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Guild for Civil Dialogue


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• Get caught up on what happened at our latest meetings

• Get news on our upcoming Big Ethical Question Slam

• Take a peak at other groups working toward more robust, substantive and fun civil dialogues

Hiatus

At the end of the national election cycle in 2016, many in our nation were feeling traumatized and expressing shock at how deeply caustic our national dialogue had become.

From February 2017 through May 2018, the Guild for Civil Dialogue formed to develop, learn and practice new skills for civility to support robust, substantive conversation on the issues of our day that have deeply divided families, friends and neighbors.

Energy needs someplace to go.  Participants came burdened, in need of a place to discharge feelings of shock, anxiety and outrage.  We made room for respectful expression of these feelings, and explored their underpinnings.  We studied and discussed the various drivers of our public discontent, and worked to gain somewhat sympathetic insight to opposing points of view.

Having found some comfort and helpful guidance, we've hit the pause button in order to take a break and assess whether and how to move forward.


Paradise Community Guilds aspires to "Be the community you want to live in."  The Guild for Civil Dialogue is one way we've lived out that vision. 

Thanks to our many 2017-2018 participants!  Please circle back for announcements concerning the future for Civil Dialogue at Norton Buffalo Hall.

Our new

Guild for Civil Dialogue

is under construction

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KZFR Interview

February 14, 2017 - "Ecotopia" hosts Susan and Stephen Tchudi invited David Zink of Paradise Community Guilds to discuss the potential for a new "Guild for Civil Politics."

The program begins with a pre-recorded interview with Ravi Iyer who works with Jonathan Haidt on CivilPolitics.org and YourMorals.org.

At 29:14, David explains the background of the local idea and sends out the call for community participation.

Listen to the broadcast.
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Susan and Steven Tchudi, Hosts
​"Ecotopia" on KZFR 90.1 FM
​Tuesdays, 6-7PM

Resources

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The mission of CivilPolitics.org is to educate groups and individuals who are trying to bridge moral divisions by connecting them with scientific research in this domain. 
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A2Ethics promotes public ethics and philosophy initiatives through events, education and civic partnerships in communities everywhere.


​Institute for Civility In Government
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​is a grassroots, non-partisan, non-profit organization that is building civility in a society that all too often seems tilted toward uncivil speech and actions.
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​Video from TEDNYC:

​Jonathan Haidt:
"Can a divided America heal?"
 

This is an insightful exchange recorded in November 2016.
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Video from A2Ethics.org:

"Big Ethical Question Slam
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This group in Ann Arbor, Michigan has held an innovative annual event for the last several years that has energized their community.
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​Book by Jonathan Haidt: 

The Righteous Mind - Why Good People Are Divided By Politics And Religion
Much of our political conversation rests on our moral beliefs.  YourMorals.org is a collaboration among social psychologists who study morality and politics.
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Essays by
Hamilton, Madison, Jay:


​The Federalist Papers
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​Video - Meet The Press


Is Big Data Destroying the U.S. Political System?
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Book by Richard J. Mouw:

Uncommon Decency: Christian Civility in an Uncivil World


​Video - Meet The Press:

Feeling Stressed By Politics?
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You're Not Alone.
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Book by
Mark Juergensmeyer:


Fighting With Gandhi: A Step-By-Step Strategy For Resolving Everyday Conflicts
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Book by Sebastian Junger:

Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
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Video - Heineken

Worlds Apart:
An Experiment


Watch what happens when opposites attract.





Book by Scott McCloud:

Understanding Comics:
The Invisible Art
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Book by George Lakoff:

Don't Think Of An Elephant!
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Trauma, Time, Truth and Trump: How a President freezes healing and promotes crisis by Betty P. Teng
Persuasion.pdf
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​A Talk by Brené Brown:

On the Charlottesville riots, owning our story, America's narrative on white supremacy, on the triumvirate of Privilege, Power, Perspective, and on empathy.
Trauma-Trump.pdf
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Harper's Magazine | Forum | The Minds of Others: The art of persuasion in the age of Trump.
UnpackingTheInvisibleKnapsack.pdf
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New York Times | Opinion | Letters - 'Vision, Chutzpah and Some Testosterone'
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Three Essays on Race:

• White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack (Peggy McIntosh)

​ • I Can Fix It (damali ayo)

• The Fears of White People (Robert Jensen)
NYT Letters.pdf
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CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND DEMOCRACY

The Disinformation Playbook
MEDIUM

The Four Types of Conversations: Debate, Dialogue, Discourse, and Diatribe

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Book by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D.

Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
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NORTON BUFFALO HALL

An outreach of Paradise Community Guilds
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Mission
​We foster community by nurturing creativity, practicing stewardship of Nature, and promoting values of sustainability.
5704 Chapel Drive
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(530) 762-1490
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