Alice Maher

I believe that psychoanalytic principles can be used to understand and resolve societal conflicts. Help me start the conversation!

[Waging Dialogue @Waging_Dialogue]

What are the challenges facing an outsider #grassroots political candidate? Register for screening & Q&A: @wagingdialogue/minerbo. #talkacrossdivides #empathy #fairvote #approvalvoting #STARvoting @sara_wolk @minerbofilm #civility @citizenconnect3 #listenfirst @braver_angels

[Waging Dialogue @Waging_Dialogue]

How do we break down the empathy/understanding barrier between elected politicians and private citizens? Join #WagingDialogue for a screening of "The Campaign of Miner Bo" followed by a discussion with candidates Bo Copley and @SassOfficial #listenfirst https://t.co/AJc87apr4F

[Waging Dialogue @Waging_Dialogue]

Waging Dialogue seeks to bridge gaps in understanding, and one of the most significant understanding gaps in our society exists between private citizens and elected politicians. Read More: https://t.co/1UsCpSTLfb #Grassroots #talkingacrossdivides #getmoneyout #CommonSense

[Waging Dialogue @Waging_Dialogue]

One of the biggest understanding gaps in our society exists between citizens and politicians. #RCV #RankedChoice #ApprovalVoting #bridgertainment #civichealth Screen the film: https://t.co/AJc87apr4F Watch the Panel: https://t.co/LNi9SdO1g8 https://t.co/1hv41Jq7Dn

[Alice Maher @AliceLMaher]

Watch the film any time and the panel on Saturday. Different people, different perspectives, sharing a stage and a conversation. I'm excited.

[Waging Dialogue @Waging_Dialogue]

#Waging_Dialogue welcomes grassroots candidates @SassOfficial & Bo Copley with @todd_drezner @AliceLMaher for a Q&A this Saturday at 4pm Eastern. How do we build empathy, understanding, and trust between elected politicians and private citizens?
https://t.co/xvceBokRRz

[Alice Maher @AliceLMaher]

I fear they will have "won" because their imagination, and their ability to harness the psychodynamics of our people and theirs, surpassed ours. I fear it still does. You can't fight psychology with physical action. #emotionalliteracy #September11

[#ListenFirst Project @ListenFirstProj]

Happy #ListenFirst Friday from @Waging_Dialogue, an organization that is dedicated to facilitating challenging online conversations across political and cultural divides in the service of peaceful problem- solving, coexistence, and Human Understanding! https://t.co/COunUxD4Yy

[Alice Maher @AliceLMaher]

Is there a systemic force against creativity in the socio-political-educational-religious arenas? We crave new medical treatments, new tech, and new space exploration. But we don't crave new insights that are accompanied by the need to change.

[Waging Dialogue @Waging_Dialogue]

In 2016, we invited students from Hunter College High School and the Street Squash enrichment program to meet and study the works of Nobel Peace Prize nominee Dr. Vamik Volkan. The students' essays were compiled into the E-Book “Divides.” https://t.co/tqu2JLSK5E #vamikvolkan

[Alice Maher @AliceLMaher]

If you demand racial, economic, and social justice, you must also offer psychological justice. We can't help being who we are & we can't change without motivation, empathy, insight, and a path forward. Labels like "lowlife idiot!" are offensive and wrong.

[Alice Maher @AliceLMaher]

@RuthScribbles All good. I still think of Helen often.

[Alice Maher @AliceLMaher]

It would be easier to address problems of pre-judgment if we remove labels that end in "ist" and "ism". Instead of yelling "that's racist!" or "you're antisemitic!" try putting what you're thinking into more nuanced language that the other person could begin to understand.

[Waging Dialogue @Waging_Dialogue]

Listen to the voices of those who've engaged in #dialogue_dignity with us over the past year. Will you be part of our next discussion? Contact us! #empathy #bridgedivides https://t.co/K979DFW8fI

[Waging Dialogue @Waging_Dialogue]

Seeking panelists for our newest discussion: Let's design a national service program to encourage civic engagement by youth! Military service? Teach for America? Peace Corps? Green job Volunteer? Student loan forgiveness for public service commitment? Your ideas? #ListenFirst

[Alice Maher @AliceLMaher]

I want to start tweeting again, but it’s hard when genuine questions are typically reacted to as if they’re opinionated answers. E.g What did/does the Trump phenomenon represent for American society at this moment in time?

[Waging Dialogue @Waging_Dialogue]

Our June 5 Dialogue is now on YouTube. In a thoughtful, far-reaching discussion, four panelists from across the political spectrum share ideas on how to make a more accurate, accessible, trustworthy, and FAIR registration and voting system. https://t.co/MEPrpYfkiE

[Waging Dialogue @Waging_Dialogue]

I've signed up to be a conversation partner at Saturday's America Talks national event. 6000 Americans have already signed up! This is going to be awesome! #americatalks #nwoc #wagingdialogue #dialoguewithdignity #bridgedivides #words_not_swords https://t.co/5RsMjN9URs

[Alice Maher @AliceLMaher]

Join us for the follow-up Dialogue With Dignity project. The topic is our personal ethics, how we arrived at them, and how they impact our political choices. Register here to watch the program and chat with the panelists, 3pm eastern time. https://t.co/StnfiDMSAs

[Alice Maher @AliceLMaher]

NY psychiatrist/psychoanalyst in respectful dialogue with a Michigan libertarian who was at the capitol. Please watch, share, and comment on our Dialogue With Dignity Facebook page. If you would like to try it, please contact me. https://t.co/OtLfZK3IFu