Colleague Activities
We are always looking for people doing interesting, intractable conflict-related projects to feature on our Colleague Activities Blog. See the Blog Homepage for information on how to submit your work.
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Mormon Women for Ethical Government
MWEG's mission is to inspire women of faith to be ambassadors of peace who transcend partisanship and courageously advocate for ethical government.
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More Perfect
A a national campaign to align American citizens and institutions around a shared vision for our democracy – and to marshal all the energy and resources it will take to achieve that future together.
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Serve America Together
A campaign to make national service part of growing up in America.
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Educating for American Democracy (EAD)
EAD is a call to action to invest in strengthening history and civic learning in K-12, and to ensure that civic learning opportunities are delivered equitably throughout the country.
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What Does the Evidence Say About U.S. Gun Laws?
A Rand report reviewing the scientific evidence relating to the efficacy of various gun-related laws and policies for preventing gun deaths.
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Rebound in Confidence: American Democracy and the 2022 Midterm Elections
A report from Bright Line Watch that found that public confidence in the American election processes improved after the November 2022 midterm elections.
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Designing Tech for Social Cohesion
A Search For Common Ground conference, exploring how tech design and algorithms can promote pro-social content, instead of divisive content. Feb 23-25 in San Francisco and online.
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Citizens' Assemblies: Democracy that Works
A description of a new form of democracy in which a randomly selected group of citizens does an in-depth analysis of an issue, evaluates possible solutions, and then makes an informed decision.
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Rise of American Radicalism: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
A Renew America Foundation study of extremist candidates running for public office in 2022.
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National Conference on Citizenship's Civic Health Index
NCoC has created an index of civic health, while simultaneously working with local partners to strengthen the health of communities nationwide to better define and address local problems.
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National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers (NANR)
An association dedicated to structural election reforms that advance the public's interest in robust political competition and a level playing field.
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Livingroom Conversations Resources
We've highlighted LRC before, but haven't focused on their excellent resources for the times we get together with family and friends.
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Crossing the Divide
A set of videos highlighting "incredible individuals" who are pioneering new ways to connect with those on opposing sides in the world's "most intense religious, political, and societal conflicts."
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Braver Angels Media
Braver Angels' work is about building civic trust in the USA, healing the wounds between left and right. This video series highlights the stories of the people doing this work.
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Establishing Conversation Norms and Defusing Conflict
The key to any productive public, civil conversation is ensuring all participants follow a set of expectations and norms. Here's a suggested list of norms to follow.
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What’s your ‘red line’? | Jonathan Haidt with Mónica Guzmán
Does engaging bad ideas across the divide make you a bad person? Renowned psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt talks with Monica Guzman in this Braver Angels video.
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Restoring the Guardrails of Democracy
This initiative brings together America’s leading constitutional scholars and thought leaders of diverse perspectives to identify reforms that could preserve the institutional guardrails on which democracy depends.
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Confronting Controversial Issues in the Classroom
Discussions of controversial issues are frequently prescribed by theorists, professors, and civic organizations, but most school systems are reluctant. Here's how to do it well.
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National Issues Forum's Issue Guides
On policing, elections, COVID vaccines, immigration, and lots of other controversial issues.
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Constructive Dialogue Institute
CDI seeks to repair our civic culture by spreading the practices of curiosity, critical thinking, and constructive dialogue across our nation’s education systems and workplaces.
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Compassionate Humanity Community
An emerging network of people working to build movements dedicated to serving humanity, the environment, and life. Reducing conflict and fostering collaboration are tools advocated to achieve these goals.
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More in Common
More in Common works on both short and longer term initiatives to understand and address the underlying drivers of fracturing and polarization, and build more united, resilient and inclusive societies.
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The “End” Of Neutrality: Tumultuous Times Require A Deeper Value
Working to understand, test, and disseminate innovations that can make democracy more participatory, equitable, and productive with a focus on scale, redesign of the civic infrastructure, and measurement.
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American Bar Association's Corerstones of Democracy Conversations Guide
The cornerstones are civics, civility, and collaboration, and this conversation guide helps lawyers (and others) as they work to strengthen all three.
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Building Bridges Without a Foundation for Peace Won’t Work
An article comparing different bridge-building strategies and the goals of negative peace versus positive peace. Just getting people to "talk nicely" isn't nearly enough to solve our problems.