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Chip Hauss: Beyond Polarization
People and organizations in fields allied with peacebuilding are already engaging in massively parallel problems solving. Peacebuilders can learn from their examples.

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The Trust Network: An Example of Massively Parallel Peacebuilding in Action
The Trust Network is an "if it exists, it must be possible" example of massively parallel peacebuilding. We are writing about it. They are doing it!

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Walt Roberts and Caleb Christian Talk about the Inter-Movement Impact Project
Caleb Christen and Walt Roberts talk about the Inter-Movement Impact Project -- another example of massively parallel problem solving and democracy building "in the real world."

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Caleb Christen and Vinay Orekondy Talk about the Better Together America Project
Caleb Christen and Vinay Orekondy talk about the democracy and civic hubs they are helping form around the country to bring "democracy back to the people" where it can actually work.

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Expand Networks
In complex conflicts, there are usually many people, interests, issues, and organizations involved. The more you can reach out to, learn about, and potentially work with others, the more likely you will be able to achieve some, if not all, of your goals.

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Bridge Alliance
An organization of organizations that are actively working to bridge the partisan divide that is undermining democratic institutions.

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Bridging Divides Initiative Building Resilience Ecosystem Map
An interactive map showing both political violence in the US and bridging organizations working to prevent such violence.

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Digital Peacebuilders Guide
An online guidebook for peacebuilders interested in using digital tools to advance their work.

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National Association for Community Mediation
A member organization, and a hub for advancing the work of community mediators, aggregating their wisdom and amplifying their voice.

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Mediators Beyond Borders International
MBBI builds local skills for peace and promotes mediation worldwide, emphasizing inclusivity cultural competency, and trauma healing.

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Black Women for Positive Change
A national policy-focused network of predominately African American women and "Good Brothers" working to strengthen the American middle and working classes (particularly among Blacks) and changing the culture of violence in America.

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Listen First Project
Listen First enhances the impact, visibility and voice of the interpersonal bridge building field by aggregating, aligning, and amplifying the efforts of 500 #ListenFirst Coalition partners.

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National Coalition or Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD)
A network of innovators who bring people together across divides to discuss, decide, and take action together effectively on today's toughest issues. NCDD serves as a gathering place, a resource center, a news source, and a facilitative leader for this vital community of practice.

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The Horizons Project
The Horizons Project recognizes the urgency for a social movement to protect democracy to come together now in the United States. Our vision, mission and values represent our deep commitment to systems-level organizing with the existing ecosystem of social change: i.e., all those working for change with different priorities and from different vantage points across the ideological spectrum.

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The Art of Collaborative Facilitation
The crux of good facilitation is to remove the obstacles to connection and collaboration -- obstacles like disconnection, debilitating conflict, and other forms of "stuckness."

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Toward a People-Powered Democracy
Organizers of the 22nd Century Conference: Forging a People-Powered Democracy reflect on ways to repel the authoritarian tide and create a resilient, inclusive multiracial, feminist, and pluralistic democracy.

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The Relationships Project
Connecting the dots between organizations focused on relationship-building, the Relationship Project is helping to develop the infrastructure to support a thriving field of relationship-centered practice.

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The Trust Network
A network of peacebuilding organizations working to build national cohesion and peacebuilding infrastructure in the U.S, including and early warning/early response system to prevent violence.

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FixUS
FixUS provides a community for reformers, scholars, and other politically homeless Americans to work with each other to better understand and address the division, distrust, and dysfunction in our democracy.

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Interfaith America
Interfaith America inspires, equips, and connects leaders and institutions to unlock the potential of America's religious diversity

News and Opinion
Citizen Connect - Archive
The archive of a non-partisan platform (no longer being maintained) to help Americans find ways to heal our political divides and strengthen our democracy. There is still a lot of useful info here, even though the site is no longer being updated.