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We teach people worldwide to engage productively about polarizing issues. Founded by @realirshadmanji

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Ever won an argument and lost something bigger?

In our latest GUTSY article, Irshad Manji revisits a public showdown she thought she won, the email that told her otherwise, and a room full of exhausted Catholic sisters who couldn’t say whether showing up for every just cause was making a difference.

Does resistance = courage? Tell us below. Better yet, tell us on GUTSY.

Link in bio. by @moral_courage

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16 hours ago

Most conversations about trust are about whether the other person can be counted on. A more useful question: What does trust actually ask of us?

There's more where this came from on GUTSY, our new Substack.

Link in Bio by @moral_courage

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23 days ago

On Monday, I had the honor of delivering a keynote at @methodistuniversity. I taught the 5 Core Skills of @moral_courage after screening our documentary “Mississippi Turning”.

The time I spent with the students, especially the student leadership left me hopeful and excited for the next generation of leaders coming up.

The skill of healthy communication even around difficult topics, is something that will serve you, your entire life. Learning to speak from both confidence and curiousity is a tool most never take the time to sharpen.

I gave you the game, now you just have to practice it and apply it. Find the common ground and build from there. The Industry of Division is alive and well, have the Moral Courage to call it out and call each other in. Stay focused, take care of each other.

📸 #methodistuniversity

#moralcourage #communicationskills #speaktruthtopower by @moral_courage

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The story you tell yourself about a situation is a foggy mirror at best. Moral Courage Chief Educator Allison Gerrard on seeing the blur — and clearing it.

New post up on GUTSY!
Link in bio. by @moral_courage

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a month ago

I’m at @westernmichu to begin certifying student-athletes as @moral_courage mentors for their peers. This is a first-in-the-nation effort, and it’s happening because one person knows the power of building trusted relationships.

Last year, Jeff Breneman, a University Veep, was in NYC to accept an award. I live in Brooklyn, so he reached out to meet up. The next morning, over Yemeni coffee, we began discussing Western’s student-athletes as mentors for each other, and for undergrads right across campus.

After all, athletes have the social cachet to coach fellow undergrads. Why not leverage their cachet to teach the skills for mental wellness?

Jeff immediately got to work engaging leaders in the athletics department, the business school, the education and fine arts colleges, the first-year program, even the libraries.

It wasn’t totally smooth sailing. I remember a phone call where Jeff and I agreed to press forward despite a major setback.

That’s why earning trust beforehand is key to doing innovative things: when stuff goes sideways, you have faith in each other to work through it.

We did. And here we are (along with the Dean of Students and a couple of undergrads), flashing the Western “W.” Go #BroncoNation! taken in Kalamazoo, Michigan by @moral_courage

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a month ago

A young Arab souvenir seller in Jerusalem schooled me in how to advocate for major change. He smoked out how ineptly I’d been arguing for reform among my fellow Muslims. Why did they get so defensive? Why did I get so defensive about their defensiveness?

In short, why didn’t we trust each other?

Souvenir Guy made it all make sense. And he helped transform how I operate as a change agent. Maybe he can do the same for you?

Catch the story on my Substack. Link in bio. Thanks to @hdxacademy for first publishing this quirky piece. by @moral_courage

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a month ago

Every day, people play win/lose games with each other. Problem is, those games also play us. The cost? Anxiety and exhaustion.

Introducing Western's Game Changer program, a collaborative initiative between WMU, WMU Kalamazoo Promise Scholars Program and Western Michigan University Athletics. 💫

The program uses the @moral_courage skill set, developed by @realirshadmanji, which transforms heated issues into opportunities for trust-building and genuine connection. The result? Better mental health and a sense of belonging.

Upper-class Broncos will get trained in the human-to-human skills that AI just can't replicate. Trainees can even be certified as Moral Courage Mentors, then guide small groups of incoming first-year students throughout the year.

With student athletes leading the way, this is a first-in-the-nation opportunity. Learn more and sign up to change the game at the link in our bio. by @moral_courage

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2 months ago

Empathy is having a rough moment. It’s always framed as either/or — either you have it and therefore you’re weak or you don’t and therefore you’re mean. On Eastern Kentucky’s NPR station, Allison Gerrard, Chief Educator at Moral Courage, reveals a third option: caring about people *without* carrying their emotions. She even demonstrates how with the host, Carolyn Dupont. Listen for the moment the interviewer catches on… by @moral_courage

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2 months ago

You’ve gotten so good at listening that people forget you have something to say. You don’t need to sit on your perspective out of politeness. According to Allison Gerrard and Irshad Manji, here’s the thing “good listeners” rarely do, and why you’re not going to offend anyone by doing it. by @moral_courage

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3 months ago

“Facts don’t care about your feelings.”
“I’m gonna fact-check you.”
“You don’t have the facts.”

Don’t hate us for asking: What if “facts” are, in fact, illusions? by @moral_courage

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3 months ago

It’s sooo tempting to prompt AI for tips on having hard convos. Your chatbot comes off as human, tricking your brain into telling you that you’re already there. No need to talk to actual people about scary things. Woohoo!

Not so fast.

We want you to succeed where it counts: in the real world with real people for real healing. So here’s what you need to know about how chatbots can help. (And how they can’t.)

Keep it real, yall. by @moral_courage

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