CIVIL DIALOGUE IN UNCIVIL TIMES

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How To Heal Our Community
October 20th - 7:30 - 9:00pm
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Click here to watch this session of How To Heal Our Community on KLTV anytime.
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SOCIAL MEDIA “LIKES” AND “SHARES” PROVIDES POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT FOR ONLINE NEGATIVITY.
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Social Media Is Training Us to Unleash More Moral Outrage And Vitriol
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Re-Establishing Civil Political Discourse Through Dignity, Empathy, and Genuine Engagement
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New study explores the psychological predictors of extreme political attitudes
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Civility, conversations on how to regain civility in society - Podcast
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How to Maintain Civil Discourse – Understanding Political Division
The Effects of Local Drug Abuse & Addiction Oct 6th - 7:30 - 9:00pm
Local community leaders will address issues related to drug abuse/addiction with a focus on crime, mental health and decriminalization.
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Click this link to Watch the KLTV video of the panel discussion - anytime.
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After rocky start, hopes up in Oregon drug decriminalization [Sept 25, 2022]
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An antidote for meth addiction? Doctors in Everett say it's quite possible
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What the US Can Learn From Portugal's Drug Decriminalization
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The World’s View on Drugs Is Changing. Which Side Are You On? (podcast)
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How to Change Your Mind - (Highly recommended book & Netflix series)
HOMELESSNESS
Sept 22nd - 7:30 to 9:00pm
Local housing advocates, business and city leaders will discuss issues concerning local homelessness.
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Annual count shows drop in Cowlitz County homeless population, service agencies doubtful
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Homeless, Houseless, and Unhoused: A Glossary of Terms Used to Talk about Homelessness
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America’s first homelessness problem: Knowing who is actually homeless
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Strategies for solving homelessness in New York City and across the U.S.
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Longview City Council Meeting on Homelessness September 8th (video)
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Go inside 24 hours of Portland’s homeless crisis | April 2022 documentary
Economic Development & the Environment
Sept 8th 7:30 to 9:00pm
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Click here to watch our Panel Discussion recording on YouTube
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Is the environment or economy a bigger priority? A view from the US
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The key to winning the climate debate isn’t economics: it’s health
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Normal is Over 1.1 (directed and create by Renee Scheltema) is an award winning film packed with ideas about tackling ecological crisis.
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Public Trust: The Fight for America’s Public Lands (2020 film)
Civil Discourse in Uncivil Times - August 18th - 7:30 - 9:00pm
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Re-Establishing Civil Political Discourse Through Dignity, Empathy, and Genuine Engagement
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New study explores the psychological predictors of extreme political attitudes
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Civility, conversations on how to regain civility in society - Podcast
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How to Maintain Civil Discourse – Understanding Political Division