ● Pritika Kumar, Senior Fellow, R Street Institute Everyone engages in behaviors that can harm their health, and many of us…
At a time when many are rightly concerned about the health of American democracy, scholars and reformers are evaluating proposals to make democracy more functional and representative. One such proposal is to move beyond the winner-take-all electoral system used at the federal and state levels in the United States to enable adoption of proportional voting…
Pros and cons of legalizing marijuana, decriminalization/legalizing other recreational drugs
*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…
Join Philip Gorski and Samuel Perry as we discuss their book “The Flag and the Cross” and the damage Christian Nationalism can cause to democracy.
When: April 20, 2021 1:00 PM ET Where: Virtual Featuring: • Jarrett Dieterle, Resident Senior Fellow, Competition Policy • Robert D. Epstein, Partner, Epstein Cohen Seif & Porter • Michael Bindas, Senior Attorney, Institute for Justice • Sean O’Leary, President, O’Leary Law and Policy Group, LLC • State Rep. Adam Koenig (KY-69), sponsor of 2020…
On April 21st & 23rd, thousands of Americans will match with those who have different backgrounds and beliefs from all corners of the country to connect face-to-face on video. Each conversation will provide a repairing stitch to America’s frayed social fabric, as participants shift perspective from “us versus them” to “you and me.” AllSides Talks…
From the beginning, the United States has been a nation of differences – different races, different ideologies, different regions, different interests and different parties. And yet, aside from the Civil War, we have always managed to engage in constructive conversations to find common ground. But it feels like that ability to recognize our commonalities is…
*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…
America Talks is a powerful two-day event (April 21 and 23) that invites Americans to connect one-on-one, face-to-face on video across our political divides. By doing so, we remind ourselves that the “other” is – just like us – a person with family, friends, hopes, fears, values, beliefs, and intrinsic worth. America Talks shepherds in…
March 2022 marked two years since local governments pivoted to virtual meetings. Since then, with the rise and fall of new strains of COVID, local governments have continued that pivot to include in-person, hybrid, and all virtual meetings. Join this webinar to learn more about the experiences in three communities, as well as best practices…
This event is the 2nd of 2 events celebrating the 10th Anniversary of DU’s Masters in Mediation and Conflict Resolution Program, cohosted by Dominican University and Mediators Beyond Borders International. Attend this hybrid (in-person on Dominican University’s campus and virtually via Zoom) event: Holding it Together at Home and Abroad – The Role of the Judiciary. This 120-minute conversation event will…
A signature #USCEarthWeek event, the annual Climate Forward conference explores politically realistic solutions to address the challenges associated with a changing climate. The conference is sponsored by the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future, and GRoW Annenberg. Friday April 22, Earth Day, 12:30pm – 4:30pmRegister to attend in…
Become a better listener in your faith, family, friendships, and with your fellow human beings. This unique conference can transform how you live, love, laugh, learn, lead, and L-I-S-T-E-N.Workshops Include:Couples: Communicating and ConnectingDepolarizing within: Listening across DividesHearing God’s Call in Your LifeHow to Listen So Children Can SpeakHow to Speak So Children Can ListenInclusive Listening…
This is an ongoing Series of Empathy Cafes to design and build the EMPATHY MOVEMENT. We will talk about different projects such as:Empathy Circles Empathy Circle Facilitator Trainings – Learn to build the movement by taking the Empathy Circle facilitation training, starting Monday, May 9th https://bit.ly/3MCtal9 The Empathy for Congress Campaign Share your ideas for building the MOVEMENT. Everyone…
On April 23rd, hundreds of Americans will match with those who have different backgrounds and beliefs from all corners of the country to connect face-to-face on video. Each conversation will provide a repairing stitch to America’s frayed social fabric, as participants shift perspective from “us versus them” to “you and me.” To sign up: Answer a…
On April 23, 2022, join Millions of Conversations, I Am Your Protector (IAYP), and the Nashville Faith and Culture Center (FCC) at Centennial Park’s Earth Day celebration in Nashville, Tennessee as we examine the meaning of a monument by reclaiming the pedestal.Monuments and public spaces are a reflection of our society and our values, of…
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!
We wish to invite you to an exploratory conversation on how to build and strengthen your leadership skills to promote peace, mental health and wellbeing, social connectedness, and reset our purpose as leaders and change-makers to positively impact the communities and organizations that we work with.The session will consist of two interrelated parts:The first focuses…
In our Citizen Assemblies we utilize a new political networking and organizing technology that finally makes democracy possible in the United States of America: Egora, “The Worldwide Stock-Market of Ideas”.Please check out this 1-minute video for a quick introduction to Egora https://youtu.be/3hEzvAL-xgIAnd register for Egora athttp://Egora-ILP.orgEvent information is posted in Egora in the “Meetings” screen
Meet fellow RCV supporters in real life and learn how you can get involved in the movement to improve our election process. Come for the brief presentation (at 2:15), stay for the conversation, refreshments, and door prizes.
Our communities at home and abroad are divided like never before.How do we posture ourselves as peacemakers? How do we love anyway?Join us (for free) for one hour, once a week, for four weeks.Using lessons crafted from decades of peacemaking experience around the world, we will help you explore how to press into pain, understand…
Exploring Values in Conversations Across the Political Divide:Values-based conversations offer the opportunity to explore the underlying interests one brings to a conversation. When we engage in dialogue across the political divide it is useful to bring both an awareness of the values we bring and a curiosity about the values of others. Come join this interactive…
The Othering and Belonging Institute offers a weekly occurring Belonging: A Weekly Practice. The weekly event centers relationship building, movement, meditation and discussion. For the National Week of Conversation, we will focus on Bridging as the topic and engage in conversations that both access our similarities and respect for our differences. Please join us for…
Empathy goes beyond concern or sympathy. Empathy is stepping into the shoes of another with the intention to better understand and feel what they are experiencing. It is expressed in our choice to be fully present with someone and listen beyond their words for their feelings and unmet needs. Knowing that at least one other…
No Credible 3rd Party Candidates for 2024? Look to the Media Produced “By the People” Have an impartial conversation about the requirements for Commander-in-Chief that really matter. Discuss the competition TV show now in development with episodes that will feature competency tests, rigorous leadership challenges, and other intense and entertaining ways to vet a candidate…
On Tuesday, April 26, at 12PM ET, the Narratives Project will be hosting a Twitter Space! We will discuss and answer questions about who we are, what we do, and why we do it. Sign up for a reminder when the event is about to start here. The event is a part of the America Talks: National…
*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.This class explores the birth of both Jewish and Palestinian national aspirations and their divergent experiences of Israel’s founding, taught in a dual narratives approach….
Today’s information landscape is the most complex in human history, and the need for news literacy has never been greater. The information ecosystem is fostering increased division and advancing misinformation which drives down trust in our elections and within our civic life. A free society cannot function without a well-informed public and a vigorous, independent…
Listen and Be Listened to! A Religious, Spiritual and Secular Dialogue Event Interfaith Youth Core is proud to partner with #ListenFirst and America Talks to take part in the National Week of Conversation. April is the convergence of many religious and cultural holidays celebrated around the world – Passover, Easter, Vaisakhi, Earth Day, Ramadan, Yom…
Join AVC at Redeemer Christian Church in Amarillo, TX for a workshop on guiding Christians through America’s information crisis. Presenters: Carmen LaBerge, author and MyFaith radio host. Dr. Daniel Bennett, Assoc. Professor of Political Science at John Brown University. Elizabeth Neumann, former Homeland Security Official. Pastors, lay leaders, ministry staff, and spouses of leaders/staff are…
Braver Angels announces an exciting, new initiative: Braver Politics!American politics is broken.From city councils and school boards to state legislatures and the U.S. Congress, elected officials no longer trust one another, candidates are incentivized to divide the citizenry, and our political institutions are mired in gridlock, dysfunction, and rancor.Braver Politics is a national initiative to…
CAN THE WAY WE SPEAK BE A SOURCE OF UNITY INSTEAD OF DIVISION? TWO JOURNALISTS SHARE THEIR STORIES.We all judge others on how they sound: their accent, their pronunciation, their use of slang. Some of us have been criticized for these things ourselves, mocked because we sound different from those around us.The way we speak…
We discuss what we’ve seen in the 2020 redistricting cycle, and the reforms that can prevent a repeat in 2030. The event will feature Dave Daley, Washington Post reporter Colby Itkowitz, Cato Institute fellow Walter Olson, and Common Cause National Redistricting Director Kathay Feng.
*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…
Join Unity Lab for a FREE one-hour author talk with Brandon Peele to find out how business must be at the heart of healing the soul of our nation.Work is the only place where we truly connect across divides. We spend 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 4 years with a diverse…
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…
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…
*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…
Uniting for Democracy (U4D) in The Northland is a non-partisan program that brings together residents in Northeast Minnesota to build relationships, strengthen collaboration skills, explore different perspectives on local issues, and work together to broaden civic participation.
Calling all Coloradans! Let’s show America how we can replace political fighting with problem-solving. Welcome to the Unify Challenge for Colorado! It’s a frank one-on-one online conversation with another Coloradan who may vote or think differently than you do.Engage with a neighbor or someone clear across the state and get a fresh perspective about critical issues…
This is an ongoing Series of Empathy Cafes to design and build the EMPATHY MOVEMENT. We will talk about different projects such as:Empathy Circles Empathy Circle Facilitator Trainings – Learn to build the movement by taking the Empathy Circle facilitation training, starting Monday, May 9th https://bit.ly/3MCtal9 The Empathy for Congress Campaign Share your ideas for building the MOVEMENT. Everyone…