Inspiring positive dialogue across differences
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We’re a professional and social development organization using award-winning films and workshops to cultivate understanding
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promote safe spaces where people share stories, listen to their peers and learn strategies to cope with the times we’re living in
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of experts in programming and design are committed to promoting psychological well-being and advancing diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
Sharing stories is so powerful because it allows us to see something in someone that we never saw before
Juliana Tafur
FILMS
Producing films in partnership with organizations and academic institutions, using our listening methodologies
TRAININGS
Guiding participants in empathic listening and providing tools to nurture heart- centered dialogue
Our documentary film List(e)n brings together Americans with opposing viewpoints on issues like abortion, gun rights, and immigration, and facilitates opportunities for them to discuss their viewpoints and connect across their differences
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![President Obama talked about our work with Listen Courageously during his “Challenges to Democracy in the Digital Information Realm” keynote at @stanford. We are so very honored!
The work of bringing people together across lines of difference, be it at the ideological level or at the level of our identities, is not easy, and this shoutout energizes us!
We believe our inability to have positive dialogue is the cause of our modern-day problems, from climate injustice to war. Today, we are grateful to be supported by the @obamafoundation on this journey, and are ready for the next phase of our work.
Here’s the snippet of the keynote where President Obama mentions our founder, Juliana Tafur @julianashares
"And the good news is we’ve got a new generation of activists that seem to be ready to keep moving... I’ve had the privilege of meeting young leaders in our Obama Foundation network, like... Juliana Tafur, who’s using documentary film and curated workshops to reduce polarization and help Americans connect across differences. Young people everywhere are recognizing that this [misinformation and polarization] is a problem. They’re not just griping about it, they’re doing their part to fix it. And the rest of us need to follow their lead."
Thank you @barackobama for your kindness, and for using your platform to lift others along the way! 🙏
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