“It’s important to recognize why people distrust… then you can unpack how you rebuild it. This begins with people who are able to listen, to learn, and to love like the world depends on it. Because it does.”
– Ashley Bell, Partner, Public Policy & Finance, Dentons LLP
The social fabric in many of our societies has been stretched to its limit. In some cases, it is completely torn. How do we weave it back together and build trust among our communities?
Ana María Vallarino (Central America Leadership Initiative Fellow) brought together leaders across sectors – people who had never worked together before – to launch the #TODOPANAMA, a civic movement fighting COVID-19 in Panama. Ashley Bell (Civil Society Fellowship, A Partnership of ADL and The Aspen Institute, Fellow) is working to fix the broken trust between Black Americans and financial institutions by supporting Black-owned banks with the National Black Bank Foundation and Fund.
In this conversation moderated by Weave: The Social Fabric Project Director Michael Skoler, these two leaders share their experience on what it takes to build the kind of societal trust that is fundamental for a more free, just, and equitable world.
This conversation took place at the 2021 Resnick Aspen Action Forum’s Opening Plenary on Trust, Conflict, and Polarization. Explore other dialogues on fighting mis/disinformation, transcending high conflict, and more.
