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ALF National Presents: Civic Bridge Building
October 25, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm PDT
Civic Bridge Building with Christy Vines and David Eisner
Moderated by Suzanne St. John-Crane, ALF Silicon Valley CEO, ALF National Interim Executive Director, Class XXV / Urbanism XXXIV.
Are you concerned about polarization in our politics and news feeds? Are you struggling to have dialogue across differences online, at work, or at the dinner table?
Join us for a stimulating workshop and conversation with two seasoned bridge builders who’ve wrestled with the toughest divisions at the highest levels and turn to deep relationship building, listening strategies, and neuroscience to understand how we can thrive as a multi-cultural, ideologically diverse citizenry.
DATE: OCT 25, 2023
TIME: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM (PT)
VENUE: ONLINE
COST: ALF Senior Fellows/Fellows: No Cost/Optional Donation, General Public: $30
President & CEO, Ideos Institute
Christy Vines is the President and CEO of Ideos Institute. She is best known for her unique perspective on faith, society, and culture, and her ability to help people bridge differences and connect more authentically. Christy is a published writer, speaker, and the executive producer of the 2022 documentary film, Dialogue Lab: America, a moving take on the current state of division and polarization in the U.S.
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In 2015, Christy left the field of religious conflict and extremism to focus on the advancement of the burgeoning field of empathic intelligence and to find answers to the disconnections, biases, and misperceptions that often underlie conflict in the first place. She now leads the organization’s research and its application to the fields of conflict transformation, social cohesion, communal resiliency, and servant leadership.
Christy is a published writer, speaker, and the executive producer of the 2022 documentary film, “Dialogue Lab: America,” a moving take on the current state of division and polarization in the U.S. She has appeared on podcasts like How Do We Fix It and Bob Goff’s Dream Big Podcast, with articles and op-eds published in the Washington Post, Christianity Today, and Capital Commentary.
Former CEO of Convergence
David Eisner is a thought leader and former senior executive strengthening civic engagement, constituent management, policy-setting, and coalition action in the worlds of Business, Philanthropy, Government, and Nonprofits. Most recently, as CEO of Convergence, David oversaw the expansion of Convergence’s role in the anti-polarization, bridgebuilding, and democracy-renewal movements.
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As CEO of Convergence, David oversaw the expansion of Convergence’s role in the anti-polarization, bridgebuilding, and democracy-renewal movements, building programs to inspire and equip leaders and institutions to learn and adopt the mindsets and skills enabling connection and collaboration across divides. This work included, among other things:
- Supporting groups of Congressmen to increase bipartisan planning, collaboration, and conflict management;
- Co-founding and co-leading the Collective Impact initiative, Bridging Movement Alignment Council;
- Building a coalition of support for the Building Civic Bridges Act
David has served as CEO of the Corp for National and Community Service in the George W. Bush Administration, Sr. Vice President for the America Online and Time Warner Foundations, CEO of the National Constitution Center under former President Clinton, founder of Network for Good, and board member of many organizations, including Independent Sector, National 4-H, Points of Light, Public Allies, One America Movement and more.
