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Othering and Political Conflict in the Great Unraveling

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This live online event on Octoner 8, 2024 features Lilliana Mason, Associate Professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University and author of Radical American Partisanship, and Cecilie Surasky, Director of Communications & Narrative at the Othering & Belonging Institute. Post Carbon Institute’s Asher Miller will join Lilliana and Cecilie for an expansive conversation on the drivers of polarization and othering, and methods for fostering belonging and mutuality.  

Discussion: How to Overcome Polarization in Your Own Community

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This live online discussion event on October 15, 2024 features Trisha Dehrone, a PhD candidate and NSF Fellow at the University of Massachusetts–Amherst. Trisha has designed and analyzed interventions that bridge group differences in divided societies and has evaluated interventions in the U.S., Rwanda, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Citizen Engagement & Mounting a Proper Government Response to the Climate Crisis

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Environmental journalist and podcaster Rachel Donald interviews Melissa Hoffer, the first ever Climate Chief for the state of Massachusetts. Rachel and Melissa discuss the role of government in changing the energy landscape, from relying on fossil fuels to widespread adoption of renewable sources and how to overcome the status quo championed by powerful corporations and national interests.