Family Dinner: How to Handle Conflict at the Thanksgiving Table
By American Public Square
Date and time
Thursday, November 1, 2018 · 6:30 - 8pm CDT
Location
Community of Christ Auditorium, Lower Assembly Room
1001 West Walnut Street Independence, MO 64050Description
Family Dinner:
How to Handle Conflict at the Thanksgiving Table
Thursday, November 1, 2018@ Community of Christ Auditorium
1001 W Walnut St, Independence, MO 64050
FREE event for APS members only! Join APS today!
5:45 doors and buffet open; 6:30-8pm program
Ah, Thanksgiving. The turkey, the cranberry sauce, the glorious days of leftovers, the explosive arguments about politics and the resulting damage to familial relationships for months to come. (I’m looking at you, Uncle Morty.)
Wouldn’t it be great if we possessed tools that could turn those derisive digs into constructive conversations? Wouldn’t Thanksgiving be more enjoyable if we could, say, come together with non-like-minded people for civil conversations?
Well, you’re in luck! As a member of American Public Square, you’re invited to a dress rehearsal for this year’s Thanksgiving dinner. At this feast of plenty (turkey, mashed potatoes, the works), Dr. Linda Moore, psychologist and APS Member, will talk about interacting with those you don’t agree with, and Annette Lantz-Simmons, Executive Director of the Center for Conflict Resolution, will lead a workshop on how to resolve conflicts.
With Dr. Moore’s advice and Ms. Lantz-Simmons’s techniques, you will be equipped to diffuse those tense moments around the table this year, so you can go back to the time when the nastiest disagreement was over who gets the last piece of pumpkin pie.
Join the conversation! Registration is closed, but if you'd like to attend, please email ashley@americanpublicsquare.org.
Wouldn’t it be great if we possessed tools that could turn those derisive digs into constructive conversations? Wouldn’t Thanksgiving be more enjoyable if we could, say, come together with non-like-minded people for civil conversations?
Well, you’re in luck! As a member of American Public Square, you’re invited to a dress rehearsal for this year’s Thanksgiving dinner. At this feast of plenty (turkey, mashed potatoes, the works), Dr. Linda Moore, psychologist and APS Member, will talk about interacting with those you don’t agree with, and Annette Lantz-Simmons, Executive Director of the Center for Conflict Resolution, will lead a workshop on how to resolve conflicts.
With Dr. Moore’s advice and Ms. Lantz-Simmons’s techniques, you will be equipped to diffuse those tense moments around the table this year, so you can go back to the time when the nastiest disagreement was over who gets the last piece of pumpkin pie.
Join the conversation! Registration is closed, but if you'd like to attend, please email ashley@americanpublicsquare.org.
***If you’re not a member of American Public Square, this is a great time to join! View our membership levels, become a member right now, and join us November 1, 2018, for turkey and a generous helping of conflict resolution!
For more information visit https://americanpublicsquare.org/family-dinner/.
For more information visit https://americanpublicsquare.org/family-dinner/.