EVERYONE IS INVITED TO HELP SHAPE THIS MOVEMENT.
Year after year, hosts have joined us to activate our community from May 1 - 10.
To date, 406+ community organizations and leaders have already raised their hands to host connection experiences that unite us through kindness, empathy, and solidarity.
Let’s keep the momentum going.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO BE A
10 DAYS OF CONNECTION HOST:
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!).
TOPICS
In Year 8, we’re continuing to have deep and meaningful conversations about the topics that tend to divide us the most:
Politics
Religion
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 organize a light, medium, intense, or very intense event:
Light
Medium
Intense
Very Intense
We observe.
It feels nice and pleasant to learn new things.
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.