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We replace polarization w/conversation by empowering citizens with self-awareness & skills for inclusive, constructive communication across lines of difference.

[wedo_something @WeDo_Something]

We educate people by offering them insight into themselves, not by telling them to change themselves. No shoulds, no shaming. Building #EmotionalIntelligence + self-awareness are essential to countering division & #polarization.

[wedo_something @WeDo_Something]

Have you ever agreed to #disagree as a way to start a #conversation, rather than as a way to end it?
Bc #disagreement is not #conflict. On the contrary, it is how we avoid it.
Check our latest article: How to disagree, together
#dialogue #democracy
https://t.co/EWD1Sli1B0

[wedo_something @WeDo_Something]

@alon_mizrahi You’re what we call a bridge person - someone who connects two worlds and offers understanding to bridge the divide. Keep going, keep writing, keep sharing :)

[wedo_something @WeDo_Something]

@francoislegault Merci de confirmer l’étude @EdelmanCanada avec ce discours polarisant, divisif et populiste

[wedo_something @WeDo_Something]

C'est nous ça, ici au #canada. Du sondage @EdelmanPR 2022.

[wedo_something @WeDo_Something]

Accueillir une #diversité d'opinions est une forme importante d'#inclusion, et le fondement de la #démocratie.

[wedo_something @WeDo_Something]

According to @PowerOfUsBook, most of us engage in 'naïve realism', the belief that our personal view of the world is an objective one. Here's why you should care, to prevent #polarization & social #division. PS: The better we know our unconscious, the better we treat one another.

[wedo_something @WeDo_Something]

Est-ce qu'on continue de demander que le gouvt Legault reconnaisse que le #racisme systémique existe au #quebec ?

[Sophie T. @conteska]

This petition caused me to #burnout after 5 years of organizing funraisers in the name of @WeDo_Something. Now that it's at over 16000 signatures, should we keep trying to get Legault's government to admit #systemicracism exists here in #quebec ? https://t.co/pQ3mU4m9bT

[wedo_something @WeDo_Something]

We started by fighting powerlessness & stereotypes through fundraising dinner parties, now we empower people with the tools to do it themselves. Versus is the foundation of #DEI, #genderequity: we give people the space to choose #inclusion for themselves, w an open heart & mind.

[wedo_something @WeDo_Something]

The point of #civil #dialogue is not to solve, to win, or to change other people's minds. It is to understand why & how they came to believe what they believe. Having #conversations across w people who think differently is a necessary kind of research for improving the world.

[Toula Drimonis @ToulasTake]

Thinking of them tonight. They are not forgotten. #MontrealMassacre

[wedo_something @WeDo_Something]

Vendredi dernier on a enseigné un atelier en #communication inclusive à la belle équipe de l'agence Bob. Très impressionnée par l'ouverture d'esprit de leur belle équipe et encore plus impressionnée de constater que leur leadership à participé aussi. (1/2) #culture #inclusion

[wedo_something @WeDo_Something]

Should we stay or should we go? On one hand, we have an even bigger responsibility to inform Twitter users about how to recognize #fakenews, #trolls, and #mediabias. On the other hand, does staying on Twitter indicate support for a platform that is now largely unregulated?

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

Elon Musk’s first month at Twitter foreshadows a human rights disaster.

Uncertainty is swirling around the future of the platform. What we do know is concerning — and in some cases outright alarming.

[wedo_something @WeDo_Something]

A post written by our founder @conteska, 5 years ago...this was the beginning of our dialogue-building, polarization-reducing communication program, #versus. Because we believe that each person has the power to counter #hate.

[wedo_something @WeDo_Something]

Tt ce que ns faisons répond à la même question, qu'il s'agisse des collectes de fonds pour soutenir des communautés ds le besoin ou d'offrir Versus qui enseigne le #dialogue civil: que puis-je faire pour me sentir moins impuissant(e), moins accablé(e) par l'état du monde ?

[wedo_something @WeDo_Something]

FR: Ns éduquons les gens en approfondissant leur conscience de soi, et non pas en leur demandant de changer. Non à la honte et non à la pression. L'intelligence émotionnelle est un point de départ indispensable pour lutter contre la #division et la #polarisation.

[wedo_something @WeDo_Something]

Everything we do comes from the same thought - whether we are planning funraisers to raise $ and care for communities in the news, or designing Versus wshops to teach skills of civil #dialogue: what can I do to feel less powerless, less overwhelmed about the state of the world?

[wedo_something @WeDo_Something]

Anti-plastic petition: World leaders meet this fall. Demand they support a ✨strong✨ treaty! https://t.co/T9WR2i6moh Securing a Global #PlasticsTreaty at the UN can help us stop #PlasticPollution once and for all 🙅 @GreenpeaceCa #Plastic

[wedo_something @WeDo_Something]

We all want to be heard, but most of us struggle to listen. #civilconversations #deeplistening #polarization #civildialogue

[John Templeton Foundation @templeton_fdn]

Research shows that good listening fosters humility — in *both* conversation partners.

Learn more: https://t.co/nx4XZgcVUE

[wedo_something @WeDo_Something]

@PonderinOptimis @amyjccuddy Read this too, incredible.