Wellesley community members launch civil discourse sessions By John Hilliard Globe Staff,Updated March 9, 2021, 11:55 p.m. Email to a Friend Members of the Wellesley community have launched a Civil Discourse Initiative to help give residents a way to come together and talk about important issues, the group said in a statement. The initiative aims to address the âincreasingly divisive and fractious tone in public conversationsâ by organizing carefully planned dialogues with trained facilitators, the statement said. The program was launched after members witnessed âa decline in civility in recent times,â the statement said. The group will host two virtual public meetings on Zoom, on March 23 and April 6, according to the statement.