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Sign up for Europe Talks 2024!

Our cross-border dialogue program is back! Europe Talks matches thousands of participants for a 1:1 conversation about the biggest issues facing Europe today. Within one week, our matching algorithm will pair you with someone in another country who thinks differently from you. Sign up now!

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February updates from My Country Talks

Europe Talks 2024 kicked off with a meeting of the media partner network. Registrations launch in just 4 weeks! Also, My Country Talks project lead Hanna Israel was invited to speak on a panel about deliberative democracy at the office of the German Bundespräsident, in a day-long event commemorating the 75th anniversary of the German Basic Law (Grundgesetz).

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Raidah Bangladensh Huck Finland Do governments or individuals have more responsibility in protecting the planet

Coming soon: The World Talks documentary

Did we mention we're making a film? We are very excited to announce our soon-to-be-released documentary on The World Talks – our first global dialogue program that brought together more than 5,000 people from 112 countries last year. The documentary will feature four participants from different continents and portray them in their everyday lives. Read on to get a sneak preview into what they think about the world, and who they met for a personal conversation.

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December updates from My Country Talks

What a year it’s been! Our work in 2023 brought together people from 112 countries in The World Talks, helped create spaces for dialogue in three continents – from Thailand to Argentina – and connected neighbors to solve local problems. Read on for a reflection on our last 12 months, and some exciting projects coming in 2024. Also, how to have constructive conversations around the Christmas dinner table.

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November updates from My Country Talks

On November 13th, we kicked off Europe Talks 2024 with our media partners Gazeta Wyborzca in Warsaw, and 22 journalists from 19 countries to discuss the upcoming EU elections. Read on for more insights from the event. Plus, Poland Talks starts in 2024.

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October updates from My Country Talks

Thailand Talks returns for the third year. Media organizations can now join the Europe Talks 2024 partner network to connect their readers for cross-border debates before the EU Parlaiment election. Plus, a spotlight on award-winning climate journalism from Unbias the News.

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September updates from My Country Talks

Asylum reform in the EU is (again) deepening divides over migration. Looking for a different perspective? These 3 stories tell the human side of migration in Europe. Plus, an update from MCT activities in September.

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August updates from My Country Talks

It's back to school time, so this month we’re bringing you an expert-curated reading list about polarization around the world. Join us in Budapest from September 22-23 for the Display.Voices conference. Don't miss the deadline to apply for €12,000 journalism grants!

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When opposites become enemies

Is Germany at risk for the kind of polarization we see in the USA? Jan Voelkel and Adrian Blattner, researchers at Stanford University, say it's a problem to be taken seriously. Writing for ZEIT ONLINE, they argue that Germany faces a high level of affective polarization. Read the full article (in German) at zeit.de

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“Humankind needs to connect this way”: Reflections on The World Talks

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Konstanz trifft Kreuzlingen Cross border dialogue between Switzerland and Germany

July updates from My Country Talks

Our latest newsletter is out! We are excited to have the published results from a scientific study conducted by researchers at Harvard and Stanford. They find that just one conversation is enough to reduce affective polarization between political opposites. Check out the newsletter for the full research, PLUS a local event in Germany and Switzerland engages citizens across borders, voices from The World Talks one month later, and a new grant call for a pan-European media platform.

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The World Talks global day of dialogue

On June 25th, people from all over the world had a personal conversation with a total stranger on another continent. More than 3,000 people from 116 countries were matched with a conversation partner from the other side of the world to discuss global issues.

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Sign up for The World Talks

Registrations for The World Talks are open now! Imagine if every person in the world could have a conversation with another person, across all borders. What would such conversations change? Sign up for The World Talks and be a part of the biggest global dialogue experiment.

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