I belong to a movement called “A Million Conversations”. It’s a movement to bridge the political/ societal divide in America. You can Google it to find out more. Today I watched a screening of a short movie called Purple. In Purple a group of citizens met together to talk values, experiences, and politics. There were a wide variety of people represented by race, age, gender identity, heritage, life experiences, etc. The amazing thing was that there were no arguments or name calling, no one was vicious or condescending. People were safe telling their own truth. Most importantly people listened to each other. There was food, relaxed talking together as you’d find at a party. When it got time to really broach the political discussion, it was open and considerate. In a conversation that I mainly focused on, there was a huge difference in perspective but the ideas that were espoused were thoughtful and had real meaning. My takeaway was that each of those people would be going home and thinking about what others had said. Isn’t that where change begins?

You can watch Purple here: https://youtu.be/TH9t7ud7Jgk