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Difficult Dialogues 2024

Overview

This Fall 2024 Difficult Dialogue asks how we can remind ourselves of our common humanity with those we disagree with—how we can continue to be in conversation with others who did not vote the way we voted and thus who we believe may not share our values. How do we stay good neighbors even while we may have hurt feelings or recognize the hurt feelings of others? Can we break bread together, in disagreement, acknowledging fears and anxieties but also remembering that the people we face conflict with are our neighbors?

Panelists will talk about how to navigate these difficult conversations around politics and polarization, and we invite our audience to share their questions, concerns, and concrete ideas for how to remain in fellowship with people whose values we may question because they are at odds with our own values.

Panelists

Headshot photographs of panelists

Aaron Brockett

Mayor of Boulder

Angie Chuang

Journalism Professor

Michaele Ferguson

Political Science Professor

Matthew Koschmann

Communication Professor

 

Resources by Panelists