My Country Talks

Poland Talks came at a moment of enormous political transition in Poland, and we couldn't be prouder of the impact we achieved together with New Community Foundation | Fundacja Nowej Wspólnoty. Thank you to Wawrzyniec Smoczynski (he/him) and Emilia Kaczmarek for your amazing collaboration! And a special thank you to Robert Bosch Stiftung for the support that made this program possible.

Mais um importante aliado para a defesa e promoção da democracia e de seus valores, como o diálogo e a liberdade de expressão. O Brasil Fala conta com a parceria do Ricardo Amorim. A iniciativa proposta em parceria com o My Country Talks e pesquisadores de Stanford conectará 10.000 brasileiros em conversas seguras e online para saírem de suas bolhas e experimentarem o poder do diálogo. 🔗 Saiba mais sobre a iniciativa pelo link: https://lnkd.in/djANyp4u

Hey, Brazil! Sign ups are now open for O Brasil Fala, our newest dialogue project. Plus, Deutschland spricht is kicking-off, and a new documentary about The World Talks - it's all in our latest newsletter! Read and subscribe at the link below: https://lnkd.in/dudxHPWv

Yesterday, we invited 11 interdisciplinary scientists from around Germany to kick-off of our next big event: Deutschland spricht (Germany Talks). Over the next two months, we will be working closely with this network to build a brand new toolkit for constructive dialogue. All signs, including the EU election last weekend, show that Germany is getting more polarized. Our goal with this year's Deutschland spricht is not only to create a space for constructive dialogue in Germany, but to give people more tools to have those conversations across increasingly contentious divides. A big thank you to our network partners for taking part in the workshop yesterday! And thank you to the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung and the #Wissenschaftsjahr #Freiheit for funding this important new project. Interested in joining Deutschland spricht? Registrations open in August! In the meantime, we're building a coalition of media partners and other organizations for this year's program. Interested? Get in touch at info@mycountrytalks.org.

Europe Talks 2024 is officially over! This year's program was our most ambitious yet. More than 5,100 people in 39 countries participated in dialogue programs online and around Europe. So how did it go? Check out our latest newsletter to find out. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an update from our upcoming projects! https://lnkd.in/dudxHPWv

One week ago today, 39 first-time voters from 24 EU countries gathered together in Berlin. In small groups, they designed solutions to some of Europe's biggest challenges: migration, security, mobility, and the future role of the EU. Click the link below to discover the future that this new generation of EU citizens wants to create. Thank you to Phil Dera for these wonderful photos capturing the day for ZEIT ONLINE. And thank you to Are We Europe for facilitating these challenging sessions. Finally, this event would not have been possible without the support from the Bertelsmann Stiftung and the European Commission. https://lnkd.in/eAFG_Xgm

Thank you to Are We Europe, the best facilitators that we could have hoped for to run the Europe Talks first-time voters event last Friday! And thank you to Phil Dera for these wonderful photos capturing the day.

In 2017, journalists at ZEIT ONLINE had the idea to create a "political Tinder". Now, seven years later, My Country Talks has gone around the world! Most recently, people from 37 countries have signed up to meet a stranger from another country for #EuropeTalks (and you can join, too! sign up at europetalks.org) How did we go from an idea to a global platform? And how do we hope to reduce polarization before the EU elections? Head of product Sara Elizabeth Cooper spoke to Eduardo Suarez at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism about the past, future, and impact of My Country Talks. Read the full interview below!

What's it like to talk with someone who thinks differently from you? You can read about some of the 5,000+ people who have signed up for Europe Talks in our April newsletter! Read on for updates from the first four weeks of cross-border dialogue events. Plus, My City Talks goes to Oslo, and new research about our work in Thailand. Read and subscribe! 👇 https://lnkd.in/dudxHPWv

Calling all Europeans aged 18-22! Join us in Berlin on May 31 to design solutions to some of Europe’s biggest challenges. As part of the Europe Talks first-time voters program, you will work together with coaches from Are We Europe and participants from every EU country to bring your ideas for Europe's future to life. Apply now! https://lnkd.in/egKK6eVG