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Civic Renewal Conversation
Civic life encompasses the infinite ways that people may connect and contribute to their community and society: from voting in an election or organizing a neighborhood block-party, to standing up for a just cause or supporting arts in our parks. For some time, however, many facets of civic life have been in decline. This conversation…
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Race and Ethnicity Conversation
Were conversations about race a part of your upbringing? If so, how was the subject approached? How did the people around you talk about other races? We all want to live in a society that is fair and has opportunity for all. This conversation is an opportunity to explore our experience of race and ethnicity….
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Connecting Your Library Community Through Conversation
Join Living Room Conversation’s Library Partner, Annie Caplan, presenting for the American Library Association. Community conversations are an important way to connect libraries with the communities they serve. In this webinar, you will learn why it is important for libraries to be hubs for dialogue and strategies for implementing community conversations in all library types…
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Become a certified IF Collaborative Discussion Coach!
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…
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After COVID, Can We Have Accountability Without Retribution?
Francis Collins went viral recently. The former director of the National Institutes of Health, he admitted at the 2023 Braver Angels Convention that public health leaders made mistakes when developing COVID policies, while still defending their overall response. When these videos recently surfaced on Twitter, his acknowledgment of mistakes got the public’s attention. But do…
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Reunited States- Building Understanding in America
The motto of the United States is e pluribus unum– out of many, one. Our nation has blended cultures, beliefs, and people from across the world to varying degrees of success. In recent years, it is our divisions and not our “one” that have taken center stage in our politics, communities, and media. The Reunited States highlights individual…