SDI Meeting 11 11 2023 Meta-Ideological Politics: Beyond Polarization and Extremism w/Ryan Nakade

Meta-Ideological Politics: Beyond Polarization and Extremism
In today's world, we are witnessing unparalleled levels of polarization and division, with rising waves of extremism and ideologically motivated violence. Meta-ideological politics seeks to chart a new way forward that goes "meta" or beyond ideologies as we commonly understand them, transcending the "cultural trench warfare" we now find ourselves in.
In this presentation, Ryan will lay out the meta-ideological framework and its philosophical underpinnings, and share stories from the field that include hanging out with members of extreme groups, infiltrating hate groups, and building alliances between unlikely ideological bedfellows. Will be an interactive gathering with dialogue and breakout groups.
Bio
Ryan Nakade is trained in mediation and conflict resolution. He is the project manager for CURE-PDX, a Department of Homeland Security-funded project focused on countering political and extremist violence in the Pacific Northwest. Ryan facilitates workshops on conflict resilience, transformative dialogue, depolarization, ideological awareness, complex systems, and mis/disinformation for communities, governments, businesses, faith groups, journalists, elected officials, and civic organizations. In his spare time, Ryan focuses on building out the meta-ideological approach to depolarization and counter-extremism and enjoys spending time with his wife and 7 goats. He lives in Toledo, WA.

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Congratulations Ryan your communication was well prepared and covered diverse topics. Loved the rap ❤