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Comment by Maggie Willson on November 17, 2009 at 10:53pm

I LOVE the "Take a liberal to the shooting range" idea!

I'm not exactly a liberal, more of a gun-toting tree-hugger. I definitely find that my being a staunch defender of the 2nd Amendment gives me some very important common ground with more traditional conservatives. Interestingly, it often seems that folks on the Left are more offended by my being pro-gun than conservatives are by my being anti-corporate

Comment by Michael Lockhart on November 17, 2009 at 1:40pm

One issue everyone seems to agree on: ending slavery and human trafficking. That may be a centerpiece of future discussions, since it's so easy to generate agreement. Maybe also the Federal Reserve, but that's more abstract.

I might float the idea of a "Take a liberal to the shooting range" campaign. I don't know how many liberals would actually go, but it would at least give conservatives a motive to approach dialogue.

Comment by Michael Lockhart on November 17, 2009 at 1:20pm

It's surprisingly simple and iterative: start with a person who has a conflict to bring, ask them who needs to be in the circle, contact those people and set up a meeting. A few questions are asked, probably familiar from other models: "What do you need to be known, and by whom?" "How did you hear what they just said" and so on. I have a handout sheet I can show you at our next meeting in December.

Comment by Susan Partnow on November 16, 2009 at 9:06pm

I'd love to hear more about Barter's Restorative Justice Cirlces: how does the model work?

Comment by Michael Lockhart on November 16, 2009 at 11:47am

Went to Dominic Barter's workshop on Restorative Justice Circles. It seems like the model can be adapted very easily to set up Transpartisan dialogue circles. Has it been used that way? Circular processes seem to have the same logic regardless of techniques, but I'm wondering if it's been done specifically that way.

Comment by John Spady on November 15, 2009 at 12:40pm

IJP2 Article Part 3: Understand the specific concerns of conservatives
Sandy Heierbacher, Director of NCDD, writes about the challenge "to recruit people with more traditional or conservative views to participate in dialogue and deliberation programs."

Comment by Peter Hwosch on November 1, 2009 at 5:58pm

Thank you one and all for the warm welcome and launch of the Transpartisan Alliance in Seattle.

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