Division runs deep these days. The lines between the Left and the Right, rich and poor, straight and queer, masculinity and femininity, Americans and non-Americans, and so on, seem to be starker and harsher than ever. Yet, as dark as these times can seem, hope still shines bright. The pain we’re collectively feeling could very well be the discomfort that comes before “birth”. The birth of a greater collective level of unity and understanding than humanity has previously experienced.

Lang Charters devoted his doctoral studies to addressing this dilemma and wrote a, soon to be published, book on the subject. Each Love Effect workshop will offer a different “taste” of what he discovered. In these conversational gatherings, together we will explore one of the reasons why we’re in this mess, how it affects us, and some simple, practical things each of us can do to cultivate the loving unity with diversity we long for.