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A collection of materials and resources to designed to reduce the fear and hate that leads to violence through dialogue and discussion activities that advance media literacy, active listening, kindness and compassion, and community engagement.

These dialogue and discussion programs have been shown to activate media literacy knowledge and help people apply it to daily life by increasing active listening and intellectual humility and reducing righteous defensiveness.  These materials will help you bring media literacy and active listening to your school, workplace, group, church, or organization. 

Courageous Conversations Topics

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Overview 

Review the program topics and discussion questions  
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Why Media Literacy Matters

What is media literacy and how can it help people to respond to disinformation & hoaxes?

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Preventing Violent Extremism 

How is violent extremism affecting our society and what can we do about it using media literacy? 

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High Conflict 

What is “high conflict” and how can we dial it down using active listening techniques ? 

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Conflict Entrepreneurs

What do people need to know about social media economics and the profit motives that underpin conflict?

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Feelings and Facts 

Why do stories, characters, and conflict change minds? 

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The Influencers

How is social media reshaping people’s decisions about who and what to trust?

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Free Speech, Hate Speech, and Censorship

How are digital technologies influencing people's understanding

of free speech, hate speech and censorship?

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Targets of Propaganda

Who is targeted to receive harmful propaganda and how does it affect them? 

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Falling Down the Rabbit Hole

What can you do to support people in your life who may be moving towards radicalization?

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The Ripple Effect

How can you help to counteract violent extremism using the power of media literacy, active listening, and dialogue and discussion?

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