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Feeling the Polarization
June 25
GOALS
 Practice authentic understanding
 Mindfulness listening
 Meditation (5 minutes)
 Pair-up with someone (questions and
swap)
 Debrief (5-10 minutes)
Run Down
Ground Rules
• One person talks at one time *
for speaker:
 Keep a calm voice
for listener:
 LISTEN and smile (even if you disagree with the other
person)
 Have an open heart and open mind
What interested you or drew you to
this session today?
1  2
What interested you or drew you to
this session today?
2  1
Where were you during 2016
election day? What were your
emotions during the last hours?
1  2
What were your emotions for the next few days
following the election?
What event triggered the most intense
emotional reaction?
2  1
Rotate
reminder: only one person speaks
at a time
Give an example of when you talked
to someone who disagreed with you
on a political issue? How did it go?
How did it feel?
1  2
Give an example of when you talked to
someone who agreed with you on a
political issue? How did it go?
How did it feel?
2  1
Pick one of the following topics you feel most strongly
about:
Why did you pick that topic? What is the one thing that
you feel most strongly about that topic?
1  2
- Racial
- Immigration
- Gun control
- Environment
- Women rights
- International Policy
- Education
- Energy
- Healthcare
- None of the above
Listener of the previous question:
your turn to ask a question
what was something curious that you wanted to
ask more about?
E.g. “when you said [this], is there an example?”
“what do you mean by [that]?”
1  2
Pick one of the following topics you feel most strongly
about:
Why did you pick that topic? What is the one thing that
you feel most strongly about that topic?
2  1
- Racial
- Immigration
- Gun control
- Environment
- Women rights
- International Policy
- Education
- Energy
- Healthcare
- None of the above
Listener of the previous question:
your turn to ask a question
what was something curious that you wanted to
ask more about?
E.g. “when you said [this], is there an example?”
“what do you mean by [that]?”
2  1
Rotate
reminder: only one person speaks
at a time
Give an example of when a political
issue came up among your friends and
family. How did you react? How did
you feel?
1  2
What is your source(s) of news now?
How did you choose those sources?
2  1
Last Conversation!
making change can be overwhelming, but
if we think more locally…
What could you do within your community
and your life to make a small change in
this polarized world?
Group Debrief

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Feeling the Polarization - June 25 session

  • 2. GOALS  Practice authentic understanding  Mindfulness listening
  • 3.  Meditation (5 minutes)  Pair-up with someone (questions and swap)  Debrief (5-10 minutes) Run Down
  • 4. Ground Rules • One person talks at one time * for speaker:  Keep a calm voice for listener:  LISTEN and smile (even if you disagree with the other person)  Have an open heart and open mind
  • 5. What interested you or drew you to this session today? 1  2
  • 6. What interested you or drew you to this session today? 2  1
  • 7. Where were you during 2016 election day? What were your emotions during the last hours? 1  2
  • 8. What were your emotions for the next few days following the election? What event triggered the most intense emotional reaction? 2  1
  • 9. Rotate reminder: only one person speaks at a time
  • 10. Give an example of when you talked to someone who disagreed with you on a political issue? How did it go? How did it feel? 1  2
  • 11. Give an example of when you talked to someone who agreed with you on a political issue? How did it go? How did it feel? 2  1
  • 12. Pick one of the following topics you feel most strongly about: Why did you pick that topic? What is the one thing that you feel most strongly about that topic? 1  2 - Racial - Immigration - Gun control - Environment - Women rights - International Policy - Education - Energy - Healthcare - None of the above
  • 13. Listener of the previous question: your turn to ask a question what was something curious that you wanted to ask more about? E.g. “when you said [this], is there an example?” “what do you mean by [that]?” 1  2
  • 14. Pick one of the following topics you feel most strongly about: Why did you pick that topic? What is the one thing that you feel most strongly about that topic? 2  1 - Racial - Immigration - Gun control - Environment - Women rights - International Policy - Education - Energy - Healthcare - None of the above
  • 15. Listener of the previous question: your turn to ask a question what was something curious that you wanted to ask more about? E.g. “when you said [this], is there an example?” “what do you mean by [that]?” 2  1
  • 16. Rotate reminder: only one person speaks at a time
  • 17. Give an example of when a political issue came up among your friends and family. How did you react? How did you feel? 1  2
  • 18. What is your source(s) of news now? How did you choose those sources? 2  1
  • 20. making change can be overwhelming, but if we think more locally… What could you do within your community and your life to make a small change in this polarized world?