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  • Bridging for a Better Future

    Becca Kearl

     Bridging for a Better Future: acquire the skills and tactics to connect across differences in your relationships and community Add 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…

  • An Introduction to Meetings of Opposites

    Henry McHenry Jr

    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.

  • Healing Divides in School Communities: How to Do It!

    Pearce Godwin

    Join a showcase of students, educators, and community members who successfully use curiosity, empathy, and listening to bring people together. We’ll listen to their stories, explore core skills, and answer your questions so you feel ready to bring this work to your K-12 community!

  • Intercultural Communication

    Sandra Bodin-Lerner

    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….

  • Bridging for a Just, Inclusive, Pluralistic Democracy

    Tabatha Pilgrim Thompson

    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…

  • Civity Workshop: Connecting Across Difference

    Malka Kopell

    As part of the National Week of Conversation, Civity is excited to present a virtual workshop focused on connection across difference. Civity is a national nonprofit organization that supports community leaders who want to create a welcoming culture. This workshop will help participants build “social muscle” in their communities, cultivating relationships of respect, empathy and…