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Facilitating Tough Conversations
Are you witnessing an increase in divisiveness in your community? Do you see the need for us to talk across our divides?
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Apr 6, 2018
Syracuse.com: "A Friendship Forged in Disagreement"
Profiles a friendship between two men on opposite sides of the gun debate, who met at Guns: An American Conversation, a partnership among Advance Local Media, Spaceship Media, and Essential Partners.
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Feb 27, 2018
Parisa Parsa
...As if our lives depend on it
The question was: what is at the heart of the matter for you when you think about the question of whether guns should be allowed in schools? Seven people ranging in age from their 20’s to their 60’s, 4 women and 3 men, leaned in to listen closely to one another’s responses.
RESOURCES AND FIELD MANUALS
Dave Joseph, MSW | Field Manual
This "hybrid model" of dialogue offers a faith-based approach to peacebuilding with Christians and Muslims.
