Would you forgive someone whose son killed your son??
Phyllis Rodriguez’s son was killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In the midst of grieving, she found the opportunity to empathize with another grieving mother, Aicha el Wafi, whose son was charged with being one of the Al-Qaeda terrorists.
- Recommended read: Curiosity’s a superpower. How do you tap into it? Scott Shigeoka, Movement Partner, curiosity researcher at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, and faculty at the University of Texas at Austin, is the author of the forthcoming book?Seek:?How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World. In his new book, Shigeoka takes readers on a journey through deep curiosity. He blends his research on curiosity with wisdom from his years of traveling, community work, and stories of people living at the threshold of deep curiosity.?Seek?will be released on November 14th, 2023, and is currently available for pre-sale.? Learn more
What happens when ideological opposites talk about one of America’s most divisive issues?
- At the end of August, the Tennessee 11, strangers from different backgrounds and perspectives, came together to discuss gun rights and safety in an effort to create consensus solutions. Learn more about this civic experiment and the Citizen Solutions initiative.? Learn more
- How’s that bubble?Building bridges means we must look at our own biases and echo chambers and then figure out ways to get out of them. Take a look at some tips to do just that.Read the feed.
