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Bridging Social Divides — PageConnect Nonprofit Call on Depolarization

The increase in polarization and hyper-partisanship has led to truly troubling outcomes. From legislative gridlock, to increases in hate crimes, to insurrections in numerous global democracies — a deeply polarized society will continue to be deeply dysfunctional.

In her presentation to the PageConnect Nonprofit Group, Phebe Meyer, affiliate with the The Clapham Group, shared a number of case studies that illustrated various theories to decrease polarization.

Other important takeaways from the presentation include:

Curious about what some of your peers are doing to combat polarization? Check out The Dialogue Project, founded by Page member Bob Feldman, Feldman + Partners.

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