A Community to Lean on: Power of Storytelling and Peer-to-Peer Support
In November 2022, Thought Partnerships hosted a behind the curtain conversation with members of our Storytelling and Creative Media Group. This event spotlighted practitioners working on high impact programs to shift narratives and how their experience of receiving peer-to-peer support, sparked creativity, cross fertilized different strategic approaches and helped problem solve in real time. It illustrated the numerous benefits of having a community to lean on and collaborate with.
To learn more about Prince Charles, Patrice, and Robi watch TP's interviews with them by clicking on their names.
Be The Change: Inspiring Individuals, Transforming Communities
In October 2022, Thought Partnerships hosted an interactive dialogue with Cities4Peace to practice space to build our breathwork and meditation skills. This event spotlighted transformative frameworks and tools that increase social connection and resilience while uplifting communities and transforming cities.
To learn more about Mandar, watch TP’s interview with him here.
From Soap Operas to Video Games: Using Edutainment to Fight Polarization
In September 2022, Thought Partnerships hosted a conversation with Radio La Benevolencija HTF to learn how they are utilizing entertainment-education programmes to combat polarization in Africa and Europe. This event spotlighted the use of media to empower groups and individuals to recognize and resist hate speech and violence through active bystandership.
To learn more about George, watch TP’s interview with him here.
Modeling Sustainable Partnerships: A Collaboration to Counter Hate Across Borders
In June 2022, Thought Partnerships hosted an engaging conversation between TIDE and I-GMAP, spotlighting how two organizations dedicated to peacebuilding and atrocity prevention are utilizing the creative arts and partnerships to counter hate and division. This event focused on their cross-country collaboration and modeled how two seemingly disparate organizations, seeking to create similar change, team up to build new opportunities for partnership and impact.
Mental Health Awareness: A Journey of Personal Healing and Activism
In May 2022, Thought Partnerships hosted an intimate conversation with Joanna Grace Farmer of Building Community Capacity where she shared her personal journey of trauma, healing and how she harnessed that experience to create awareness and support others. This event spotlighted grief, suicide, and active listening activities.
To learn more about Joanna, watch TP’s interview with her here.
Making Holocaust Memory Relevant: Inspiring the Next Generation of Community Changemakers
In April 2022, Thought Partnerships commemorated Genocide Awareness month with The Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center at Queensborough Community College and the Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Purdue University Fort Wayne. This event spotlighting how two different Holocaust centers are using memorialization and Holocaust education to make the issues of anti-semitism, racism and polarization relevant to the next generation of community changemakers.
To learn more about Laura and Steve, watch TP’s interview with them here and here.
Cultivating Belonging in Communities
In March 2022, Thought Partnerships hosted an engaging conversation and Q&A with Welcoming America and the Center for Inclusion and Belonging. This event provided an inside look and technical discussion on their Belonging Begins with Us Campaign.
Rest As Resistance: The Role of Wellness In Justice Work
In February 2022, Thought Partnerships hosted an interactive dialogue on rest as resistance, the role of wellness in justice work with Wayfinding Partners. The event provided a practice-space to build self-compassion muscles and spotlighted their rest as resistance cohort, as well as an activity focused on the 7-types of rest.
From Research to Practice: An Inside Look Into Countering Hate and Violent Extremism
In November 2021, Thought Partnerships hosted a behind the curtain conversation with the Peace Science Digest team and the following members of our Peer Learning Community: Beyond Conflict, Moonshot, PeaceTech Lab and Protection Approaches. This event spotlighted the special issue focusing on countering hate and violent extremism, a collaborative project between Thought Partnerships and the War Prevention Initiative at the Jubitz Family Foundation.
Mounting Tensions: Real Time Field Analysis from Nigeria
In October 2021, Thought Partnerships hosted a situational analysis update on Nigeria with the Tattaaunawa Roundtable Initiative (TRICentre). This event spotlighted how a community centered organization is working to bridge divides in a highly volatile country. To learn more about the Team Lead of the Tattaaunawa Roundtable Initiative (TRICentre), Prince Charles Dickson, watch TP’s interview with him here.
The Parallel Narrative Experience: A Path Towards Reconciliation
In September 2021, Thought Partnerships hosted a storytelling dialogue and Q&A led by the Parents Circle-Families Forum. This event spotlighted how they are bringing Israelis and Palestinians together, to learn about the personal and national narrative of the “other.” To learn more about the Spokesperson and Director of International Relations of The Parents Circle - Families Forum, Robi Damelin, watch TP's interview with her here.
Refugee Voices: Perspectives of a Youth Movement to Counter Hate
In July 2021, Thought Partnerships hosted an engaging conversation and Q&A led by Community Empowerment for Creative Innovation (CECI). This event spotlighted the realities of working in a refugee context by showcasing the transformative work and best practices of a locally led youth organization and myth-busting some of the misconceptions of working in this setting.
To learn more about the Co-Founder and Executive Director of CECI, watch TP's interview with him here.
Living the Experience: Reflections from the Frontlines of Countering Hate and Division
In June 2021, Thought Partnerships hosted a behind the curtain conversation with members of our Community Impact Leaders Consortium. The event offered deep insights into the 360 lived experience of community leaders working to counter hate and division in their own communities around the world.
To learn more about the members of the Community Impact Leaders Consortium, watch TP's interview with them here.
Dangerous Speech in Action: A Panel Discussion with Researchers from South Sudan, Brazil and Croatia
In May 2021, Thought Partnerships hosted a panel discussion with four Fellows from the Dangerous Speech Project’s Global Research Initiative. The event offered an opportunity to learn directly from scholars and practitioners from South Sudan, Brazil and Croatia, who analyze dangerous speech in their home countries, to better understand and diminish its harmful effects.
To learn more about the members of the Dangerous Speech Project Team, watch TP's interview with them here and here.
From Collective Memory to Collective Action: Uniting the Field in the Fight Against Hate
In April 2021, Thought Partnerships commemorated Genocide Awareness month with Together We Remember. The event commenced with a name reading ceremony and spotlighted how Together We Remember is utilizing collective memory as a strategy for building social cohesion and fostering empathy against divisions and hate.
To learn more about the Founder CEO of Together We Remember, watch TP’s interview with him here.
Confronting Hate and Building Community Across the UK Training
In March 2021, Thought Partnerships hosted a training and Q&A session led by the Protection Approaches team. The training highlighted how Protection Approaches is confronting hate and building community across the UK, as well as spotlight their evidence based best practices.
To learn more about the co-executive directors of the Protection Approaches team, watch TP's interview with them here and here.
Mitigating Political Violence Around the U.S. Elections Event
In February 2021, Thought Partnerships hosted a timely and informative conversation with Nathan Stock discussing his pilot political violence mitigation project with the Carter Center. The event highlighted lessons lessons learned on mitigating political violence around the U.S. elections.
To learn more about Nathan Stock and his work, watch TP's interview with him here.
Psychology of Polarization Webinar
In October 2020, Thought Partnerships hosted a webinar and Q&A session led by the Beyond Conflict team. This webinar showcased Beyond Conflict’s latest research findings on the psychological underpinnings behind polarization and scientific insights that enable individuals, institutions, and leaders to address the increasing threat of toxic polarization.
U.S. Crisis Mapping and Resilience Training
In August 2020, Thought Partnerships hosted a training and Q&A session led by the Bridging Divides Initiative. The training showcased the recently launched U.S. Crisis Monitor and other BDI tools that can be used for real-time crisis mapping, monitoring, and analysis.
Countering Dangerous Narratives During COVID-19 Training
In May 2020, Thought Partnerships hosted a training led by the Over Zero team on how to best utilize their exciting new resource. "Counteracting Dangerous Narratives in the Time of COVID-19" is a resource for practitioners, community leaders, and other stakeholders navigating divisive and dangerous rhetoric during COVID-19.
The Cure for Hate Book Talk
In April 2020, Thought Partnerships hosted a book talk and Q&A with Tony McAleer, author of The Cure for Hate: A Former White Supremacist’s Journey from Violent Extremism to Radical Compassion.
To learn more about Tony McAleer and his work, watch TP's interview with him here.