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Matthew Legge

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Matthew Legge has supported locally-led peace initiatives in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. He is particularly passionate about exploring the evidence and making communication honest, simple, and accessible. He is the author of Are We Done Fighting? Building Understanding in a World of Hate and Division. Since 2012, Matthew has worked for Canadian Friends Service Committee, the peace and social justice agency of Quakers in Canada. Quakers are widely respected for their efforts to prevent war and transform conflicts, as well as their impartial support for war victims. Matthew’s fascination with how diverse cultures organize themselves to solve different challenges led him to get a degree in Anthropology from the University of Toronto.

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Recent Posts
These 4 Steps Will Help When You’re Stuck

How is it that some of us get stuck, while others make major changes look effortless? Experts suggest that these four steps are key.

How is it that some of us get stuck, while others make major changes look effortless? Experts suggest that these four steps are key.

Interpreting your partner is harder than you imagine!

An incredible example—not knowing you're talking to an AI chatbot—illustrates a common problem in bitter societal conflicts: the challenge of interpretation.

An incredible example—not knowing you're talking to an AI chatbot—illustrates a common problem in bitter societal conflicts: the challenge of interpretation.

“Cancel Culture” Letter: 7 Tips from the Debate

A letter signed by prominent figures criticizing "cancel culture" has caused an explosive debate. Here are some relevant tips for better conflicts.

A letter signed by prominent figures criticizing "cancel culture" has caused an explosive debate. Here are some relevant tips for better conflicts.

The Psychology That Explains Your Reaction to Mass Protests

The key factors that research finds will influence your feeling about protests like those around the police killing of George Floyd.

The key factors that research finds will influence your feeling about protests like those around the police killing of George Floyd.

This Is What Happens When You Snap

COVID-19 is causing many of us to feel understandably unsettled and on edge. This is what happens when people suddenly "snap" and how to avoid it.

COVID-19 is causing many of us to feel understandably unsettled and on edge. This is what happens when people suddenly "snap" and how to avoid it.

Who Do You Trust?

With increasingly sophisticated ways of concealing and manipulating the truth, we need these skills to build trust.

With increasingly sophisticated ways of concealing and manipulating the truth, we need these skills to build trust.

Are You Really in a “War”?

Why do so many of us think we’re in the middle of a culture war? How does that metaphor impact our disagreements?

Why do so many of us think we’re in the middle of a culture war? How does that metaphor impact our disagreements?

5 Life Lessons from Don Cherry’s Firing

The firing of a controversial hockey personality contains five valuable lessons that can apply to our own conflicts.

The firing of a controversial hockey personality contains five valuable lessons that can apply to our own conflicts.