How do we build compassionate bridges between people and communities that do not trust, respect, or value each other?  So many bridges have been destroyed in recent years.  Many continue to be under attack.  It may take generations to re-build some of what has been lost.  What foundations can we lay today?  How can compassion help guide the construction needed toward a less polarized future that embraces disagreements and diversity of values without disdain and disgust?