When tensions run high, true leadership means stepping into complexity — not avoiding it. Originally developed by Moving Traditions to empower young adults for activism and campus leadership, this flexible framework offers strategies that anyone can use to navigate polarized conversations with skill and confidence. In this highly interactive session, you’ll practice recognizing tensions, uncovering hidden common ground, and opening space for honest, dynamic dialogue. Whether you’re leading a discussion, organizing for change, or simply seeking to strengthen community ties, you’ll leave with actionable tools to foster connection across divides.

Shuli Karkowskyis Chief Executive Officer at Moving Traditions (she/her/hers). Both Judaism and feminism have been core facets of her identity since birth; working at Moving Traditions has felt like coming home. Shuli has extensive experience in non-profit management, including at legacy institutions like UJA-Federation of New York and innovative start-ups like 70 Faces Media and Hazon. She joined the nonprofit world after litigating at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. Shuli graduated summa cum laude from the University of Maryland and from Harvard Law School. Shuli is a notoriously voracious reader and eater, consuming nearly all variety of books and food with gusto. She lives in Westchester with her husband and three children, all of whom are so deliciously adorable that they, too, face constant risk of being consumed.