Bridging Divides

Listening, learning, and discovering shared purpose.

Billy Bragg Live

posted Nov 05, 2010

Video: Billy Bragg performs “Waiting for the Great Leap Forward” and “A Reckoning.”

Becoming an Empathic Civilization

posted Nov 04, 2010

Video: Economist Jeremy Rifkin believes we can do it, and now he’s got cartoons to show why.

Making Peace with the Sword Verse

by Sheikh Jamal Rahman

posted Oct 13, 2010

Sheikh Jamal Rahman on dealing with some of the Quran’s most troubling text.

The Capacity for Tolerance

by Pastor Don Mackenzie

posted Sep 27, 2010

What can Christians do about the religious intolerance made visible during the last month?

Envisioning MLK’s Dream in Today's World

by Grace Lee Boggs

posted Sep 13, 2010

Grace Boggs: We must begin the radical revolution of values that King called for, against the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism.

Interfaith Amigos: On 9/11, Getting Beyond Religious Hatred

by Rabbi Ted Falcon, Pastor Don Mackenzie, Sheikh Jamal Rahman

posted Sep 10, 2010

Brought together by the events of 9/11, three friends from different faiths reflect on what it will take to reach the other side of hatred.

Quotes from the Quran and from Rumi

by Sarah Van Gelder

posted Sep 09, 2010

Interested in what Muslim sacred texts actually say? Here's a short selection of quotes recommend by Jamal Rahman.

Eight Ways to Confront Extremism on 9/11

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Sep 09, 2010

How to further tolerance and healing on this September 11th, an especially important time to speak up.

The Little Mosque in Medina

by Jamal Rahman

posted Sep 03, 2010

The current flap over the proposed Islamic center-cum-mosque in New York City offers a good opportunity to reflect on the nature and purpose of places of worship.

A Crisis of Democracy: Real Solutions to the BP Oil Spill

by Brooke Jarvis

posted Aug 23, 2010

For Gulf residents, the BP oil spill has made the problem of unchecked corporate power painfully clear. Exxon Valdez survivor Riki Ott on why this may be the moment to overcome our political divides and take back our democracy.

Waging Peace from Afar: Divestment and Israeli Occupation

by Phyllis Bennis

posted Aug 20, 2010

A growing grassroots movement is using the techniques of the anti-apartheid movement to challenge U.S. support for Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories.

Rejecting Arizona: States Say No to Anti-Immigrant Bills

by Suman Raghunathan

posted Aug 11, 2010

Despite the hype, states are finding lots of reasons not to follow in Arizona's footsteps.

More Than A Mantra: “We’re All in This Together”

by Margaret Wheatley

posted Jul 27, 2010

Even in this fractured time, we can find strength in solidarity.

Listening Across the Divide

by Rabbi Ted Falcon

posted Jul 26, 2010

How do we work with others who believe that theirs is the Only Way?

When Numbers Aren’t Enough

by Paul Loeb

posted Jul 07, 2010

Statistics rarely get under our skin, but stories do. Paul Loeb offers advice for catalyzing social change.