A literature review exploring the question: What are the practices that support groups that come together to collaborate across differences to reduce authoritarianism?

A restraurateur provides the opportunity for meaningful interactions with people whose paths may not otherwise cross while learning something new — and maybe gaining a new perspective or even a friend.

A campaign to help save the environment and repair our democracy by connecting and empowering America’s silenced majority of 98 million, in hope-based campaigns beginning with climate change.  

A video about Ideos Institute's experiment testing whether constructive dialogue is possible in today’s polarized culture, and if so, how dialogue might be a first step in healing our nation.

A podcast exploring how engaging across our racial and class divides and cultivating solidarity can help bring us together to care for and nurture our democracy.

Calls included: 1) don't be afraid of backlash--it means we're winning. 2) reconnect, 3) expose white nationalism for the threat it is, 4) Stop internal implosions, and 5) Look and move forward.

Many companies are witnessing how contentious social and political issues create workplace conflict and reduce productivity. A look at how businesses can help repair America’s social fabric — both in and out of the workplace.

Podcasts highlighting the experiences of international religiously-motivated peacebuilders, plus many more text profiles of religious peacebuilders with descriptions of their work.

From Essential Partners: 5 steps (with detailed questions for each) to have illuminating conversations with yourself, allies, and others to reduce polarization.

Katherine Gehl says the U.S. political system is working as designed. Yet we can make it better with voting innovations that give voers more choice and incentivize politicians to work towards progress.

Here's a cautionary story about ChatGPT--it gets somethings right, but surprisingly, seems to make other things up! (No surprise, actually, there are plenty of fake facts on the web for it to choose from.)

DCP provides dispute resolution and systems-design expertise to help local community and university leaders enhance community resiliency and prepare for and respond to events that polarize their communities.

n Emporia, KS, a small group of residents is working to make the community more cohesive and welcoming to Spanish-speakers and immigrants by practicing Spanish together. But is that enough?

If media organizations produce solutions journalism, will they generate more revenue? YES! (With caveats)

Search For Common Ground and Preemptive Love Coalition are merging! This strategic merger will amplify the impact of both organizations as we pursue a shared vision of advancing global peace. 

A new method significantly reduced feelings of hostility between political party members to a level that resembles the political climate of the 1980s, when Republicans and Democrats got along.

A primer from the International Center for Nonviolent Conflict on how to create backlash against injustice, making it less likely for oppressors to "get away with it."

The Fito Network's "Network Festival" seeks to bring together (online and in person) 1000s of people from other networks to deepen understanding of how we can leverage relationships to transform the world.

An examination of what the term, "woke," means, how it is used, and how it is used as an excuse--by both progressives and conservatives--to avoid talking about real issues.

A deep look at narrative practices to reflect on how we can better understand and deploy narratives that will help unlock more effective collective action within diverse, broad-based movements.

AllSides provides tools and activities teachers can use with students to help cultivate their skills and proficiency in bias awareness, news literacy, and dialogue across differences.

A discussion of existing mindsets around peacebuilding plus research-based suggestions for reframing the way we present this work to outsiders so they understand what it involves.

These attributes can make the difference between success and failure for nonviolent movements around the world.

A briefing book for the U.S. Congress (and interested others) on what Congress can do to further peace in 2023.

An exploration of the thinking of the conservative right. We must be able to "walk in the shoes of the other" to heal this nation. Here's one step.