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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
A
group of people from area faith communities, businesses, and community
agencies were invited to participate in a Community Conversation at the
Church of the Holy Spirit in Fall River on January 22, 2017, two days
after the Presidential Inauguration. The event was planned by a small
group of local clergy and coordinated by United Neighbors of Fall River Executive Director Wendy Garf-Lipp,
Partners for a Healthier Community
Executive Director Dr. David Weed. Beau
Stubblefield-Tave of the Center
for Culturally Fluent Leadership was invited to facilitate the
discussion that used a World
Cafe Method to encourage respectful and civil conversation,
particularly in response to the recent political campaign and election.
"The two hours together generated lots of ideas that we can use in
the Greater Fall River community to foster healthy dialogue an respond
to future events," commended Dr. Weed. Click here for a
two-and-a-half-minute |
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(Top row, left) Rev. Bruce MacLeod of Fall River's First Baptist Church introduces himself to Greg Abbott of the Church of the Holy Spirit, Sheila Matthews of Saint Anne's Hospital, Rev. William Sterrett of the Amicable Congregational Church in Tiverton, and his wife, Barbara Beckman of Child and Family Services. (Top row, center) Gayle Velozo and Anita Abbott of Holy Spirit and Ron Weisberger of the Bristol Community College Holocaust Center look over the lunch offerings. (Top row, right) Ron fills out his name tag while chatting with Deborah Cross of Holy Spirit. (Row two) Rev. MacLeod talks with Rev. Barbara Jean of Somerset Baptist Church and then joins Judith Hahn of South Bay Early Intervention, Deborah and Wendy Garf-Lipp of United Neighbors of Fall River. (Row three) William talks with Ron while Rev. Matt Steward of Holy Spirit talks with Ron Davin of Holy Spirit and Carlos Cesar of the Flint Neighborhood and Merchants Association before Mr. Stubblefiled-Tave divides the participants into three discussion groups and Wendy records the highlights of their conversations. (Row four) Rev. MacLeod, Holy Spirit members Margaret Cabral and Deb Cross and Rev. Jean share a laugh. (Row five) Rev. Steve Matthews of the South Coast Mission Hub and Holy Spirit member Cathy Mayo listen as Rev. Stewart responds to a question posed by Wendy. (Bottom row) Beau wraps up the session by reviewing the groups' observations and recommending the text, Nonviolent Communication, before Wendy makes some final comments. |