Fear seems to be everywhere. “Angry white men” fear becoming economically redundant. Black Americans fear police violence. Women fear sexual assault and marginalization. Immigrants fear being targeted and deported. Scientists …
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By Claudia Cohen Claudia Cohen is Adjunct Faculty in the Social-Organizational Program & Morton Deutsch International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution (MD-ICCCR) at the Teachers College of Columbia University. …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-orjHsgxDQ Many people have shared with us at Civity the Heineken ad showing people who were brought together to engage across difference over a beer. This ad and others like …
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Many of us came out of last year’s election season battered and bruised. It seemed that no matter who we voted for, many of us were (and still are) angry …
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The airwaves this summer and fall have been filled with division – as well as people clamoring to be heard. Civity’s message about the importance of seeing people who are …
Last spring Civity invited Bay Area leaders working for equity to a Civity Academy. Individuals from a range of organizations, including Bay Area Social Justice Funders Network, The Bridgespan Group, …
Civity is helping people in Arlington, VA, learn how to facilitate complex and challenging discussions on race. Marty Swaim, co-founder of Challenging Racism, says it works through facilitated conversation groups …
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By Mario Morino & Lowell Weiss, Leap of Reason One of the people who inspire us is Mario Morino, Chairman of Venture Philanthropy Partners and author of “Leap of Reason: …
Civity and the Civity Academy are grounded in cutting-edge research into how the actions of individuals can influence society – for the better. From time to time, we will share …
Civity is on the move, bringing our work to communities! Our conversations with civic leaders – who are deeply concerned about the problems fueled by inequity and hungry to connect …
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