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Extraordinarily, we live in precarious times. Contentious elections, vicious wars, climate catastrophes—we live in a time of anxiety and divisiveness. In the face of mounting threats, we ask, “How do we awaken the time we’re in? How do we work together for positive change despite our differences?” One way is to foster conversation at the grass-roots level. The “Community Healing Through Dialogue” program will include a talk on equanimous dialogue with Roberta Wall of the Center for Non-Violent Communication; and a speaker from Blue Cliff Monastery, a mindfulness practice center and monastic training center founded by the Vietnamese Buddhist monk, author, and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh. We then will enact what we have learned through a moderated discussion. The program will conclude with Robert Burke Warren leading us in a performance of Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land.” Note: we chose to gather on this date, four years past the assault and occupation of the U.S. Capitol, as we sense this event holds a special place in our national psyche’s explicit and latent wound.