In this episode, we speak with David Eisner, CEO of the nonprofit bridging organization Convergence, about 1) the increasing role of bridging organizations in cultivating relationships across difference, and 2) working to preserve and nurture healthy civic spaces.
Convergence convenes people and groups with divergent views to build trust, identify solutions, and form alliances for action on critical national issues.
Civity is a culture of deliberately engaging in relationships of respect and empathy with others who are different.
Our world today is one of haves and have-nots, insiders and outsiders, people who belong and people who are marginalized because they are other.
By reaching out person-to-person to others who are different, all of us together create the relational infrastructure to build solidarity, justice, and resilience in our communities.
Our differences are our strengths. This is ‘civity.’
Our podcast showcases interviews with people bridging power-based divides to move communities forward on issues grounded in inequities.
In this episode, we speak with David Eisner, CEO of the nonprofit bridging organization Convergence , about the increasing role of bridging organizations in cultivating relationships across difference, and working to preserve and nurture healthy civic spaces.
Convergence convenes people and groups with divergent views to build trust, identify solutions, and form alliances for action on critical national issues.
