It’s no secret that polarization is deepening divides across the US. Over the past few years, many people have started or joined what are called bridging organizations to try and bring people together across those divides and help people bridge their differences by cultivating relationships -helping us see each other’s humanity and connecting on commonalities. The hope is that this helps us work together to solve the problems in our communities and society.
In this episode, we welcome Graham Bodie, professor of integrated marketing communication at the University of Mississippi, and chief listening officer with the Listen First Project.
This is Civity Week on News in Context. Civity is a culture of deliberately engaging in relationships of respect and empathy with others who are different - moving people from us-versus-them to we-all-belong.
Listen First also bridges, focusing its efforts on elevating the impact, visibility, and voice of organizations doing bridging work
We explore how Listen First brings bridging organizations together, and works to bring more people to the experience of connecting across differences, and scale the work of bridging divides in communities across the U.S.
We also discuss the act of listening itself, the importance of learning how to listen, and what listening looks like in different contexts.
Monica Guzman on the importance of curiosity to build relationships that bridge divides
NY Times Columnist David Brooks on How to Know and See a Person
International Relations Expert Seth Kaplan: Fragile Neighborhoods Repairing American Society One Zip Code at a Time
The Systemic Challenges of Addressing Homelessness, with Tony Sparks
Connecting Outside of the Algorithm: Circumventing the Mediated World of Digital Media Via In-Person Connection, with Riaz Patel
Tracking & Defending Press Freedom in the U.S.
Former San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin on Meaningful Reform of Our Criminal Justice System
Chesa Boudin on how criminal justice reform can improve public safety, and the importance of basing decisions on evidence and data
Lynn Parramore on Reframing Economics for the People & Solving Systemic Economic Issues
Eric Tars on How Seeing Humanity Helps Us Address Homelessness More Effectively
Countering The Politics of Division by Coming Together in Solidarity, with Ian Haney López
The Effects of Strategic Racism on Democracy, with Ian Haney López
Strengthening Democracy by Increasing Social Trust & Cultivating Connections Across Difference, with Robb Willer
The Impacts of Mass Corporate Real Estate Ownership on Communities and Affordability
Melissa Weintraub, Resetting the Table to Heal Divides and Prevent Political Violence
Making DEI Work Transformative & Relational, with Jacqueline Font-Guzman
The impact of fentanyl on communities, with SF Substance Use Expert Dr.Phillip Coffin
Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine: Why Now, with Stanford Political Scientist Kathryn Stoner
Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine in Context, with Stanford Political Scientist Dr. Kathryn Stoner
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