Jaclyn

@AuschwitzMuseum @Ocasio2018 As a Jewish American, I wrote a blog after Pittsburgh on this exact topic. We can stop hate in its tracks if we stop it at discrimination and bias, not wait for it to reach genocide. This requires us to see each other as human instead of dehumanize: listenfirstproject.org/listen-first-b…

Happy #ListenFirst Friday! This week our message comes from Diane Westervelt, founder of Lighten Up Folks, a company that offers fun products that inspire respectful conversation among family, friends and neighbors regardless of political differences!

Happy #ListenFirst Friday! This week Brandon Peele is reaching out to you to share his new book coming out on Tuesday Feb. 22, Purpose Work Nation. For more information visit purposework.us @btp76

Bridging Differences is as much about HOW we talk as it is about WHAT we talk about. To that end, Crossing Party Lines has decided to start 2022 off with a bang by making January CROSSING PARTY LINES SKILLS MONTH. @CrossPartyLines #ListenFirst

Happy #ListenFirst Friday! This week our message comes from Brittany Collins founder of Grief-Responsive Teaching and the author of the new book Learning from Loss: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Supporting Grieving Students. @brcollins27

My thoughts on this #listenfirstfriday. It's a Lifestyle: The Parallel Worlds of Personal and Interpersonal Health link.medium.com/WrkW3ZWw4lb

So how do we fight the tendency to shut down and avoid conversations with perspectives that are different than our own to create healthy connections again? Well very similar to our physical health, this takes ongoing practice. @JaclynLFP #ListenFirst

Like health, our ability to listen with compassion and curiosity; our ability to quiet our sometimes violent emotion and defensiveness; our ability to give full respect to someone else’s story and struggles are skills that require daily practice and study. @JaclynLFP #ListenFirst

Happy #ListenFirst Friday! This week our message comes from Miles Thompson, founder of Civic Citizens who wants to help you become more civically engaged. civiccitizens.org @CivicCitizens

#September11 #NeverForget #unity

Happy #ListenFirst Friday! Our message comes from @DrAndyNo, author of “Mental Immunity” and the creator of the New Socratic Method. He has spent his life dedicated to facilitating constructive dialogue about some of the most difficult and divisive questions. #ListenFirst

Happy #ListenFirst Friday! This week our message comes from David Patrick Adams who is the co-founder of Linley Foundation and the creator of The America I Want is Initiative. #ListenFirst

"Most people don’t want accurate information, they want validating information. Growth requires you to be open to unlearning ideas that previously served you." –@JamesClear

Thousands of Americans from all 50 states are connecting 1:1 in conversations across differences this weekend thanks to support from @AllSidesNow! Are you one of them? Let’s heal America together! #ListenFirst americatalks.us

Great piece by @NathanBomey! As we head back to the office, how do we engage in water cooler talk around the heavy topics weighing on all of us?

“America Talks and the National Week of Conversation represent a concrete opportunity to begin forming relationships with people who think differently, look differently or pray differently.” @nathanbomey@USATODAY #ListenFirst

Have you registered yet??? Join us! #ListenFirst

Ever took a leap of faith and had a great conversation with someone unexpected? Tell us about it! And then join thousands of Americans for 1-on-1 conversations across the divide at America Talks #ListenFirst americatalks.us

Looking for a new book to check out on how you can help bridge divides among Americans with differences? Bridge Builders: Bringing People Together in a Polarized Age is the book for you! It discusses gapping the divides and more! @NathanBomey #ListenFirst amazon.com/dp/150954593X/…

We're pumped for America Talks on June 12th-13th! Join us! #ListenFirst @USATODAY

We are so excited for the official launch of #AmericaTalks. Together with @Gannett, @USATODAY and many other amazing partners of @ListenFirstProj and @USConvoProject, we will be bringing the MCT format to thousands of Americans on June 12 and 13! bwnews.pr/2QrfXn6