Skills for Disagreeing Better Workshop

Name: Skills for Disagreeing Better Workshop
Start: 2026-03-21T14:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-03-21T16:00:00-04:00
Location: Twinbrook Library

Schedule

Sat Mar 21 2026 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Twinbrook Library | Rockville, MD

In this polarized time, we lack basic understanding of why people on the other political side hold their beliefs. We don’t see them as they see themselves–their core values and central concerns–but instead as we choose to see them. We are tempted to regard our own side as principled and the other side as self-interested.
When we try to communicate across this gap, we often lack the skills for listening carefully, looking for common ground, and sharing our perspectives in ways that connect rather than create more misunderstanding.
We can learn to disagree better in polarized times, which means accurately seeing where we differ and where we share common ground.
Goals
More understanding of the values and concerns of people who differ from you politically
Better skills for listening in a way so that the other person feels heard
Better skills for sharing viewpoints in a way the other person might hear — even if they disagree