Peacemaking amid Polarization
Wed, Jul 08
|South Chicago Loop, exact location TBD
Learn how "mimetic binaries" drive polarization—and explore psycho-spiritual competencies that help resist contagion, blame, and “us–them” reflexes. This interactive workshop offers peacemaking tools and exercises to cultivate a grounded third-space presence and creative paths toward repair.
Time & Location
Jul 08, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM CDT
South Chicago Loop, exact location TBD
About the Event
Across many of the issues polarizing the United States today, we are facing a multi-front mimetic crisis: escalating cycles of imitation, rivalry, scapegoating, and “us–them” thinking that erode trust and civic life. In such conditions, depolarizing requires people who can step outside mimetic binaries—that is, peacebuilders—who understand and interrupt the destructive patterns, being the bridges across difference.
This workshop explores several guiding questions: What is a mimetic binary, and what does it mean—practically and inwardly—to stand outside it? What is peacebuilding, what does it look like on the ground, and what psycho-spiritual competencies are required to do it well? Participants will examine common challenges and risks of stepping outside mimetic binaries, and will also consider the empirical and personal impacts of peacebuilding work, including its effects on community norms, interpersonal trust, and the practitioner’s interior life.
The session will be interactive and practice-forward, leaving participants with tools they can apply…
Tickets
General Admission
From $15.00 to $45.00
$45.00
+$1.13 ticket service fee
$15.00
+$0.38 ticket service fee
Total
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