Use this POST DATE ORDERED BLOG for Colleague Activities posts. Individual entries can be drawn from links to information about colleague activities posted elsewhere on the web or from write-ups that we have done and posted on BI (see "MBI Core Content Basic Pages" coded as "Seminar/Discussion: College Activities") NOTE: Entries need to be made for all existing Colleague Activity posts using the same Title and Facebook-Length Summary. 

Resisting Polarization in an Election Season: A Four-Part Curriculum

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This self-paced curriculum will help you develop the internal capacities, skills, and confidence you need to become a positive force in conversations around the election where you live, work, worship, and learn.

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DIY Resources

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"These MANY! Civity-created resources can support and guide your efforts to grow civity (a culture of deliberately engaging in relationships
of respect and empathy with others who are different) in your community."

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National Week of Conversation | April 15 - 21, 2024

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National Week of Conversation was created for those exhausted by the division and hatred who seek ways to turn down the heat of polarization. it  is a week to become inspired, equipped and engaged in bridge-building activities.

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America’s Most Overlooked Political Divide Is Also Its Most Revealing

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A persuasive argument that we ought to be paying a lot more attention to the conflict between political activists and everyday citizens.

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The Most Engaged Are The Most Partisan. Now What?

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The most educated, most engaged citizens are the most partisan. Today's biggest threat to democracy is a poisonous cocktail of othering, aversion and moralization.

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Our Common Purpose: Reinventing American Democracy for the 21st Century

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A report by the Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship on how we can work together, instead of against each other to achieve a true democracy.

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True or False? Political Passion Is at Odds with Depolarization

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One can work toward any political goal while trying to reduce toxic polarization. In fact, taking less polarizing approaches can aid one’s political activism.

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Is the current world order a clash of ideologies: Liberal Dictatorship vs. a Pluralism of Traditions?

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This article suggests that the current world order is characterized by a clash of ideologies: on one side, a perceived liberal dictatorship, and on the other, a call for a pluralism of traditions.

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The Day After Violence, The World Needs You.

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Shamil Idriss is visiting Israel and reporting on the work that Search for Common Ground teams are doing in the West Bank and Gaza.

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