Emily’s Speech Got Protested

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Pro-choice protestors

I could see them coming from a mile away. Let me rephrase that: everyone could see them coming from a mile away. They were impossible to miss, and they wanted it that way. Estimated reading time: 13 minutes Emily GeigerEmily Geiger is Director of Education & Outreach at Equal Rights Institute. She … Read More

But You’re a Privileged White Woman!

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White lady who is upset

“No uterus, no opinion.” Yeah, we’ve all heard that one before. I spent years training my male pro-life club members how to respond to the charge that men shouldn’t have an opinion about abortion. It came up in every single outreach we did; I’d overhear my co-president Joshua or male … Read More

Sealioning: The Fastest Way to Shut Down Dialogue

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Sealion barking

Estimated reading time: 11 minutes Social media brings out the worst in people. Many people take the opportunity to spew their thoughts onto the screen with relative anonymity and little self-reflection. This has wreaked havoc on civil communication for the past decade, leaving hateful comment threads and a tendency to always … Read More

4 Tips for Changing More Minds

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White House press briefing room

“White House Press Briefing” by The White House is marked with CC PDM 1.0 Estimated reading time: 10 minutes The other day, I saw a clip from an old White House Press Briefing. Reporters were barraging the press secretary with leading questions, reciting statistics that directly challenged the effectiveness of the new policy, and … Read More