Editing Radical centrism (section)

== As dialogue and process ==
[[File:America Speaks event - Flickr - Knight Foundation.jpg|thumb|2011 [[AmericaSpeaks]] event]]
Some radical centrists, such as theorist [[Tom Atlee]],<ref name=Utne/> [[Mediation|mediator]] Mark Gerzon,<ref>Satin (2004), p. 27.</ref> and activist [[Joseph F. McCormick]],<ref name=Utne/> see radical centrism as primarily a commitment to process.<ref name=Utne/><ref name=Gerzon>Gerzon, Mark (2006). ''Leading Through Conflict: How Successful Leaders Transform Differences into Opportunity''. Harvard Business School Press, pp. 4–8. {{ISBN|978-1-59139-919-3}}.</ref> Their approach is to facilitate processes of [[Dialogue#Structured dialogue|structured dialogue]] among polarized people and groups, from the neighborhood level on up.<ref name=Utne/><ref>Gerzon (2006, Chaps. 9–10.</ref> A major goal is to enable dialogue participants to come up with new perspectives and solutions that can address every party's core interests.<ref name=Utne /><ref>Gerzon (2006), Chap. 11.</ref> ''Onward Christian Athletes'' author Tom Krattenmaker speaks of the radical center as that (metaphoric) space where such dialogue and innovation can occur.<ref name=Krattenmaker>Krattenmaker, Tom (27 December 2012). "[https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2012/12/27/column-welcome-to-the-radical-middle/1794861 Welcome to the 'Radical Middle']". ''USA Today'' newspaper, p.&nbsp;A12. Retrieved 5 March 2013.</ref> Similarly, ''The Lipstick Proviso: Women, Sex, and Power in the Real World'' author [[Karen Lehrman Bloch]] speaks of the radical middle as a "common ground" where left and right can "nurture a saner society".<ref>Bloch, Karen Lehrman (5 October 2017). "[http://jewishjournal.com/opinion/225421/toward-radical-middle Toward a Radical Middle]". ''Jewish Journal'', hard-copy issue dated 6 October 2017, p.&nbsp;9. Retrieved 5 March 2018.</ref>

Organizations seeking to catalyze dialogue and innovation among diverse people and groups have included [[AmericaSpeaks]],<ref>Gerzon, Mark (2016). ''The Reunited States of America: How We Can Bridge the Partisan Divide''. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, pp.&nbsp;109–110. {{ISBN|978-1-62656-658-3}}.</ref> [[C1 World Dialogue]],<ref name=Gomaa /> Everyday Democracy,<ref>Gerzon (2016), pp.&nbsp;63–64.</ref> Listening Project (North Carolina),<ref>Satin, Mark (1991). ''New Options for America: The Second American Experiment Has Begun''. The Press at California State University, Fresno, pp.&nbsp;209–212. {{ISBN|978-0-8093-1794-3}}.</ref> Living Room Conversations,<ref name=Nelson /><ref>Gerzon (2016), pp.&nbsp;60–61.</ref> Public Conversations Project,<ref name=Utne/><ref>Gerzon (2016), pp.&nbsp;53–54.</ref> [[Search for Common Ground]],<ref>Satin (1991), Chap. 24 ("Win Every 'Battle' – or Change the Discourse?").</ref> and Village Square.<ref name=Nelson /> Organizations specifically for university students include BridgeUSA<ref name=Binder>Binder, Amy; Kidder, Jeffrey (30 October 2018). "[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/10/30/if-you-think-campus-speech-is-all-angry-confrontation-youre-looking-in-the-wrong-places/?noredirect=on If You Think Campus Speech Is All Angry Confrontation, You're Looking in the Wrong Places]". ''[[The Washington Post]]''. Retrieved 8 February 2019.</ref><ref>Jandhyala, Pranav (27 April 2017). "[https://news.berkeley.edu/berkeley_blog/why-i-invited-ann-coulter-to-speak-at-berkeley Why I Invited Ann Coulter to Speak at Berkeley]". ''Berkeley News'', digital outlet of the Office of Communications and Public Affairs, [[UC Berkeley]]. The author identifies himself as founder of the UC Berkeley chapter of BridgeUSA. Retrieved 8 February 2019.</ref> and [[Sustained Dialogue Institute#Sustained Dialogue Campus Network|Sustained Dialogue]].<ref name=Binder /> The city of [[Portland, Oregon]] has been characterized as "radical middle" in ''[[USA Today]]'' newspaper because many formerly antagonistic groups there are said to be talking to, learning from and working with one another.<ref name=Krattenmaker />

In 2005, ''[[The Atlantic]]'' portrayed Egyptian Islamic cleric [[Ali Gomaa]] as the voice of an emergent form of radical Islam – "traditionalism without the extremism".<ref>[[G. Willow Wilson|Wilson, G. Willow]] (July–August 2005). "[https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2005/07/the-show-me-sheikh/304053 The Show-Me Sheikh]". ''[[The Atlantic]]'', vol. 296, no. 1, p.&nbsp;40. Retrieved 11 November 2017.</ref> In 2012, in an article entitled "The Radical Middle: Building Bridges Between the Muslim and Western Worlds,<ref name=Gomaa>[[Ali Gomaa|Gomaa, Ali]] (September 2012). "[https://unchronicle.un.org/article/radical-middle-building-bridges-between-muslim-and-western-worlds The Radical Middle: Building Bridges Between the Muslim and Western Worlds]". ''[[UN Chronicle]]'', vol. XLIX, no. 3, pp.&nbsp;4–6. Retrieved 11 November 2017. The author describes himself as co-chair of [[C1 World Dialogue]].</ref> Gomaa shared his approach to the dialogic process:
<blockquote>The purpose of dialogue should not be to convert others, but rather to share with them one's principles. Sincere dialogue should strengthen one's faith while breaking down barriers. ... Dialogue is a process of exploration and coming to know the other, as much as it is an example of clarifying one's own positions. Therefore, when one dialogues with others, what is desired is to explore their ways of thinking, so as to correct misconceptions in our own minds and arrive at common ground.<ref>Gomaa (2012), p.&nbsp;5.</ref></blockquote>

In 2017, former [[American football]] player and [[Special Forces (United States Army)|Green Beret]] soldier [[Nate Boyer]] suggested that his "radical middle" stance could help address the issues and resolve the controversy surrounding [[U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present)|U.S. national anthem protests]] at football games.<ref>Boyer, Nate (26 May 2017). "[https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/policing/spotlight/2017/05/26/honoring-fallen-memorial-day-means-honoring-right-protest/102109776 Honoring Fallen on Memorial Day Means Honoring Right to Protest]". ''[[USA Today]]'' online. See second section ("Fighting from the radical middle"). Retrieved 16 October 2017.</ref><ref>Waggoner, Nick, ed. (13 October 2017). "[http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21003968/nfl-2017-ex-green-beret-nate-boyer-writes-open-letter-president-donald-trump-colin-kaepernick-nfl-united-states-america Ex-Green Beret Nick Boyer Writes Open Letter to Trump, Kaepernick, NFL and America]". [[ESPN.com]]. See last paragraph. Retrieved 16 October 2017.</ref>