We believe in a civility that invites constructive conflict, and gracious contestation– a civility that sincerely seeks to understand and learn from one another in creating a just world.\u00a0For some the word “civil” is code for suppression of other forms of expression, such as emotion (oft attributed as a gendered weakness), or anger (dismissive to persons who have long experienced social injustice). We believe that civil discourse does not mean an absence of conflict or an absence of expression of conflict. Indeed, we cannot arrive at creative or just decisions if we do not embrace our differences constructively.\u00a0Civil discourse does mean that we approach conflict with grace and that we endeavor to respect those with whom we disagree.<\/p>\n
Civil discourse does not mean that our discourse will never cause pain.\u00a0Sometimes very meaningful conversations are so because they were painful to experience. But we\u00a0do not seek to inflict pain on others when we approach them in the spirit of civil discourse. We seek\u00a0safe spaces to communicate and acknowledge they are not always comfortable spaces.<\/p>\n
Civil discourse means that there are ground rules. Together we create the\u00a0standards for how we should engage with one another, recognizing that rules of engagement are\u00a0an ethical exercise. For example civil discourse applies some of our core principles of good\u00a0communication such as not name calling, mindful listening, and owning our positions.<\/p>\n
We believe that being civil and politically correct are not one in the same. To be civil in\u00a0conversations demands that we grant respect to the perspectives and interpretations of others, even if we cannot possibly agree with them. Political correctness does not seek to understand. It is\u00a0not sincere. In contrast, we demand sincerity in the spaces that we create.<\/p>\n
Civil discourse acknowledges many different sources,\u00a0types of knowledge,\u00a0and expertise. Civil discourse promotes equality in the expression of different\u00a0perspectives, but that does not mean that all perspectives are equally valid. Through dialogic\u00a0deliberation we are committed to negotiating this tension.<\/p>\n
Civil discourse does not mean we discount discourses of resistance\u00a0or anger as a way of moving society towards justice. We acknowledge a space for adversarial\u00a0discourse in the context of a democratic society, especially as it has the power to give voice\u00a0to the\u00a0marginalized. That said,\u00a0\u00a0we seek equity for marginalized perspectives\u00a0through our commitment to civil\u00a0discourse that is not driven by resistance but by understanding and learning.<\/p>\n\tRESOURCES GRACIOUS CONFLICT We believe in a civility that invites constructive conflict, and gracious contestation– a civility that sincerely seeks to understand and learn from one another in creating a just world.\u00a0For some the word “civil” is code for suppression of other forms of expression, such as emotion (oft attributed as a gendered weakness), or anger […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232,"featured_media":0,"parent":6,"menu_order":20,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-89","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/civildiscourselab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/89","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/civildiscourselab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/civildiscourselab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/civildiscourselab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/232"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/civildiscourselab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/civildiscourselab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/89\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/civildiscourselab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/89\/revisions\/92"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/civildiscourselab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/civildiscourselab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>CDL Values Flyer .pdf<\/a>
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