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What if We Could Talk About Anything: Hope for Meaningful Conversation in a Divided World

  • The Bicycle Factory 201 Front Avenue Southwest Grand Rapids, MI, 49504 United States (map)

Course Description:

Is there hope for coming together in our increasingly divided world? This workshop will focus on how to develop practices for engaging people across various kinds of divides. Several circle formats will be presented from the field of restorative practices, which have a proven track record of use in many different contexts to cultivate curiosity, build empathy and promote meaningful conversation across issues that divide us. The workshop will be interactive, with opportunity to practice what we are learning.

Course Link:
https://noncredit.gvsu.edu/wconnect/CourseStatus.awp?&course=SOWK00010703

CE Value (credits): 3
CE Type: Standard

Grand Valley State University

Contact Information:
Lauren Fodor
616-331-7180
learn@gvsu.edu