"And in very real ways, the inability to be with difference mitigates against the ability to create social movements that have an enduring quality. We cannot build movements that are exclusively based on what we’re opposed to." --John Paul Lederach
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When toxic polarization becomes a civil war – and what we can do about it
Peacebuilder, mediator and scholar John Paul Lederach offers practical wisdom for resisting cycles of division and violence.
Metta Center for Nonviolence