{"id":231321,"date":"2026-08-10T15:16:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T15:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalcompassioncoalition.org\/?post_type=events&#038;p=231321"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:05:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T14:05:49","slug":"bridging-differences","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.globalcompassioncoalition.org\/sw\/events\/bridging-differences\/","title":{"rendered":"Tofauti za Kuunganisha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kikao hiki kinaashiria uzinduzi wa<strong> Viunganishi: Kifaa Muhimu cha Kusaidia<\/strong>, mfululizo mpya kabisa unaotolewa pekee kama sehemu ya Programu yetu mpya kabisa ya Viunganishi. Mazungumzo haya yanayoongozwa na wataalamu yameundwa kukupa zana za vitendo za kuleta huruma zaidi katika maisha yako mwenyewe na ya wale walio karibu nawe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pamoja, tutachunguza maswali kama vile:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ni nini kinachowawezesha watu wanaoona ulimwengu tofauti kuendelea kuunganishwa?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tunawezaje kukuza hisia ya kuwa wamoja bila kudai kufuata sheria?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ni uwezo gani wa ndani unaotusaidia kukabiliana na mvutano na migogoro kwa njia ya kujenga?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watu wa kawaida wanawezaje kusaidia kikamilifu kuponya mgawanyiko wa kijamii?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cha kutarajia:<\/strong> Tukio hilo litakuwa na mazungumzo ya saa moja yanayosimamiwa na kufuatiwa na Maswali na Majibu ya moja kwa moja ya dakika 30, yakikupa fursa ya kuzungumza moja kwa moja na Joan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iwe unahusika sana katika ujenzi wa jamii au unatafuta tu njia za kukabiliana na tofauti za kila siku kwa udadisi na huruma zaidi, tunatumai utajiunga nasi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joan Blades ni mwanzilishi mwenza wa <a href=\"https:\/\/livingroomconversations.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LivingRoomConversations.org<\/a>, juhudi huria ya kujenga upya mazungumzo ya kiraia yenye heshima katika misingi ya kiitikadi, kitamaduni, na vyama huku ikikumbatia maadili ya pamoja. Pia ni mwanzilishi mwenza wa <a href=\"https:\/\/www.momsrising.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MomsRising.org<\/a> na MoveOn.org, na mwandishi mwenza wa <em>Mahali pa Kazi pa Kufaa Maalum<\/em> (Mshindi wa Tuzo ya Kitabu cha Nautilus 2011) na <em>Ilani ya Umama<\/em> (Mshindi wa Tuzo ya Kitabu ya Ernesta Drinker Ballard ya 2007). Hapo awali, alikuwa mjasiriamali wa programu na mwanzilishi mwenza wa Berkeley Systems, anayejulikana kwa Flying Toaster na mchezo wa &quot;You Don&#039;t Know Jack.&quot; Mpatanishi na wakili kwa mafunzo, yeye ni mpenda maumbile, msanii, na mtetezi wa kujenga upya mazungumzo ya kiraia yenye heshima.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katika kipindi hiki cha mgawanyiko unaoongezeka na mgawanyiko wa kijamii, tunawezaje kuendelea kushikamana katika tofauti zetu? Jiunge nasi kwa mazungumzo ya kuchochea fikira na Joan Blades, mwanzilishi wa Living Room Conversations, tunapochunguza kinachohitajika ili kujenga uhusiano katika migawanyiko na kuimarisha muundo wa jamii zetu.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":872,"featured_media":228978,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_wp_convertkit_post_meta":{"form":"-1","landing_page":"0","tag":"0","restrict_content":"0"},"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[474],"tags":[],"event-type":[],"class_list":["post-231321","events","type-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2026-events"],"acf":{"legacy":false,"width":false,"public_event":true,"next_event":true,"external":"","organization":"","subtitle":"A Conversation with Joan Blades","background":"","when":"2026-07-23 10:00:00","with":[{"with_name":"Joan Blades","with_image":228980}],"cost":"Free","video_location":"YouTube","youtube":"R02I6_W5I-w","vimeo":"","location":"","location_link":"","cost_fixed":"","cost_min":"","gravity":"","register":"","over_date":"","over_time":"","over_location":"","over_price":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.5 (Yoast SEO v28.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bridging Differences - The Global Compassion Coalition<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcompassioncoalition.org\/sw\/events\/bridging-differences\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bridging Differences\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In a time of growing polarization and social fragmentation, how can we stay connected across our differences? 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