The Roanoke Collaboration Project

A couple years ago, as the pandemic accelerated the isolation and polarization in our world, a small group in Roanoke began having weekly zoom meetings.

We see the divisiveness that is prominent in our country, and we are proud that our community here in Roanoke has a reputation of collaborating across boundaries that would otherwise separate us.

Learn more here: https://roanoke.com/opinion/columnists/commentary-the-roanoke-collaboration-project-asks-you-to-take-the-collaboration-pledge/article_1fd98cee-f26e-11ec-abc6-3ff7821cb612.html

The Roanoke Times

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.

Shoutout to The Ohio Civility Project. They inspire us to create similar changes in our community.

You can check out there website here:
w.uakron.edu/bliss/civility-project.dot

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...

What is civil discourse?

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Civility starts with me! This is an example we want to follow!

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The Roanoke Collaboration Project (RCP) is a group of civic minded volunteers located in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Region who believe that collaboration across diverse stakeholders is key to making communities more resilient in the years ahead.

Does this pledge resonate with you? If so, take the pledge at www.communitycollaboration.us!