This episode is based on a speech/sermon I wrote in October 2024 and delivered at a March for Democracy in a small town.

I used the opportunity to share what conflict mediation has taught me about winning.

Part I: Definitions of winning and losing
Part II: What's really standing in our way
Part III: The pearl of wisdom and what we can do about it

There's also some bonus material -- concrete guidelines based on 2200 years of human experience (the Bhagavad Gita)

Enjoy!

The full text of the speech can be found at: https://ankurdelight.com/2024/10/09/how-to-win-a-democracy/

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This episode is about Muslim-Jewish relations. It's about whats been going on in Israel and Palestine for the last year. It's about what's possible in the next year. It's about what happens when we expand the circle of concern.

And it's about what is happening, all over the world, in small communities, unreported by most of the news, when people open their hearts, right now.

I interviewed Aziza Hassan and Andrea Hodos from New Ground: A Muslim-Jewish partnership for change. I get their stories, their experiences, and their perspective on how to build a relationship that can handle the test of conflict.

This the opposite of what you will hear on the news. It's about going deeper and staying closer, not demonizing and vilifying.

Join us.

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Two years ago I overheard a conversation at a local farmers' market about Clam Gardens.

Being a nosy podcast host, I eavesdropped, eventually inserted myself, and got some contact information.

Today I caught up with Ala̱g̱a̱mił Nicole Norris, of Halalt First Nation on what's now known as Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

Nicole is a Shellfish Aquaculture Specialist, Intergovernmental Communicator, Cultural Support Worker; knowledge holder, and language preserver for the Hul’qumi’num.

She's also incredibly fun to talk to and not afraid to get deep and trippy from the beginning, as you will soon hear.

I had several shifts in understanding during our interview, especially around how we as humans relate to the other species around us, as well as how we relate to our ancestors and our descendants.

Let's jump in.

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