The Roanoke Collaboration Project

Have you noticed the change in verbiage from "Civil Discourse" to "Constructive Dialogue"???

As we know better, we do better.

“Constructive Dialogue” more accurately describes how we aim to decrease polarization in the Roanoke Valley.

You can take a Pledge for Constructive Dialogue here:
https://www.communitycollaboration.us/roanoke-collaborators/civil-discourse/

Do you agree?

"By listening to people’s criticisms with an ear toward understanding their pain points, it moves me as a journalist from a defensive posture to a learning posture.

And in a learning posture, I am better able to appreciate the ways problems affect people."

Commentary: We want to trust others; we’ve forgotten how DELIVERING and hearing criticism is not something innate to any of us. Rather, it’s one of the many so-called soft skills that must be learned.

We want to thank The Roanoke Times for publishing our article on the need more people to help us promote effective collaboration and “expect better” from those in the public square.

Commentary: The Roanoke Collaboration Project asks you to take the Collaboration Pledge Civil discourse in the public square is under assault. The perpetrator? Toxic divisiveness.

Thank You for Taking the RCP Pledge! -

Thank You for Taking the RCP Pledge! Thank you for taking The Roanoke Collaboration Project (RCP) pledge! There are hundreds of other community members from the Roanoke Region who have taken the pledge and new people are signing up daily!  It is heartwarming to know there are so many other people in our community who believe that a c...