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What does it mean?
Focus on shared hopes to bridge racial divides. Common ground fosters unity.
In plain terms
Seek cooperation across lines.
What can you take from it?
Shared goals unite us.

Where it applies

  • community organizing
  • dialogue

Putting it to work

  • build coalitions

Questions to consider

  • How do we find common ground?

Another view

It assumes power imbalances vanish.

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