In the face of our divisive political environment, this excellent resource from John Paul Lederach. The Pocket Guide for Facing Down a Civil War: Surprising ideas from everyday people who shifted the cycles of violence looks at the divisive polarization that has been developing in the United States and offers approaches that lead toward social healing.

“The Pocket Guide does not offer quick fixes. Rather, it explores the way ordinary people resisted and countered patterns of violence in their communities. Their curiosity, persistence, and creative innovation suggest that to face down a civil war and heal long-standing wounds that stoke cycles of violence, people must resist the pull of toxic polarization that legitimates violence as the only option. The challenge is to innovate pockets of vitality that embody the basic idea that politics without violence where we live is possible.”

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