Discussion Across the Divide: Tools for Tough Conversations

Schedule

Sat Oct 18 2025 at 02:30 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

111 E 87th St | New York, NY

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Let's come together to learn practical strategies for having difficult conversations and bridging the gap between different perspectives.
About this Event

Discussion Across the Divide: Tools for Tough Conversations
Join us for an engaging event where we will explore strategies and techniques to navigate difficult discussions with grace and empathy. This in person event will be held at 111 E 87th St, providing a safe space for open dialogue and learning. Whether you're a seasoned communicator or find tough conversations difficult, this event will equip you with tools to handle challenging topics effectively. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your communication skills and work to bridge the divide. See you there!


Chelsea Garbell is an educator and interreligious leader, serving as the Associate Director for Global Spiritual Life at NYU, Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Wagner School of Public Service, and Adjunct Lecturer in the Silver School of Social Work, where she teaches about religion, democracy, and peacebuilding.
Chelsea has fifteen years of experience in interfaith activism, and currently co-chairs a chapter of the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, sits on the board of Friends of Givat Haviva, and is a member of the Interfaith America Emerging Leaders Network. She is an editor of A Student's Search for Meaning: Reflections on the Intersections of College Chaplaincy, Liberal Arts and the University (2023) and New Paradigms for North American Jewry (2019, 2020).
Chelsea has previously held positions at the NYU Bronfman Center, the New York Southeast Asia Network, the Asia Society Policy Institute, the Council on Foreign Relations’ Religion and Foreign Policy Program, and spent a year teaching English in Samut Sakhon, Thailand. She holds a BSc in Communication and an MPA in international policy & development from New York University, and is studying to be a rabbi at Yeshivat Maharat. Originally from Seattle, Chelsea lives in New York City with her husband and two sons.

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111 E 87th St, 111 East 87th Street, New York, United States

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