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Bridging for Democracy

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May 31, 2026    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
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Do add Sunday, May 31, 9:30 a.m. to your calendars!  Our ever-growing group meets again in the Fireside Room, led this time by Mansi Kathuria, the director of the  B4D section of Cal’s Othering and Belonging Institute.  We will continue discussing how to “bridge” with people we may disagree with, either politically or personally.  In February and March meetings, Dave Belden led our in-depth conversations, some addressing how we deal with anger, even trauma, as we seek to focus  on the humanity of the “other”rather than on our differences.

Participants offered suggestions for additional sources to help us in our thinking about bridging conversations. 

  1. Watch a movie: The Best of Enemies on Netflix. 
  2. Listen to a podcast from Braver Angels on abortion
  3. Watch one or more of the episodes on The Enemies Project. Dave mentioned: Can a Trans Woman Befriend a MAGA Mama? here: Can a Trans Woman Befriend a MAGA Mama? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQlarHFPoaM

 

Anyone who’s interested in our “B4D” conversations is warmly invited to join us on May 31. For more info, please contact Helen Toy

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