Resource Library

Dialogue, deliberation, and conversation strategies are focused on bringing people together to discuss a particular issue, discuss difficult topics, and/or to build relationships toward oneness and belonging. The resources listed below offer practical and educational tips, strategies, and prompts to be an active affirmer and raise the voices of marginalized groups, and multiple perspectives in a community. Some dialogue processes are designed explicitly as a first step towards action and change; some are not. Most share goals of increasing the number of perspectives that are brought to bear on a community issue. Structured dialogue processes can build important relationships among people who did not previously know, trust, or empathize with each other, and thus, increase one’s competence and confidence in interacting with people who are different from themselves. They can also help people explore an issue from multiple perspectives, as a starting point for planning strategies or motivating action.

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