Loading Events
Less than 10 minutes

Brought to you by

National Institute for Civil Discourse

Cost

Free

Add to my List

Essential to a functioning democracy are people that are engaged in it together and willing to interact, discuss and safely debate the richness of diverse ideas and experiences with each other. One of the key elements to engaging with each other? Building understanding across differences, grounded in deep listening and empathy.

“Listening with Empathy and Humility” offers short videos with tips to help us engage differences constructively. It offers hope and insights with wisdom from the voices of everyday Americans, across race, age and political ideology.

Activity Type:

Virtual

Level:

beginner-friendly

Share On

Dive Deeper

Freedmen’s Town: A 1987 Photo Chronicle of Houston’s Fourth Ward

Freedmen’s Town: A 1987 Photo Chronicle of Houston’s Fourth Ward

By Central American Historical and Ancestral Society

  • Anytime/On Your Own
“Why Not Us?”: Youth Activism in the South

“Why Not Us?”: Youth Activism in the South

By Atlanta History Center

  • Anytime/On Your Own
Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote YouTube Series

Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote YouTube Series

By National Archives Foundation

  • Anytime/On Your Own
Deep-Dish Dialogue: Rebuilding the Food System

Deep-Dish Dialogue: Rebuilding the Food System

By Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History

  • Anytime/On Your Own
Explore the Garden at the Murray-Dick-Fawcett House

Explore the Garden at the Murray-Dick-Fawcett House

By Historic Alexandria

  • Anytime/On Your Own
Engaging Differences – Key Principles and Best Practices

Engaging Differences – Key Principles and Best Practices

By National Institute for Civil Discourse

  • Anytime/On Your Own