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Four Rules for Talking Politics with Our Kids

John Sarrouf
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Unwelcome Conversations

Parisa Parsa
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Shining a Light Beyond Polarization

Jessica Weaver
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PRESS RELEASE: Essential Partners Launches Website Focused on Dialogue in Higher Education

Daniel Pritchard
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Parisa Parsa featured in the New York Times

Daniel Pritchard
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A Better Question: What to Say in the Holiday Season?

John Sarrouf
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How a Guns Factsheet Improved Online Dialogue

Parisa Parsa
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4 Lessons That 2017 Taught us About Change

Katie Hyten
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As if Our Lives Depend on It

Katie Hyten, EP's Director of Program Operations, recently joined the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute (WRI) for Beyond Civility: Empowering students with the tools to dialogue across differences. Katie led a dialogue in a diverse group of 40 high school students from across Arkansas. Janet Harris writes about the program at the WRI blog:

Beyond Civility: Empowering high school students in Arkansas

Daniel Pritchard
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The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy

Mary Jacksteit, JD, MS
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Conversation Starter: Dialogue Across the Red/Blue Divide

Jessica Weaver
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How Better Conversations Change Communities

Damien Lally
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A Better Question: Dialogue Across Political Differences

Jessica Weaver
Libby Roderick

Conversation Starter: Difficult Dialogues Initiative

Jessica Weaver
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Reducing Polarization on Facebook

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Sample Connecting Questions

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Climate Change, Culture, and Heritage with the Union of Concerned Scientists