Our hearts go out to all of
those affected by the
tragic shooting in
Christchurch, New Zealand
last week.

The outpouring of
love and solidarity
shown by New Zealanders
in the wake of this tragedy
 has been inspirational.

Equally inspiring is
their government's
swift movement to
change gun laws 
in response to the shooting. 

New Zealanders
have joined
thoughts
and
prayers
with
ACTION.

One week after the tragedy,
Prime Minister Jacinta Ardern
has announced that all 
military-style
semi-automatic weapons, 
assault rifles, 
and high-capacity magazines 
will be banned in New Zealand.

One week.

The legislation required to
enact these new laws
will be drafted
immediately
with a goal of being
enacted by April 11th. 

If all goes as planned,
the new laws will take effect
one month after the atrocity.

One month.

This kind of decisive action
stands in stark contrast
to the response our government
has given the mass-shootings 
that continue to shake our nation.

Let's look to New Zealand as a reminder...

Change is possible.

And it can happen
faster than we think possible.

We can do better.

We must.

Today,
March 15, 2019,
all around the world,
climate strikes
are being held by students.

More than
2,000 protests
are being held in
over 100 countries.

Inspired by Greta Thunberg,
a 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden,
students across the globe
have walked out of school today
in an effort to bring awareness
to the urgent climate crisis facing our planet. 

Hundreds of thousands of children
have voiced their concern about climate change
in the past 24 hours. 

What are WE going to do about it?

This truly is one of the ultimate
Purple Conversations.

What good is finding common ground
if there is no ground left
on which to stand together?

Talk to your friends.
Talk to your family.
Talk to your neighbors.

What are the purple points
around the issue of climate change?

We may not all agree
on the causes
of climate change, 
but hopefully
we can agree
that we must
take collective action
to provide better
stewardship
of our planet for
future generations.

We need
to work on this
together
and
we need to 
ACT NOW.

Finding common ground,
one conversation at a time.

That's our goal at
 The Purple Living Room Project .

Polarization is the problem.

There are many ways
to be part of the 
SOLUTION.

We're putting together
a resource page for this website
and we'd like to hear from you...

What
websites, 
videos,
books,
articles,
or other resources 
have helped
YOU 
focus on
finding common ground?

Let us know in the comments
or email your thoughts to
purplelivingroom@gmail.com

We'd like to compile these and
share them with our community.

However you approach
the challenge of finding common ground...
Thanks for being part of the solution!