Community Conversations: Orientation and Initial Conversations

TO REGISTER - Contact Jonathan Shailor

The first in a series of conversations with the goals of:

(1) learning more about each other’s experiences
(2) understanding each other’s needs
(3) discovering how we can best serve one another
(4) identifying the issues that we can work on together
(5) taking actions that strengthen our community

In these conversations, you will share with others in an environment that is inclusive, diverse, respectful, and responsive to everyone’s concerns. In a large gathering, and then in more focused small groups, we will progress through the following steps:

SEPTEMBER 16
1. Orientation and Initial Conversations: Our Lives, Our Stories, Our Needs

SEPTEMBER 30 
2. What Are the Issues? Investigating the Nature of the Problem

OCTOBER 14
3. What Should We Do to Address the Issues? Gathering Information and Resources

OCTOBER 28
4. What Strategies Can We Use to Address These Issues? Identifying Leverage Points, Best Practices and Policies

NOVEMBER 11
5. What is Our Action Plan, and How Will We Implement It? Putting Words Into Action

DECEMBER 2
Community Celebration: The Theatre of Empowerment

Facilitated by Dr. Jonathan Shailor (UW-Parkside), Pastor Kara Baylor (Carthage College) and students in the UW-Parkside Certificate Program in Conflict Analysis and Resolution