Our community group formed around shared progressive values but now we're trying to take a position on a local issue and discovering we have very different ideas about activism versus accommodation and no one wants to be the person who breaks consensus. We've been avoiding the vote for three meetings.
More people experience this than they realize.
Abstract shared values are revealing concrete disagreements that threaten group cohesion around action.
“Where Are You with Environmental activism and civil disobedience?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.