Red-Blue. Rich-Poor. Culture wars. Nimby. Money. Power. Resources. The issues we care about most are dying on rhetorical battlefields. Are our efforts to fight pollution, corruption, destruction, genocide being lost because of our un-civil wars of words? How can we speak our truth without polarizing? How can we win without assassinating our adversaries in our minds – and words? What strategies work for softening rigidity and discovering fresh solutions? When have your ideas prevailed without antagonizing ‘the other’? Share your stories of speaking and listening across your front line divides. Learn ways to invite ‘the other’ into conversation, to pose questions that open minds and hearts, to turn down the heat when tempers flare, to turn polarization into inquiry and to move your message non-violently.

Liberating Limits: How the Limits to Growth Can Free Our Lives
Whether it’s money, time, oil, carbon in the atmosphere, toxics in our bodies, water in our aquifers, we are personally and collectively reaching the end of our rope and our capacity to cope. Being overwhelmed or stuck, beyond our limits, can teach us brilliant lessons for one-planet living. Incorporating lessons from Your Money or Your Life, Conversation Cafes and her personal experiences, Robin will teach you important tools for turning limits into liberators.