Making Truth and Reason Matter Again: Communication Bootcamp to Defend Democracy from "Post-Truth" Propaganda

Start: Saturday, August 19, 2017 1:00 PM

End: Saturday, August 19, 2017 4:00 PM

Host Contact Info: Dave and Erin Ninehouser, 412-370-5247 or connect@hearyourselfthink.org

We’re living in an era where the public discourse is overrun by propaganda, inflammatory misinformation, and conspiracy theories. Democracy cannot survive if partisanship and ideology trump truth and facts.

Our training will provide you with the skills, tools, and knowledge to have effective interactions that generate insights, not ideological food fights. You’ll learn communication skills that help break down walls of division and create the space where trust is established around inarguable shared values, while helping people question dogma and see through the tricks of media manipulators.

About the presenters: The HearYourselfThink Project (hearyourselfthink.org) is a 501c3 non-profit fighting against the harmful effects that fake news, propaganda, and misinformation have on our democracy. We're working to make reason, not rage, the loudest voice in the room.