The Bridging Divides Initiative (BDI) is a research group at Princeton University that helps communities deal with political fights and violence. Started in 2019, BDI tracks where political violence happens across the United States and updates this information every week. They make maps showing hundreds of groups working to bring people together and reduce conflict.
BDI also writes reports about threats to democracy and gives tools to help local leaders respond to problems in their areas. They help organizations by sharing important data and research so communities can work together better. BDI believes that when people have good information about what's happening in their neighborhoods, they can make smarter choices about how to build bridges between different groups.
They support groups like The Change Lab by providing the facts and maps needed to understand local challenges and find other organizations doing similar work. Their goal is to make democracy stronger and help communities heal from division.