Navigating Difficult Conversations

Braver Angels is a civic renewal movement using workshops, debates, town hall meetings and community events to teach and demonstrate civil discourse across the partisan divide. They have shown that people who disagree politically can think and work together to address our nation’s most complex issues.

https://braverangels.org/arizona/

http://www.braverangels.org/

The Constructive Dialogue Institute provides lessons and online training on how to lead conversations where people with different perspectives try to understand each other – without giving up their own beliefs – in order to work together. 

https://constructivedialogue.org/

Doha Debates believes the world will be a better place if we make room to listen to and understand all sides of an issue and seek consensus together. As divisions become more entrenched, individuals retreat into echo chambers and refuse to listen to a spectrum of perspectives. We believe that positive, meaningful change only happens when we build bridges along lines reaching a diversity of viewpoints. Resources from the Doha Debates include: 

• • Better Conversations Series 
  • Deep Dive to Tackle Polarization 
  • (Un)divided – Short Film 

https://dohadebates.com/

For more than three decades, EP has helped civic groups, faith communities, colleges, and workplaces foster resilience, cohesion, understanding, and trust. They do this in several ways: first, by training stakeholders in their trademark approach; second, through long-term collaborations designed to shift community or institutional cultures; third, by co-creating new proprietary programs and materials to disseminate; fourth, through remote consultation and coaching; and finally, by facilitating community dialogues surrounding divisive topics. 

https://whatisessential.org/impact-stories/fostering-open-dialogue-evangelical-congregations

This resource offers a range of online trainings for individuals interested in leading conflict transformation efforts. ISCT’s goal is to study and promote the understanding of conflict processes and interventions from the transformative framework. 

https://transformativemediation.org/

Living Room Conversations are a simple way to connect across divides – politics, age, gender, race, nationality, and more. This link provides scripts and frameworks for dialogues across a variety of differences and on a multitude of topics, including elections.

This organization brings together groups of Americans to unite around common values and to discuss shared visions for the future.

https://millionsofconversations.com/

Million Peacemakers hosts workshops on transforming conflict into “Nonflict,” a three-step conflict resolution methodology. The organization trains communities and provides them with resources to bring peace. The “Nonflict Way” includes understanding the self and others, understanding our shared reality, and co-creating our ideal reality.

https://www.millionpeacemakers.org/

Sacred Space Online Learning (SSOL) seeks to provide individuals with information about religious, spiritual, or faith-based online resources from a variety of sources. Sacred Space Online Learning does not claim ownership over the online courses or online offerings provided on this site.

http://www.sacredspaceonlinelearning.com/ssol-categories/peace-and-reconciliation-studies-pears/

The Builders Movement strives to overcome "us vs. them" thinking and empowers citizens to solve problems together. Find information and resources about how to work constructively with people who think differently than you do, and how to hold politicians to the same standards.

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The Chamber of Connection works to mobilize and equip citizens and community leaders with the skills to create connection and trust in their communities. There are resources for individuals, for employers, and for community leaders. Learn more here:

US Chamber of Connection