This workshop given by experienced CP community member Andrea Cohen has proven in the past to be helpful for CP volunteers who hope to interact more effectively with voters, and even within our own community.

The polarization in our world today calls upon each of us to navigate the
complicated challenges we face with as much grace and skill as possible.
Compassionate Listening core practices are key to helping us do that.
Five core practices provide practical ways for people to connect with a
different “ear” and more compassionate heart to those around them. These
powerful tools are useful in integrating the intelligence of head, heart and
body into opportunities for greater understanding and wise action.
In this basic “Taste of Compassionate Listening” workshop, you’ll learn
skills necessary to bring these practices into your daily life - with family and
friends, within workplaces and communities, and in the political work you’re
committed to.

Andrea Cohen is a Certified Compassionate Listening Facilitator. She has
been a Compassionate Listening curriculum developer and workshop
leader for many years, both in North America and abroad. In Europe she
has presented at the United Nations Women’s Guild in Vienna, Austria and
at SIETAR (Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research) in
Bonn, Germany.

In addition to her workshop facilitation, Andrea has integrated
Compassionate Listening fundamentals into dialogue events that have
brought people together to listen deeply and humanize each other across
ethnic, religious and political divides.

Andrea is the author of Practicing the Art of Compassionate Listening,
a practical guidebook that helps people integrate compassionate listening
practices into their daily lives.

She has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of
California in Berkeley, CA and a Masters in Social Work from the University
of Washington.