Strategy #4 – Change through Cross-Community Work
Cross-community work is a way of encouraging different groups within a society to engage constructively with each other through communication and dialogue. The purpose is to increase understanding from multiple perspectives, find common goals and solutions to shared problems, challenge assumptions and promote diversity rather than division. These are the voices of people who sought to promote change through cross-community work.  Please review them and answer the questions in the Listening Guide.
Answer the following about each change-maker:
  1. What action was taken?
  2. What challenges were confronted?
  3. What communities did they work with?
  4. What was the impact?
For further discussion:
  • How did these activists improve understanding in their communities?
  • What skills would you need to have or develop to build bridges among diverse communities?
  • Provide an example of cross cultural work that exists within your community. 
Change-Makers:
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Jane Ryan, South Africa
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Sean Osborne, Northern Ireland
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Virginia Volker, United States
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Kevin James, United States
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