Plenary Session: The Power of Telling – and Hearing – Each Other’s Stories

What does it look like to take one small step toward navigating divides? StoryCorps Founder Dave Isay and CEO Sandra M. Clark will share their work bringing together strangers who disagree on politics for one conversation to move beyond labels and learn about each other's lives. StoryCorps research shows that being open to hearing people’s stories, even when they are unfamiliar or challenging, can help us to move beyond assumptions, hate, and division and toward authentic connections and a deeper understanding of our shared humanity.