Healing Our Political Divisions, One Conversations at a Time

Join our national challenge to chisel away at the political divide that vilifies opposing viewpoints and imperils our country. Starts today, Feb. 2 and ends Feb. 12. Reach out to someone on the "other side" with courage, curiosity, and intention. We'll award a $250 Amazon gift card to our favorite submission.

Step 1: Who
Try: "Hey, Taylor, you're one of the people I care about the most, and whose political beliefs I understand the least. Can we talk one day this week, to better understand each other and hopefully find some shared values?"

Step 2: How

• Listen first: Making someone feel heard is powerful.
• Engage with compassion, curiosity, and respect.
• Avoid past grievances.

Try: "What are current issues you're most passionate about? What experiences helped form your opinions on that?”

Step 3: Share
Try: We agree to:

• Send each other an opinion piece every 2 weeks which we read and discuss.
• Explore political differences with civility and without cable news talking points.
• Discuss emotionally charged topics without damaging our relationship.

Harvest and submit agreements in the comments or here.

Our favorite submission will receive a $250 Amazon gift card.