{"id":2933,"date":"2023-09-28T14:56:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T19:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/lscsj\/?page_id=2933"},"modified":"2026-06-30T10:52:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:52:24","slug":"critical-dialogue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/social-justice\/lealtadsuzuki\/programs\/critical-dialogue\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Dialogue Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Program Mission &amp; Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The LSC Critical Dialogue Series invites us to listen to voices that affirm, contradict, and challenge our worldviews. This series aims to equip our community with the tools to navigate complex and difficult topics, interrogate our lived experiences, and embrace the contradictions inherent in real-world issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is there a topic you&#8217;d like to see addressed as part of the Critical Dialogue Series? <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScv526N36_dSZ4QlXooMQkI87sR75VP6yKJRjiNnfrpHVjQGw\/viewform?usp=sf_link\">Let us know here!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Critical Dialogue Series Goals:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Listen to voices and perspectives that affirm, contradict, or challenge our views.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Build the skills needed to engage and navigate complex and difficult topics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reflect on and interrogate our understandings and lived experiences of the topic\/issue.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reflect on the contradictions and develop a more nuanced understanding of the issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-video-player block-container\" >\n    <swiper-gallery v-once>\n\t\t    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-image-container\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/social-justice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/302\/Screenshot-2025-02-28-at-1.27.08\u202fPM-1-960x0-c-default.png\" srcset=\"                    https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/social-justice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/302\/Screenshot-2025-02-28-at-1.27.08\u202fPM-1-480x0-c-default.png     480w,                     https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/social-justice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/302\/Screenshot-2025-02-28-at-1.27.08\u202fPM-1-720x0-c-default.png     720w,                     https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/social-justice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/302\/Screenshot-2025-02-28-at-1.27.08\u202fPM-1-960x0-c-default.png     960w,                     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More information can be found by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lsc_mac\">following us on Instagram: @lsc_mac<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Program Mission &amp; Description The LSC Critical Dialogue Series invites us to listen to voices that affirm, contradict, and challenge our worldviews. This series aims to equip our community with the tools to navigate complex and difficult topics, interrogate our lived experiences, and embrace the contradictions inherent in real-world issues. 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