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This film available for purchase or rent – complete with an attached study guide – aims to change the national narrative of division. It is inspired by the teachings and writings of The Most Reverent Bishop Michael Curry – best known for his passionate sermon about “The Power of Love” at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — who serves as Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church.
According to the Coalition’s website, “Americans who value family, tradition, and integrity have been abandoned by both major political parties and ignored by most of the media. We’ve seen families, friendships and faith groups torn apart by tribalism, partisanship and polarization. Fed up with the biases of mainstream news, many Americans have sought alternatives, but these alt-sources are often far worse. While using cultural symbols to gain loyalty, they mislead, redirect, and deceive. They traffic in divisiveness to inflame passions. This extreme right, along with the extreme left, dominates our national discourse. But there is an exhausted majority desiring to heal our broken polity. American Values Coalition provides shelter for these politically homeless by connecting them to a fact-based community in order to prevent radicalization and restore democratic norms.”
Amplify Peace is a global movement that promotes the principles of peacemaking through the teachings of Jesus to create change in our world. According to their website, “We believe that peace and transformation begin within each of us individually and then flows outwardly to our families, communities and world. We intentionally and strategically provide opportunities, trainings, resources and experiences to connect people in respectful dialogue and effective communication. We seek to build bridges and plant seeds of God’s truth, hope, and peace where friendships are formed, and compassion and empathy emerges.”
The Constructive Dialogue Institute provides lessons and online training on how to lead conversations where people with different perspectives try to understand each other – without giving up their own beliefs – in order to work together
Doha Debates engages a vanguard of intellectually curious truth-seekers to constructively debate differences in order to build a better future. They seek new and collaborative solutions to global challenges through debate and to inspire individual action. They emphasize unity over division, encouraging conversations that bring us together rather than drive us apart. Doha Debate features many varying topics from current political disputes to comparing western and global narratives.
For more than three decades, EP has helped civic groups, faith communities, colleges, and workplaces foster resilience, cohesion, understanding, and trust. They do this in several ways: first, by training stakeholders in their trademark approach; second, through long-term collaborations designed to shift community or institutional cultures; third, by co-creating new proprietary programs and materials to disseminate; fourth, through remote consultation and coaching; and finally, by facilitating community dialogues surrounding divisive topics.
This resource offers a range of online trainings for individuals interested in leading conflict transformation efforts. ISCT’s goal is to study and promote the understanding of conflict processes and interventions from the transformative framework.
Living Room Conversations are a simple way to connect across divides – politics, age, gender, race, nationality, and more. This link provides scripts and frameworks for dialogues across a variety of differences and on a multitude of topics.
Million Peacemakers hosts workshops on transforming conflict into “Nonflict,” a three-step conflict resolution methodology. The organization trains communities and provides them with resources to bring peace. The “Nonflict Way” includes understanding the self and others, understanding our shared reality, and co-creating our ideal reality.
They've created a Nonflict AI in ChatGPT that can provide detailed walkthroughs on how to handle challenging conversations.
This organization brings together groups of Americans to unite around common values and to discuss shared visions for the future. Millions of Conversations is creating a path toward a shared future starts by taking the pledge To Listen, challenging narratives that stigmatize our fellow Americans, restoring the prominence of the local public square and peacefully resolving conflict and healing divides.
Sacred Space Online Learning (SSOL) seeks to provide individuals with information about religious, spiritual, or faith-based online resources from a variety of sources. Sacred Space Online Learning does not claim ownership over the online courses or online offerings provided on this site. This resource offers full length webinars available for purchase.
The After Party website describes their work as follows: “We don’t have all the answers, but we know we have lost our way. As Christians, we must confront toxic polarization and heal our broken politics. As we rebuild, we have a perfect example. Jesus refused to be defined by the politics of his day, and he calls us to be salt and light for our world as well. Our identity in Christ is far more important than any political party. But separating our Christian identity from our political one can be challenging. That’s what we’re here to explore together.”
This link includes numerous online courses and some free micro-courses on a wide variety of topics relating to peace and conflict resolution with a global focus. For example, Interfaith Conflict Resolution is designed to enhance the peacemaking capacities of individuals and faith-based organizations by focusing on objectives, methods, and best practices regarding interfaith dialogue.
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