Can’t We Just Agree to Disagree?

To quote James Baldwin, “ We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.” Having the competencies necessary to successfully navigate our increasingly multicultural society is imperative in places where we work, live, serve, worship, and socialize. In our polarized society, our ability to shape a positive future is determined not only by how we support, trust, and collaborate with those with whom we agree…but by how we understand, treat, and work with those with whom we disagree, especially on issues critical to achieving inclusion and belonging goals in organizations and communities.

Getting To We requires relating to each other in our core identity as humans which means using humanizaing language and working to call people in rather than calling people out. It’s not easy to do. Check out the resources on our resource page.