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Wellesley Civil Discourse Initiative to hold community dialogue Stephanie Hawkinson Wellesley residents are invited to join in A Community Conversation on Coping with COVID-19 in Wellesley from 7 to 9 p.m. April 6. This Zoom discussion will be hosted by trained facilitators who are part of the newly launched Wellesley Civil Discourse Initiative. The goal of the event and the initiative is to help build understanding and connections among people throughout our community. The Zoom discussion will begin with a brief introduction to facilitated dialogue, followed by small group discussions led by a trained facilitator. The event is open to the public and will not be recorded or broadcast. Register at https://bit.ly/3rSFsun to receive the Zoom link which will be sent out on April 5. ....
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. ....
They could have been separated by race. Instead, they were united by mutual respect. Lillian Stokes is gone now. Henry Petrilli, almost 95, eventually moved from Illinois to Wellesley and then to North Hill in Needham. Time and distance didn t change Petrilli s admiration for the woman he thought of as the sister I never had. The two met on the job, while working for the Illinois Department of Welfare. It was wartime, and Lillian took over her husband s job while he was in the service. Lillian was Black. Petrilli, 19 at the time, is white, and Lillian was the first black person he really got to know. As the two co-workers became friends over the the next three years, Petrilli gained insight into what it meant to be part of a society where skin color defined one s place. ....
Wellesley launches Civil Discourse Initiative Community Content After witnessing a decline in civility, members of the Wellesley community are launching an initiative to give residents a new way to come together to talk about important issues facing the town. The Wellesley Civil Discourse Initiative aims to address the increasingly divisive and fractious tone in public conversations by organizing carefully planned dialogues with trained facilitators. Organizers of the initiative are working with town leaders, local nonprofits and community volunteers to help shape the initiative. Describing the goals of the project, planning team member Lise Olney said, “We want to train people in our community to facilitate conversations so when we face difficult issues, we are ready to have discussions that will help us understand each other’s perspectives even when we disagree.” ....