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3 tips on how to argue — and find common ground — from a debate champion.

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Solid advice on how to transform either/or debates into a search for common ground.

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Youth Talk: Youth Voices for Change

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This initiative of Search for Common Ground empowered a group of more than 100 young radio journalists to report on local conflicts and create radio programs to help people find common ground.

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Watch accomplished experts offer hope on the path to reconciliation

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These speakers address what reconciliation means to them. By considering their perspectives, we can begin to understand the complexity of reconciliation. These videos are an excellent reminder to resist easy answers.

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A Practical Guide to Planning Collaborative Initiatives to Advance Racial Equity

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Ideas and illustrations on ways to help people understand the history of current racial harms, advancing racial equity, and starting healing based on actual programs at the local and state levels.

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The Art of Collaborative Facilitation

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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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The culture of Punishment: A Critical Approach

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The May 2023 Issue of Peace in Progress, the magazine of the International Catalan Institute for Peace has ten articles about the downsides of punishment and constructive, restorative alternatives.

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The Eight Pillars of Positive Peace

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Based on almost 25,000 indices and survey variables, the Institute for Economics and Peace identified 8 factors that are particularly important for peaceful societies.

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Digital Community Stewards Training

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This free online training curriculum aims to help digital community stewards who host online groups prevent harm and build social cohesion through those online interactions.

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How to Encourage Civility From Politicians? Give Them a Score

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The Dignity Index encourages everyone, politicians and others, to check their speech and consider whether it dignifies or degrades those they see as political opponents.

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Finding Common Ground on Election Reform

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Free and fair elections are at the cornerstone of our democracy, yet many Americans feel disenfranchised about their ability to cast a ballot. Can we reach agreement on how to fix that?

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