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. 

Hybrid Warfare: Fighting Back with Whole-of-Society tactics

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This webinar reflected on the implications of this new type of warfare for liberal democracies. It highlights the need to build resilience and to increase collaboration between the public and private sectors.

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Veterans for Political Action

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A nonprofit with a mission to mobilize veterans and supporters to advocate for election innovations to make our political system less toxic and more competitive. 

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No One Votes for Democracy

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Reflections on the perils of avoiding debates on substantive policy questions and replacing them with vague aspirations of "hope" and "greatness" and the demonization of political adversaries.

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Princeton University's Bridging Divides Initiative (BDI)

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BDI is a non-partisan research initiative that tracks and mitigates political violence in the United States by building community resilience.

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Dismantling Structural Racism and Injustice

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An AfP webinar discussing the ways structural racism contributes to the current state of affairs in our country and how we can move toward justice, peace, and reconciliation.

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Scaling-Up Peacebuilding and Social Justice Work: A Conceptual Model

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An academic exploration of one of the most important and difficult challenges facing peacebuilders – scaling up their efforts to the point where they can positively alter the trajectory of society.

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Narrative Engagement Across Difference (NEAD) Project

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The Horizons Project is joining forces with funders, researchers, and movement leaders to develop narrative competencies that can be used to strengthen democracies and combat rising authoritarianism.

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Toxic Polarization: What's the Left Got to Do With It?

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An AFP panel looking at how the Left contributes to toxic polarization with Erica Etelson, author of Beyond Contempt with Debilyn Molineaux from the Bridge Alliance, and Steve House with Braver Angels.

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Civic Health Projects -- Short, simple interventions can reduce partisan animosity (yay)! So, what comes next?

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Ninety ideas for correcting inaccurate stereotypes, appealing to common identities, role modeling, strengthening political leadership, highlighting the threat, modifying social media, etc.

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Bringing a Conflict Lens to the US and Corporations as Agents of Peace

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The first of a series of webinars held by the Alliance for Peacebuilding examining the need for and methods for doing peacebuilding in the United States.

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