Don’t Argue with Them: What really works to change hearts and minds

Equity Watch presents a free & fascinating webinar

Wed. 11 Dec. 4.30 pm AST

Don’t argue with them:

What really works to change hearts and minds

Register here to attend in the webinar

Sarah Stein Lubrano, Phd, is an expert on cognitive dissonance: the reasons why people cling on to ideas and prejudices that contradict their values. Max Haiven Phd, is an expert on the radical imagination: that force that inspires people to fight for different futures. Together, they run Sense & Solidarity, an organization that hosts workshops (online and in-person) and podcasts that help social movements understand what really works to change hearts and minds. In this presentation, Sarah and Max offer some key points from their research and engagements with activists. They ask us to think again about ideology: dominant and often oppressive ideas and paradigms that most people take for their own unique thoughts. Challenging ideology is not as easy or straightforward as it seems. For example, arguing with people and “proving them wrong” almost never works. What does?

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