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Standing strong against hate, safely and effectively

What is Active Bystander Intervention? The way I teach it, it’s learning to stand strong against biased speech and actions. All of them. My students want to be prepared for a nightmare like the one in this video: A white Christian guy: Outraged. Maybe intoxicated. Loud. Repeating the same slogans. …

Finding and failing to find common ground

To make meaningful change, you sometimes must talk to people with a totally, completely, entirely, absolutely, without-a-doubt opposite viewpoint.  But how? I …