HOPE IN THE CITIES
 

Hope in the Cities, promotes honest conversations on race, reconciliation and responsibility. Its goal is the creation of just and inclusive communities by building trust and encouraging collaboration among diverse groups. 

As a program of Initiatives of Change, Hope in the Cities was launched in the United States in 1990 to respond to the need for racial healing in Richmond, Virginia.  It has  expanded to other cities and countries by providing a framework to connect communities across traditional barriers. Its model of honest conversation incorporates three vital steps: dialogue with people of all backgrounds and viewpoints, personal change as a foundation for institutional transformation, and intentional acts of reconciliation.

We invite you to learn more about Hope in the Cities PROGRAMS and how you can GET INVOLVED. We also provide TRAINING to support those working for change in their communities.

NEWSARCHIVE>>
Trustbuilding Book Launched in Richmond

Gov. Tim Kaine (Photo: Karen Elliott Greisdorf)Gov. Tim Kaine (Photo: Karen Elliott Greisdorf)"You have written this book at a time of sharp polarization, characterized by deep divides,” said Tim Kaine the former governor of Virginia at the launch of Rob Corcoran’s book, Trustbuilding: an honest conversation on race, reconciliation, and responsibility on March 15.

 
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Rob Corcoran Speaks at Johns Hopkins Forum

(Photo: Karen Elliott Greisdorf)(Photo: Karen Elliott Greisdorf)Rob Corcoran, author of Trustbuilding, spoke at the Conflict Prevention and Resolution Forum at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University on March 9. He joined fellow panelists David Campt, a nationally recognized race relations consultant, and Jana Carter of Search for Common Ground to discuss "Conflict in Our Own Backyard: Prospects for Racial Reconciliation."
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Coming to the Table

In 1963, Martin Luther King called for a day when “the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.”
Thursday, February 11, 2010

COMMENT ARCHIVE>>
Straight Talk From a Friend Led to Honest Reflection

“You talk a lot about Gandhi’s message, ‘be the change you want to see in the world’, but what are you actually doing about it? How is that actually affecting your life?”
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Chris Breitenberg
Needed: A Revolution of Unselfishness

National political leaders underestimate Americans’ capacity for unselfish choices. The current pandering to the baser instincts of fear and resentment over issues like health care or climate change does an injustice to the generosity and good sense of this country.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Rob Corcoran