U.S. Congressional Candidates Meet For Dialogue with Understanding and Empathy

This may be the first time candidates for the United States House of Representatives competing for the same seat have agreed to sit down simply to listen to eachother – instead of debating or arguing. Timothy Regan welcomes 3 candidates who want to represent California Congressional District 8 in Washington DC.  Each spoke several times to the question, “How might we bridge the social and political divides in our communities and country?” 3 of 5 candidates participated: Edwin Rutsch, who helped design the empathy circle process and invite everyone, Cheryl Sudduth, and Christopher Riley. Rudy Recile and the incumbent John Garamendi both were unable to participate despite multiple invitations. The post U.S. Congressional Candidates Meet For Dialogue with Understanding and Empathy appeared first on KPFA.