IDEA's Activities

• Offer intergroup dialogue at the University of Washington as part of required undergraduate and graduate courses on cultural diversity and justice.
• Train a cadre of social work students in intergroup dialogue
  facilitation and intergroup dialogue-based social work practice.
• Build the capacity of faculty and doctoral students to teach for intergroup dialogues.
• Provide ongoing in-service training, supervision, and consultation to facilitators.
• Consult with other departments and faculty interested in intergroup dialogues.
• Provide national and international leadership in intergroup dialogue work for multicultural and social justice education.
• Build coalitions with local, national and international organizations focusing on civic engagement and citizen empowerment.
• Conduct and disseminate on-going curriculum development, research, and evaluation.