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Rotary Club of Palo Alto/University - Civil Discourse Committee

 

Resources to Prepare for the Aftermath of the Presidential Election
(October 2024)

In the interest of building unity in our country, the Civil Discourse Committee suggests these resources to prepare for the aftermath of the divisive presidential election now almost concluded.  Our recommendations fall into three categories:

 

Managing Election Stress

 

      (Link: https://bit.ly/UCBstress)  

 

 

 

Building a Mutual Aid Culture

 

  • More Like Us (website) -- This organization “corrects dangerous political misperceptions of each other at scale,” with presentations, videos, and links to helpful materials on their website.  The approach focuses on positive psychology, using the “wheel of emotions” to understand and transform polarized communities into healthier ones; for example, dealing with the following misperception challenges by using transformative messages along the following lines:

  • Stereotypes  Complexity

  • Inferiority  Admiration

  • Differences  Similarity

  • Weak Relationships  Togetherness

The link to presentation slides used by James Coan on August 30, 2024 entitled CASTing the “Other Side” in a Better Light is here.  (Website link: https://www.morelikeus.org )  (Presentation link: https://bit.ly/betterthem)

 

  • What’s Our Problem? (a self-help book for societies) and Wait But Why? (a website) begun by Tim Urban – these resources are helpful in popularizing ideas about how to understand Primitive Mind and Higher Mind cultures, which can help in addressing the divisiveness in our society.  Having given a very popular TED talk on procrastination, Tim now posts regularly on a variety of provocative topics.  (Website link: https://waitbutwhy.com )    

 

  • Starts With Us / BUILDERS (website) – a nonpartisan, nonprofit website that is encouraging the building of a community to learn practical skills, feel inspired from real-life stories, and find ways to take action every week to overcome extreme division.  They focus on developing greater humility, curiosity, empathy, and mental flexibility.  (Website link: https://startswith.us/builders/)

 

Dealing with Election-Related Political Violence

 

https://www.paloaltouniversityrotaryclub.com/civil-discourse (10-18-24)

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