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Transmission 001 — Welcome

Common
Ground.

A student-founded, student-run space for dialogue across difference. Build the self. Build the community.

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05.18.2026SOCIAL · EVENT

The First Common Moment

Six strangers. One table. Forty-five minutes of structured difference. No phones, no resolutions — just a question and a witness. We logged twenty-three new members.

#dialogue #self #reflection

05.04.2026SPEED MEET

Speed Meet // Iteration 03

Forty-second rotations. The prompt this week: "What is something you've changed your mind about recently?" Several attendees said the answer surprised them more than the question.

#community #events

04.21.2026SERVICE · OUTSIDE

Service Drop — Springdale

We met at the trailhead. We left with three bags of trash and a working draft for the summer cohort. Outside service is back on the calendar for June.

#service #outside

04.07.2026SHOW & TELL

Show & Tell — Objects We Carry

Eleven people brought eleven objects. A house key. A grandmother's coin. A ticket stub. The room got quiet in a way that felt important.

#show-and-tell #dialogue

03.24.2026TRAINING · FACILITATOR

Facilitator Cohort Begins

First training session for the Facilitator track. The work: holding space without filling it. Next cohort opens in the fall — applications via Get Involved.

#self #development #training

The Mandala

Common Ground branches into two roots — Self and Community. Each root extends into pathways. Each pathway opens into a practice. Move through the tree.

COMMON GROUND SELF COMMUNITY DEVELOP REFLECT EVENTS COLLAB SERVICE Event Lead Facilitator Gen Vol Guides Moment Discussion Speed Meet Show&Tell Social ACC Outside Inside

Get Involved

Three doors. Walk through whichever one fits where you are right now. You can always change.

Show Up.

Come to one event. No commitment, no badge, no name tag. Sit, listen, leave. See if the room feels like something you want more of.

Next event →

Train.

Apply to the Facilitator or Event Lead track. You'll learn how to hold a room. Cohorts run twice a year, with a Common Moment graduation.

Apply →

Serve.

Sign up for an Outside (community) or Inside (org-support) service drop. Bring a friend. Bring water. We supply the rest.

See drops →

Partners

Common Ground is held up by the organizations and individuals who share the practice. We are still small, on purpose.

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Archive

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05.18.2026SOCIAL · EVENT

The First Common Moment

Six strangers. One table. Forty-five minutes…

05.04.2026SPEED MEET

Speed Meet // Iteration 03

Forty-second rotations…

04.21.2026SERVICE · OUTSIDE

Service Drop — Springdale

We met at the trailhead…

04.07.2026SHOW & TELL

Show & Tell — Objects We Carry

Eleven people brought eleven objects…

03.24.2026TRAINING · FACILITATOR

Facilitator Cohort Begins

First training session…