Learning Life

Learning Life is a nonprofit devoted to building democracy and diplomacy learning communities With this mission in mind, we run two programs.

1.

In our increasingly interconnected yet divided world, we develop innovative learning communities in order to widen and deepen participation in democracy and diplomacy. The Family Diplomacy Initiative (FDI) connects families worldwide across lines of country, class, race and religion via the internet to share and learn together with an eye to training family diplomats to advocate for a more caring

world.

2. Our DMV Democracy Learning Community (DMV DLC) is a nascent association of individuals and organizations in the Washington DC or DC-MD-VA (DMV) metro area working together to strengthen democracy by developing engaging events, products, services and spaces that nurture fun, learning, networking, collaboration and wider, deeper citizen participation. Learn more at learninglife.info.

03/24/2026

Meet Learning Life's spring 2026 interns, hailing from The George Washington University, Georgetown University, Marymount University, American University, George Mason University, UCLA, and Agnes Scott College.

https://learninglife.info/spotlight-spring-2026-learning-life-interns/

03/22/2026

Life's Citizen Diplomacy International (CDI) held a rich discussion of in on March 4. Thanks to Richard Francis APEH, Niamh Purcell, and Wang for their insights into their respective work on international youth engagement, climate policy advocacy, and cultural exchange.

You can watch the discussion in full here:
https://youtu.be/JVh2k8lwFXo?si=SGmk2KSVMKJs6rGa

The meeting drew 17 participants based in eight countries: Bolivia, USA, Ireland, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, UAE, and Pakistan.

Upcoming CDI meeting dates and topics:

Tuesday, June 2, 11:00am-12:30pm: Development Diplomacy
Wednesday, September 2, 12:00-1:30pm: Peace Diplomacy
Tuesday, December 1, 11:00am-12:30pm: Family Diplomacy & Climate Change

Sign up to get CDI meeting notices and reports here:
https://bit.ly/cdbulletin

01/17/2026

Learning Life is pleased to introduce our spring interns, Olivia Holland, Chea-Ler Tann, Kathleen Evans, Shaily Sarmiento, Andrea Olivasas, Jaelen Bolden, Nourelhoda Alashlem, and Sameeksha Arutla, hailing from Georgetown University, Marymount University, The George Washington University, UCLA, George Mason University, and Agnes Scott College.

12/10/2025

Meet Anthony Rodriguez, Director of the Open Gov Hub, a fabulous, -located "work and event space supporting organizations in the open governance and transparency sector."
https://learninglife.info/stakeholder-spotlight-tony-rodriguez/

With Tony's leadership, the Hub has kindly been hosting most of Learning Life’s since November 2023. Learn more about the Hub, and how you or your organization can become a member: https://www.opengovhub.org/

11/25/2025

Learning Life is excited to release a new video showcasing our growing (FDI)! The video features many screenshots and video clips from FDI’s international dialogues and trainings.

Thanks to UC-San Diego student (now graduate!) and former Learning Life intern Zhuo Kong for skillfully putting together this video!

Check it out!

https://youtu.be/Ujeewx_YFzI?si=AXU4YYr0oYVm49ju

11/03/2025

Photos and video recording of Learning Life's last dialogue of 2025 on Sunday, November 2. We learned about Board of Directors member, and Canadian Cindy Mah's family, including her reflections on identity and .

https://youtu.be/eGkTdyb_6Pk

Thanks to Cindy for thoughtfully presenting!

Stay tuned! New international dialogues coming in 2026!

Learn more about Learning Life's Family Diplomacy Initiative, and it's work to build a more caring world by connecting and empowering worldwide. You can get involved as a volunteer Family Diplomat (FD) or Family Diplomacy Ambassador (FDA). https://learninglife.info/fdi

10/31/2025

Meet Learning Life's fall interns, hailing from Georgetown University, American University, The George Washington University, The Ohio State University, and University of California in Santa Cruz.

https://learninglife.info/spotlight-fall-2025-learning-life-interns/

08/28/2025

Mark your calendars! The third 2025 quarterly meeting of Citizen Diplomacy International (CDI) is next Wednesday, September 3, 12:00-1:30pm ET (New York/Washington DC time). The meeting will feature three speakers on and .

University College Dublin Professor Alexander Dukalskis will talk about his newest book, "Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics," and its implications for citizen .

Arizona State University Professor Keith Brown and researcher Nikki Hinshaw will share their research on Sister City relationships between the U.S., Russia, and Ukraine historically and during the current war.

08/04/2025

Photos and video recording of Learning Life's dialogue on Sunday. We learned about an American family and their Christian faith, and discussed relations between Christians and other groups, including secular people.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sofz0XqmvEQ

Thanks to Shelley Iannone, for presenting with her daughter Maggie about their family!

This was the 6th of 9 monthly dialogues on the first Sunday of each month from March to November this year. Mark your calendar and join us for the next FD dialogue on Sunday, September 7, 12-1pm New York time!

Learn more about Learning Life's Family Diplomacy Initiative, and it's work to build a more caring world by connecting and empowering families worldwide. You can get involved as a volunteer Family Diplomat (FD) or Family Diplomacy Ambassador (FDA). https://learninglife.info/fdi/

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Learning Life is a Washington DC-based nonprofit lab devoted to innovating education and citizen engagement. Our flagship program, the Citizen Diplomacy Initiative, connects families in different nations via the internet to nurture a family-to-family form of citizen diplomacy. Learn more at learninglife.info.