This judgment-free zone is a safe place to talk, express yourself, and be OK with the outcome.
The Civility Project goal:
Build healthy disagreement and constructive dialogue
In this hour long workshop you'll learn how to:
- Agree to disagree
- Engage in civil conversation
- Build respect for each other’s humanity
- Learn to listen to other sides
- Use what you hear to challenge or affirm your own views
- Stay curious
Book an hour-long workshop in your community or workplace!
Contact: Lynne Golodner – (248) 376-0406 | lynne@yourppl.com
The Civility Project places people before the moment of disagreement in discussion of how we come to our beliefs and viewpoints.

Stephen Henderson is an American journalist who won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for commentary and the 2014 National Association of Black Journalists Journalist of the Year Award while writing for the Detroit Free Press. A native of Detroit, Stephen is a graduate of the University of Detroit Jesuit High School and the University of Michigan. Since 2015, he has been the host of “Detroit Today” on WDET. He has worked for the Baltimore Sun, the Chicago Tribune, the Lexington Herald-Leader and Knight Ridder. Henderson is co-host of One Detroit and host of American Black Journal on Detroit Public Television.

Nolan Finley began his newspaper career as a copy boy at The Detroit News while a senior in college. After a brief stint with the Jackson Citizen Patriot, he returned to The News as a reporter, covering the administration of Mayor Coleman A. Young. He’s been the newspaper’s City Editor, Business Editor, Politics Editor and Deputy Managing Editor. In 2000, he was named Editorial Page Editor and his columns have appeared in the newspaper ever since. As he wrote in his introductory column, Finley is a product of The News and the Detroit community. He graduated from both Schoolcraft College and Wayne State University and in 2012 was inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame. Finley is co-host of One Detroit on Detroit Public Television.