About this service
The Bridging Divides Initiative helps government officials and community leaders understand and prevent political violence. They provide briefings, advice, and support to help create better policies. Their experts share research and bring in community voices to help decision-makers understand local problems. They offer both public briefings that anyone can attend and private custom briefings for specific groups. You can request custom help by contacting them directly.
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Who can use this
Decision-makers, government officials, and trusted partners
Cost
Not specified
How to reach them
Website
Houston, TX
Organization
Bridging Divides Initiative
BDI is a non-partisan research initiative at Princeton University that tracks and mitigates political violence in the United States.
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