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Communication is a component of every conflict, and it is also a component of constructive conflict transformation. This week, practice new communication skills with a sense of curiosity, play, and reciprocal forgiveness.

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Practice Listening

This week, I will practice intentionally listening to (___) people I disagree with or do not share common experience with.
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What Is Active Listening?

10 Steps to Effective Listening
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Communicate Constructively

I will use the communication methods I read about this week to practice effective, compassionate, and nonviolent communication with someone I interact with regularly: my roommate, my parents, my co-work, my partner, my classmates, or my children.
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Start Empathy

Communicating Constructively
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Meet My Neighbors

I will connect with my community by meeting (___) new neighbor(s) this week.
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How to Meet Neighbors: Simple Tips for Getting Off on the Right Foot

A Neighborhood Revolution in a Pot of Soup

To Reduce Gun Violence, Know Thy Neighbor
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Write Letters or Emails

I will write (___) letter(s) or email(s) this week to a public official or company to advocate for sustainable, socially just, and/or peacemaking policies.
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I will write %{INPUT_1} letter(s) or email(s) this week to a public official or company to advocate for sustainable, socially just, and/or peacemaking policies.

Tips on writing your elected official
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Pick Up The Phone

I will make (___) phone call(s) this week to a public official or company to advocate for peaceful, just, and sustainable policies.
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GovTrack
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Talk To Others

I will tell (___) people why peace, justice, and sustainability is important to me and what my vision for a sustainable world is.
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Make It Personal: How to Get People to Care about Sustainability

Your Uncle Said What?

How to Talk about Climate Change So People Will Listen
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Recognize Manipulative Communication Tactics

This week, I will spend (___) minutes learning more about gaslighting, tone policing, and/or microaggressions so that I can avoid them in my own communication.
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Tool: Recognizing Microaggressions and the Messages They Send

How to Recognize 5 Tactics of Gaslighting

What Is Tone Policing?
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Share my Actions

I will make my environmental actions visible with a lawn sign or bumper sticker, or by posting to my social media networks.
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Sustainable Development Goals
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