NCCJ (North Carolina for Community and Justice) is a human relations organization. We work to build more compassionate, inclusive and equitable communities.
Stepping out of our comfort zones and talking to people we don’t agree with can be frustrating and uncomfortable. It takes courage and compromise from both sides.
But it’s the first step to finding solutions that work for all of us, not just some of us.
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5. Avoid labels. Labels can be useful. They help us sort and categorize. But when we rely on labels to talk about others, it obscures the fact that we’re talking about people. About children. About families. About our neighbors.