Across our political and religious differences, we have established the Bridge Builders Association - Centre for Dialogue Coffee. We are working hard to make it into a mass movement, where the individual citizen takes personal responsibility for the conversation. The goal is not for everyone to agree, but for us to develop and sharpen our ability to accommodate our disagreements and differences. This is a difficult challenge and can be a painful process, but it remains foundational for a vital and sustainable democracy.

Where will we put our efforts?

• A bridge-building week in schools, where children and teachers are given tools to talk about differences and identify prejudices.
• Establishing dialogue with closed environments where extremism and anti-democratic attitudes and norms thrive.
• We want to turn our “conversation salons” into an institution in local communities
• Organizing spaces for dialogue coffee in workplaces and elsewhere