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Civil, respectful conversation with people with different political views?
Yes, it is possible. We’re doing it and you can, too.
Crossing Party Lines (CPL) is YOUR brave space to meet and talk with people you disagree with and may not even understand. You might have fun!
CPL, a national organization, commits to building bridges between neighbors with different perspectives. Join your Sacramento area neighbors in discussion about issues that divide us. Share your unique insights, encounter new perspectives and new ways of looking at the world, and experience what it's like to feel heard and understood.
You'll find that it is possible to disagree in a way that leaves you feeling true to yourself and your beliefs without losing your friends or your cool.
At all events, trained facilitators set the tone of the discussion and help the group build trust. Come see what civil, respectful conversation is like. Who knows, you might make friends with someone you disagree with!
More about Crossing Party Lines:
We are a national nonprofit with chapters in eight states. Because we believe that the success of America’s unique democracy relies on the diversity of our viewpoints, we encourage people of all political views and parties to join and participate.
Come learn, explore, practice, and grow with us. Join this grassroots movement and become the change in your community.
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Workshop: Moral Foundations Theory
·OnlineOnlineMoral Foundations Theory provides a framework for exploring moral decision making in a civil and respectful way. In this workshop we apply this framework to talking politics.
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Attendees: Before the meeting, please download and print the handouts, which are located on this page: https://crossingpartylines.com/using-moral-foundations-theory-in-political-conversations/****************Workshop Description**************************
We begin by discussing each of the six foundations and getting a taste of how they can manifest differently in different people. This leads to exploring some of the tensions intrinsic within the foundations themselves, which opens the door to moving from the moral/immoral dichotomy to an appreciation of how interacting with people who are differently moral to us leads to a more nuanced view of any issue and eventually to better solutions.
The second half of this workshop introduces techniques designed to help you:- Recognize the moral underpinnings of your own views
- Listen for indications that one or more of the six moral foundations is at play
- Bring morality in a discussion in a non confrontational way
Pre-read Material
Jonathan Haidt: The moral roots of liberals and conservatives (https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_haidt_the_moral_roots_of_liberals_and_conservatives?language=en)
Can a divided America heal? | Jonathan Haidt (https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_haidt_can_a_divided_america_heal?language=en)ABOUT CPL Workshops
Get the training you need to effectively cross party lines. Crossing Party Lines provides a series of FREE classes teaching the skills we use to talk across differences. We teach proven, science-based techniques to foster curiosity, invite listening, and connect across differences.
We designed these techniques based on recent discoveries in such fields as cognitive science, neurobiology, and evolutionary psychology. Because understanding the partisan brain is central to the work of Crossing Party Lines, our workshops cover both the skills and some of the basic science behind them.We would love to hear your thoughts on our social media pages. Don't miss topic announcements, updates, news! Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on:
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