We are trying to answer the Essential Question: Is surpassing self-righteousness the key to overcoming racism, sexism and other destructive biases? What do we need to know? What can we do about it? We have completed Stage 1 and we invite everyone to download each part and send us your submissions for Stage 2 and 3. 

 

Part 1.  How can the new brain science help us to understand what is going on when people feel threatened by “the other”?

 

Part 2a. Throughout history, there are many examples of people who stood to gain economically and/or politically from creating and fueling conflict between diverse groups of people. Is the U.S. experiencing this phenomenon right now? Who stands to gain? Who stands to lose?

Part 2b.  What good does diversity do us?

Part 3a:  What do we need to know?

Part 3b. What kind of future do we want?