Talking really does help. Our communities desperately need leaders with skills for countering hatred and bridging community divisions. This section highlights several types of successful dialogue-based groups throughout the South that are hard at work bridging differences one discussion at a time. The dialogue model is perhaps, one of the most important and challenging types of work that is currently being done in communities across the nation. Successful and meaningful change can only occur when groups of people create a safe environment in which to meet, to learn from one another, to challenge and be challenged, and to find common ground for solutions to community problems.
Dialogues can become ongoing forums for exchanging ideas, resolving conflict, and promoting change.
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