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#ListenFirst Friday: Deep Listening with Emily Kasriel
This #ListenFirst Friday, we invite you to learn about a new book from author Emily Kasriel: Deep Listening: Transform Your Relationships with Family, Friends and Foes.
youtu.be/wbcl0Kn1EAc
05.12.2025 16:53 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Rising Star Awards - Future Caucus
Each December, Future Caucus recognizes a bipartisan group of young legislators for their future-focused leadership and political bridge-building.
This #ListenFirst Friday, we’re spotlighting a new generation of lawmakers who are proving it.
You aren’t just a character in the story of democracy. You’re a coauthor, and these Future Caucus Rising Stars are showing what’s possible when we write that story together futurecaucus.org/future-caucu...
07.11.2025 19:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We are deeply disturbed by the news that Charlie Kirk was shot while speaking at UVU today. We stand alongside bipartisan leaders and elected officials who have condemned this attack on a fellow American. We denounce this shooting and all forms of political violence.
10.09.2025 20:11 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Democracy Day is just a week away! We are thrilled to be participating in this event hosted by Team Democracy and The Pluralist Lab next Monday, September 15th from 7:30-9:00pm ET (and you're invited!).
Register Now us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
08.09.2025 18:54 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Bridge Grades: A report card for Congress [explainer video]
Congress just got graded. Bridge Grades has launched its first report for the 119th Congress. It's like Rotten Tomatoes, but for politicians. 🍅
Find out if your Member of Congress is a bridger or a divide today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2hG...
29.08.2025 15:32 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Understanding the other | George W. Bush Presidential Center
What if “they” aren’t who we imagine? 🤔
Research shows we vastly overestimate how extreme the other side is. Change moves at the speed of trust—and trust starts with real relationships.
www.bushcenter.org/catalyst/pro...
21.08.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Conviction Is No Excuse: An Open Letter to My Fellow Leftists
Convictions are only as powerful as your ability to explain them. Without challenging our convictions, we sacrifice progress in the name of comfort.
“Clarity doesn’t come from echo chambers. It comes from friction.”
In her recent essay, Sophie Levy reflects on what she learned after joining a virtual, conservative-leaning podcast listening club—not to be persuaded, but to understand.
www.unasbtheclub.com/p/conviction...
17.08.2025 18:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Are political differences straining your relationships?
You’re not alone—and we’re here to help.
Join us Aug 12 @ 7pm ET for a session on navigating relationships across divides.
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23.07.2025 01:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Happy #ListenFirstFriday! 👂🌍
What if tech brought us together instead of tearing us apart?
🎥 Watch @civichealthproject.bsky.social's Kristin Hansen share why the June 26 Global Expo on Tech & Social Cohesion matters.
🗓️ Free + hybrid → Register + Agenda: techandsocialcohesion.org/ctsc-expo/
20.06.2025 23:26 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
If you’ve never changed your mind on anything, you’re not evolving.
You’re just rooting for a team.
18.06.2025 14:41 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Happy #ListenFirst Friday! Ethical storytelling means honoring everyone in a story. Join Stories Change Power’s June course to learn how to share stories with dignity, impact, and empathy—in just 1 hour a week. Space is limited, so register now!
www.storieschangepower.org/product/ethi...
30.05.2025 19:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Gen Z isn’t anti-democracy.
They’re just asking: What has it done for us lately?
New research from @moreincommonus.bsky.social CommonUS shows their skepticism stems from disillusionment—not dictatorship.
It’s a call to deliver, not dismiss.
📖 Report: moreincommonus.com/publication/...
06.05.2025 18:22 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Thanks for this thoughtful comment. We agree: dialogue requires nuance. Not every space allows for meaningful engagement, and defending core values matters. Our aim is to support sincere conversation where it’s possible, not flatten real dangers. Appreciate you complicating the narrative with care.
01.05.2025 04:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Americans feel more divided than ever. You can do something about that. | Opinion
The Week of Conversation is an invitation to every American to find a way to come together in real conversation − not to win arguments, but to listen.
“That shift can start anywhere... with the stories we dare to tell − and the humanity we choose to see.” —Steven Olikara,
Bridge Entertainment Labs.
In this USA Today op-ed from Bridge Entertainment Labs, storytelling takes center stage as a path to connection.
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
24.04.2025 16:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
listen first friday 1
This is "listen first friday 1" by Cambria Findley-Grubb on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
Happy #ListenFirst Friday from Out for Undergrad!
One important quote? “You can't create relationships of support when you shake hands with a closed fist or think with a closed mind. You have to listen deeply first — even to those who oppose you.”
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28.03.2025 18:04 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Happy #ListenFirstFriday!
We're thrilled to invite you to join us for National Week of Conversation— taking place April 21–27, 2025. Today's powerful video captures the heart of why National Week of Conversation (NWoC) matters—and why we need you.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njtb...
21.03.2025 18:26 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The Connection Opportunity
More in Common’s two-year study of 6,000+ Americans reveals key insights into Americans’ interest in connection across lines of difference as well as the barriers that stand in the way.
Connection fuels trust, but Americans need more chances to engage. @moreincommonus.bsky.social’s report shows bridging divides starts with shared action—when people connect once, they’re more likely to do it again. Let’s create spaces that bring us together. 📖 moreincommonus.com/publication/...
20.03.2025 20:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The future of online communities isn’t about scale—it’s about trust. As people seek smaller, more intentional spaces, we have an opportunity to design digital environments that foster connection, reduce division, and support meaningful dialogue.
01.03.2025 19:06 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
YouTube video by Listen First Project
#ListenFirst Friday: Urban Rural Action
Happy #ListenFirst Friday! Urban Rural Action is taking applications for their Uniting for Action programs in southern Oregon (Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, and Klamath Counties) and south-central Pennsylvania (Adams, Dauphin, Franklin, and York Counties)!
youtu.be/UUyDJ9zOvRw
28.02.2025 17:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Case for a Return to "Pluralism"
Re-thinking America's ideological tug-of-war. We are pulling the wrong rope.
Rather than fight about what we don’t agree on, lean into what we do. A new post from Bridge Grades discusses how we can rethink America's ideological tug-of-war.
bridgegrades.substack.com/p/the-case-f...
27.02.2025 20:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Good news – Facing the Fracture is shortlisted for the Chanticleer International Book Awards (Instruction and Insight genre) and was named a finalist for the Feathered Quill Book Awards (self-help category). taniaisrael.com/writing-book...
24.02.2025 19:17 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
We didn't have this on our 2025 bingo card! We love seeing people who embody different sides of the political spectrum calling out what they admire about each other, even when they disagree on politics.
24.02.2025 21:13 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Looking for a good read? Check out this book by @leedrutman.bsky.social
Our politics is stuck in a doom loop—two parties fighting for power, not solutions. We need more players in the game.
That’s where fusion voting comes in—reviving coalition politics and making our democracy work for us. 🗳️✨
18.02.2025 18:34 — 👍 10 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 2
How do you teach students to navigate polarizing conversations with confidence, curiosity, and respect?
At the University of Texas at San Antonio, Professor Sara DeTurk has been doing just that. 👉 iftalks.org/G5BhR
#WhatIF #CollaborativeDiscussion #HigherEd #DialogueMatters
18.02.2025 19:28 — 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
This Republican says, “There’s always a place for loving our brothers and sisters.”
Everyday Americans explore what divides us and understand what unites us.
18.02.2025 18:46 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
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