One of the things that the two groups recognized was that we were reading different sources. However, we shared similar values, including the health of a community (which could be limiting COVID spread and/or keeping schools and businesses open) which I've seen you write about in your work.
We are now working with APHA to provide workshops at the national and state level to health care workers who want to talk with community members in a respectful and effective manner.
Thank you as always for your thoughtful commentary and for highlighting the need for bridging and coalition-building as best we can in these polarized times
I really enjoy your pieces. This one reminds me of the work we did with our Braver Angels Truth and Trust project (https://braverangels.org/truth-and-trust/) where we held a series of COVID community workshops that brought together supporters and questioners of the public health response. I presented this work at the American Public Health Association (APHA) last year and the abstract is linked here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vnFgA97Jn2GdNzOMflSwbiacbvriENEqbd6pUvoI9GM/edit?usp=sharing
One of the things that the two groups recognized was that we were reading different sources. However, we shared similar values, including the health of a community (which could be limiting COVID spread and/or keeping schools and businesses open) which I've seen you write about in your work.
We are now working with APHA to provide workshops at the national and state level to health care workers who want to talk with community members in a respectful and effective manner.
Also wanted to share my Substack: Together Across Differences. togethernow.substack.com
Thank you as always for your thoughtful commentary and for highlighting the need for bridging and coalition-building as best we can in these polarized times