The Public Conversations Project prevents and transforms conflicts driven by deep differences in identity, beliefs, or values.
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Empowering the True Spirit of American Democracy
December 13, 2011 — If you look back throughout the history of our country, many of our grand visions and democratic ideas began with informal conversations in taverns and parlors, coffee shops and living rooms. Patriots, activists, elected officials and volunteers, these Americans talked about their passions, hopes and dreams to good effect.
After We Agree to Disagree
Yes, we disagree... Sometimes people get the idea that people who encourage talk believe that any conflict can be "resolved" if people just talk about it. "Resolved" as in settled, compromised, fixed, over. No, and again, no. Sometimes there is real, genuine disagreement about core, irreducible things.
