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We Can Get Through This: Navigating a Divided Country in a Time of Great Uncertainty

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With support from: Lowell Institute
Date and time
Monday, October 28, 2024
Virtual:

How do Americans navigate an election with so much at stake including the very future of democracy? Half the country will view the outcome as an existential threat to their identities, values, and concept of what it is to be an American. How do we stay true to our values while keeping our country together no matter the outcome? How do we build and maintain relationships of respect and dignity anchored in democratic values and norms?

Join Monica McWilliams, founder of the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition and key negotiator in the Northern Ireland peace process and Donna Hicks, of the Weatherhead Center at Harvard University and the author of the acclaimed book, Leading with Dignity: How to Create a Culture That Brings Out the Best in People as they discuss the state of our country on the eve of the November election. The moderator is Tim Phillips, founder and CEO of Beyond Conflict, who has worked globally to promote peace and reconciliation through the model of Shared Human Experience.

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Monica McWilliams is Emeritus Professor at Ulster University’s Transitional Justice Institute. Monica was the Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission from 2005-2011 and responsible for delivering the advice on a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland.
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Donna Hicks, PhD, is an Associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University. Dr. Hicks was Deputy Director of the Program on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution (PICAR) at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University.
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Tim Phillips is the founder and CEO of Beyond Conflict. Phillips has helped catalyze the peace and reconciliation processes in several nations, including Northern Ireland, El Salvador, and South Africa. He has advised the United Nations, the U.S Department of State, and the Council of Europe and has been a frequent speaker in national and international forums, including the Council on Foreign Relations and the U.S Congress.
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