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Dialogue

Dialogue strategies are linked with community engagement strategies, focusing on bringing people together to discuss a particular issue or to build relationships. Some dialogue processes are designed explicitly as a first step towards action and change; some are not. Structured dialogues processes can build important relationships among people who did not previously know, trust or empathize with each other, and thus, increase one's competence and confidence in interacting with people of different races and ethnicities. They can also help people explore an issue from multiple perspectives, as a starting point for planning strategies or motivating actions. People sometimes describe dialogue processes as a necessary but not sufficient strategy for a community wide racial equity effort.