EVERYONE IS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MOVEMENT
For 10 days each year, connect boldly.
The 10 Days of Connection challenges the entire community to break down silos and engage in acts of connection. We do it to build empathy, increase understanding, and refocus on our shared humanity. We accomplish it through connection experiences - virtual, hybrid, or in-person events that both challenge us and bring us together.
To date, we have engaged 211,800+ locals!
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 10 DAYS OF CONNECTION:
All Connection Experiences are aiming to build or shape:
Connected Communities
By encouraging all locals to learn about a topic that tend to divide us and engage in acts of connection, to build empathy, increase understanding, and refocus on our shared humanity.
United Communities
By fostering increased collaboration through cross-cultural, multi-generational, cross-sector, and geographical collaboration that champion exchange, and celebrating our cities’ rich diversity.
SOLUTIONS
Active Communities
By promoting a more connected citizenry actively engaged in addressing community issues through volunteering, donating, and/or participating in public interest solutions.
Safer Communities
By feeling proud and powerful, celebrating that we all belong everywhere because of our unique differences.
Prosperous Communities
By cultivating power sharing experiences through skills development around diverse topics led by the experts (from local nonprofit organizations, to elected officials, academic leaders, entrepreneurs, and more!).
In Year 8, we continued to have deep and meaningful conversations about the topics that tend to divide us the most:
Politics
Religion
TOPICS
Race,Ethnicity & National OriginDiverse Abilities
Sex,
Gender & SexualityBeliefs & Values
Mental HealthAge & Generation
Money & IncomeTogetherness, Connection & CommunityINTENSITY LEVELS
Connection Experiences are safe spaces for people to connect across lines of difference. They are meant to be enjoyed at varying levels of intensity, however you’re ready.
Here’s how to gauge whether you will attend a light, medium, intense, or very intense event:
Light
Medium
Intense
Very Intense
We observe.
It feels nice and pleasant to learn new things.
Join the Movement in 2024!
One's truths are questioned
when exposed to new perspectives. It leaves you thinking...
It makes us feel uncomfortable.
One would want to learn more and have more conversations right after.
One would need a few hours (or days) to recover.
It gets personal, questions identities, and it might affect relationships.