​Candidly Speaking brings people of different ethnic and religious backgrounds together to talk in small groups about each other’s life experiences, challenges, and culture for a better understanding of one another through exploring our similarities and our differences.

The careful use of focused listening activities provides a framework for helping people step outside their own community bubble to have honest dialog with others that they would not normally see in their own daily interactions.

​The goal is to build bridges of understanding on issues affecting groups of people so that everyone can find common ground with each other.  Only through this kind of understanding can we then work toward creating communities that are better for everyone.

Candidly Speaking Started in San Jose, CA

Our flagship event was held in 2017 at a downtown library in San Jose.  Most of our attendees admitted that their neighborhoods were made up of the same race as themselves.  However, there was a real curiosity about the lives of other people in their communities.  Candidly Speaking allowed these participants and the ones who came after to learn something about the people and culture of those outside their routine world.

Now that Candidly Speaking has gone virtual because of Covid-19, participants can expand their connections to people across the country and across the world.

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To Inquire about starting a Candidly Speaking Event in your community contact us at candidlyspeakingworldwide@gmail.com