The Bridging Divides Initiative (BDI) works to support local community resilience in the United States. BDI uses different tools and methodologies to track demonstrations and political violence in real time so that local communities and national organizations will be better able to address issues before they escalate. Second, BDI works to build an expansive picture of peacebuilding across the country, to highlight existing work while developing new avenues for coordination and support. BDI has an focus of mitigating political violence, while ultimately supporting longer-term solutions to societal polarization.
