Mar 27, 2025 | Newsletters, Updates |
Dear TalkMatters Supporters, Never ending sadness and fear. The uncertainty continues. What will happen next nobody knows. But in many ways I am lucky. Inspired by the leaders of the initiatives that TalkMatters supports, I have a huge incentive to speak out about...
Feb 20, 2025 | Newsletters, Updates |
Dear TalkMatters Supporters This is a heart-breaking time – the brutality all around is hard to bear. When will it ever end? Going round and round in my head are Bob Dylan’s words ‘the answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind, the answer is...
Feb 20, 2025 | Tools to Cope with Difficult Conversations |
Why important? The Israeli Palestinian conflict is deeply emotional and personal to many people. The situation is also highly complex. Words invoke strong reactions due to their historical, political, religious and cultural connotations. The choice of language...
Jan 23, 2025 | Newsletters, Updates |
Dear TalkMatters Supporters What a start to the year. Bitter-sweet – Hamas has now released 7 women hostages in return for 290 Palestinian prisoners, the promise of more hostages exchanged for more prisoners, an uncertain cease-fire in Gaza with people returning...