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. 

The Climate Emergency, Conflict and Peace

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Part of the Toda Peace Institute's Peace Seminar Series. Dr. Volker Boege discusses why it is important for peace research and practice to engage with the climate crisis.

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6 Steps for Mending a Politically Strained Relationship

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1/5 of all Americans say politics has harmed a close relationship. If you are one of them, here are six steps you can take to repair the damage and restore the friendship.

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American Autocracy Threat Tracker

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A comprehensive catalog based on Donald Trump and his associates’ plans, Promises, and propositions based on Heritage Foundation’s 2025 Presidential Transition Project (Project 2025) and Trump's own words.

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Nuclear War Impacts on Distant, Non-Combatant Countries

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An investigation on the multiple impacts New Zealand might face if nuclear weapons are used elsewhere. Though the risks are substantial, New Zealand and other noncombatants can make changes now to become less vulnerable.

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Is a US news ‘nexit’ underway, and how can we stop it?

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Benjamin Klutsey, director of the Program on Pluralism and Civil Exchange at George Mason University' writes in the Hill about how to be a more thoughtful consumer of the news.

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What is the Building Civic Bridges Act and Why Support it?

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A set of essays from conflict resolvers, advocates, a retired four-star general, an educator, a business leader, and others about why the Building Civic Briedges Act is so important.

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U.S. Supreme Court Justices Join Governors To Discuss Overcoming Political Division

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Hopeful news about prominent government officials actively working to try to defuse hyperpolarization.

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Citizen Assemblies: An Interview with Marjan Ehsassi

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Civic Genius interviewed Marjan Ehsassi, the founder of FIDE North America about what citizen assemblies are and how they work, and how FIDE hopes to develop them in North America.

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Federation for Innovation in Democracy: Europe

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FIDE teaches people how to design and run citizen assemblies on various topics at the local level. While starting in Europe, there is now a FIDE in North America as well (fide.eu/north-america).

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