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Building Bridges in the Human Family
Building Bridges in the Human Family Curious about the anti-black, anti-white divide? Want to discuss race and racism but are afraid to say the wrong thing or offend someone? Want to discuss how we can move on from our tragic past? Join us for a dialog series for people who genuinely want to listen. This…
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Interfaith Panel Discussion: Joy and Resilience
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,…
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Become a Catalyst for Change with Essential Partners
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,…
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An Essential Partners Dialogue Experience
Essential Partners is proud to host this free public dialogue event in collaboration with the 2023 National Week of Dialogue. For more than three decades, Essential Partners has helped people build relationships across differences to address their communities’ most pressing challenges. Our proven, adaptable, scalable approach, Reflective Structured Dialogue (RSD), empowers people to transform the…
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Improv Theatre: Reaching Across Political Difference
When your friends, family members, or colleagues hold different political views from yours, what holds you back from opening up dialogue? If you have had positive experiences reaching across political differences, what has helped your experience be constructive? Using Playback Theatre, we will share stories and learn from each other. All perspectives and feelings are…
