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PURPLE Film Screening and Skill-Building
This short film from Emmy-Award-winning Transient Pictures and Resetting the Table tells the story of everyday Americans with opposing viewpoints addressing their differences head-on and discovering the concerns and humanity that lie behind each other’s positions. Filmed in a swing region with the greatest concentration of counties that flipped Obama-to-Trump in the 2016 presidential election,…
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An Indigenous Perspective on Climate and the Environmen
An Indigenous Perspective on Climate and the Environment with Darren Parry The Creation Care Coalition, consisting of the Mormon Environmental Stewardship Alliance, LDS Earth Stewardship, Citizen’s Climate Lobby, and Mormon Women for Ethical Government, is excited to host a collaborative fireside featuring Darren Parry, former Chairman of the Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation. Darren’s background,…
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Connecting Across Differences through Conversation
Join us for this collaborative event as we explore the ideas of connection, conversation, and compassion while acquiring the skills to bring them to life. Participants will also have the opportunity to practice those skills with each other and gain the confidence to connect across differences in their personal and professional lives. This event is…
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Weave the Social Fabric Conversation
Many people sense that something is broken in society. Surveys show about half of young adult Americans are lonely. Opioid addiction, suicide, gun violence, ethnic tension and depression have been rising. We face rapid change from a globalized economy, cell phones and social media, job-hopping, online dating, immigration, and uncertainty about our future health and…
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Politics and Elections Conversation
Headlines, news broadcasts, and social media present conflicting reports on the validity of the election results as well as issues like economic impacts of the pandemic, guns, immigration, border security, abortion, climate, healthcare, and other pressing matters – often using facts selected to bolster specific views. It can be difficult to stay open-minded to new…
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Llevando Common Sense al Congreso
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…
