“Antidote to Extremism”

how to combat extremism? that’s the topic of tonight’s dialogue and friendship dinner & awards ceremony. the keynote speaker will be reverend dirk ficca, who will present “the antidote t extremism.” he’ll also spea tomorrow at e-p-c-c joing us now is reverend ficca. rev dirk ficca, keynote speaker at the dialogue institute of the southwest. his topic will be ” antidote to extremism”. hours a day, 7 days a week, we are bombarded with alarming rhetoric and violent images, courtesy of breaking news on cnn and never-ending posts on twitter. the message is clear: from the local to the global, the world is hurtling towards terror and destruction, fueled by extremism of all kinds. but there is a credible counter- balance to extremism and its often-dire consequences. it is an antidote that rarely gets media coverage or serious discussion in the public discourse. it is the conscious and shared decision not to let the power of fear divide us, and a commitment to putting into practice the proven strategies for building a more peaceful, trusting and cohesive human community. antidote to extremism presentation – rev. dirk ficca location valle verde campus, cafeteria annex noon to one p-m tomorrow. open to all students, faculty, and staff! contact person: silva, guadalupe j. “natural sound”