HOPE IN THE CITIES
Honest conversation

This program was launched in Virginia, USA, in 1990 to address the issue of racial healing.
 

  • Its goal and mission is to create just and inclusive communities through reconciliation among racial, ethnic and religious groups based on personal and institutional transformation.
  • It offers various dialogue modules such as relationship-building, public policy engagement, multifaith dialogues, education and action, facilitator training and leadership training through Connecting Communities Fellowship Program.
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Trust Factor Forum in Richmond, Virginia

For decades, Richmond, Virginia has been defined by its past: Capital of the Confederacy, hub of the African slave trade, linchpin of massive resistance to school integration. But a new story is emerging of communities collaborating, history being healed and bridges of trust being built through honest conversation. Karen Elliott Greisdorf reports on The Trust Factor, an Initiatives of Change National Forum held at the University of Richmond, June 4-7, 2009.
Friday, June 26, 2009
National Speakers Evaluate Role of Trust in Moving U.S. Forward

Leading practitioners of conflict resolution, dialogue and community building will come to Richmond, VA to explore the trust deficit that divides the U.S. at the local and national levels and globally as well. The forum is sponsored by Initiatives of Change at the University of Richmond, June 4-7 and will draw participants from many walks of life to share best practices of building bridges and living with integrity.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Evangelical Christians and Muslims Expand Dialogue

 

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Eighteen people gathered in a circle on Saturday, May 16 at the Hope in the Cities office to either participate in or observe a dialogue between Evangelical Christians and Muslims.
Thursday, May 21, 2009