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		<title>When Relationships Are Not Enough: Reconciling with Genocide</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2016 14:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The article, When Relationships Are Not Enough: Reconciling with Genocide, by Dave Joseph was published September 21, 2015 on Public Conversations Project&#8217;s blog. In the article, Joseph reflects on his recent trip to Rwanda and the many intense and challenging emotions that arose when paying respects at the Kigali Genocide Memorial. The memorial honors those murdered in the 1994 genocide committed against the Tutsis and moderate Hutus. Joseph explores how such an extreme atrocity can happen and how this affects people to dialogue- what is [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11328">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Talking to Your Kids This Election</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2016 16:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The article, Talking to Your Kids This Election, was written by John Sarrouf and published August 1, 2016 on Public Conversations Project&#8216;s site. In the article,&#160;Sarrouf shares a conversation he and his daughter had about her anxieties this election, and showed her the power she had to share her voice and listen to experiences outside her own. While the conversation was held with his 8-year-old, the lessons drawn from it can be shared with young and old alike. Especially within the dialogue and deliberation field, [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11250">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Turning To Each Other</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11170</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2016 13:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The article,&#160;Turning To Each Other, was written by Parisa Parsa and published July 2016 on Public Conversations Project blog. In the article, Parsa discusses the need to not be a neutral party within this society because it furthers the injustices of this world. Instead she offers the alternative of multi-partiality, to not remain neutral and both hold one&#8217;s own opinion while also being able to hold alternatives perspectives, even if they differ dramatically. The dialogue and deliberation field very often is a vehicle through which [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11170">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Repairing the Breach: The Power of Dialogue to Heal Relationships and Communities</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2016 15:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 7-page article,&#160;Repairing the Breach: The Power of Dialogue to Heal Relationships and Communities (2014),&#160;by Robert Stains Jr&#160;was&#160;published in&#160;Journal of Public Deliberation: Vol. 10: Iss. 1. Dialogue has an incredible power to create a space for individuals to come together and work through difficult conversations that may have previously been felt by the participants as an insurmountable task. Public Conversations Project use of the Reflexive Structured Dialogue process creates an opportunity for a profound shift in conversations, as participants share their own personal stories, emotions [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11124">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Difference, Conflict &amp; Love: How Family Can Lead Us Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2016 13:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The article, Difference, Conflict &#38; Love: How Family Can Lead Us Home by Kathy Eckles was published April 2016 on Public Conversations Project blog. In the article, Eckles shares some of her family&#8217;s history regarding dialogue and the desire growing up to have had other alternatives communication with her family, especially when it came to harder issues. She gives 3 steps for improving communication skills with family, even when differences and conflict arise. Below is an excerpt from the article and you can find the [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11103">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dialogue on Sexual Assault</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2016 13:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The article, Dialogue on Sexual Assault, by&#160;Natasha Dobrott&#160;was published April 2016 on Public Conversations Project&#8216;s blog. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Dobrott discusses how&#160;college campus are talking about sexual assault. Many universities and colleges have come under scrutiny for both their Title IX violations and prevalence of&#160;sexual assault. The article&#160;uplifts some of the different ways that the conversations are taking place around addressing sexual assault on college campuses and the&#160;opportunity for more conversation around &#8220;healthy relationships, masculinity, and social norms&#8221;. Below is an [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11061">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Shining a Light Beyond Polarization</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2016 13:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The article, Shining a Light Beyond Polarization&#160;by Jessica Weaver was published April 20, 2016 on Public Conversations Project blog.&#160;She reflects on the recent tendency in our National discourse to focus on division and how many is discourse often refuse to see the &#8220;other side&#8221;.&#160;Weaver shares a personal&#160;experience at a women&#8217;s leadership conference which reveals how experiences are greater and more complex that polarizing narratives often give&#160;describe. Below is an excerpt from the article and you can find the original in full on Public Conversations Project [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/10980">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dialogues Across Differences: An Introduction to Reflective Structured Dialogue</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This partial-day workshop,&#160;Dialogues Across Differences: An Introduction to Reflective Structured Dialogue, from Public Conversation Project and has been developed over the last two decades. The dialogue process established in this training creates an opportunity to transform communication between participants who have conflict. Below is the description from Public Conversations Project and check out if there are upcoming workshop dates here on their site. About the workshop&#8230; Summary: 25 years ago, Public Conversations Project created a unique approach to dialogue that promoted connection and curiosity between [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/10708">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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