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Agora Conference: Polarized Conflicts Between Parties
Wednesday, April 8th
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Research 163, Fairfax
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Agora is excited to announce its first conference focused on the polarized conflict between parties in the U.S. As a student organization focused on academic excellence, dialogue, and community to help one another succeed we are in a perfect position to hold a conference that focuses on polarized conflict.
Join us to listen, learn, and engage in a discussion with panel speakers that have experience in these conflicts. This unique experience will share real perspectives of the active parties and dynamics, how they are working to change them, and how you can start changing them as well.
Parties becoming entrenched in their positions are widespread and systemic problems. We are all exposed to this violence whether it is structural, cultural, or physical. Washington, D.C. is experiencing some of the worst polarization it has ever seen with parties and is becoming rampant across the United States. This includes politics such as Republicans and Democrats, social movements like Black Lives Matter, and perspectives from abroad such as Cyprus, Israel, and Macedonia.
Format:
Each speaker will have a certain amount of time to speak about their expertise and ideas on the topic of polarized conflict between parties in the US. The speakers will then join the audience to create four groups - one for each panelist. This will allow the audience to have more intimate conversations with the speakers that will delve deeper into content. At the halfway point there will be time for attendees to switch to another speakers group if they so choose.