Conversation circles
In the annual survey, our members prioritized topics for further study this year. And they’ve asked for opportunities to learn together in small groups, as we did in our Spotlight Study Teams in 2020. So for 2021 the Member Education Committee organized a series of Conversation Circles around four of the top topics. These circles engage members in a deeper dive on a topic of interest about our community, and leverage the knowledge and experience of members to learn together. The selected topics are “Strategies for Social Change”, “Women & Power”, “Homelessness in our Region”, and “Impact/Sustainable Investing”. Importantly, all incorporate a racial equity perspective. Interest in racial equity was the top priority from 2020 members.
Conversation Circles consist of small group learning over the course of three or four sessions about one of our four priority topics. Two facilitators lead a group of 6-9 members in a series of semi-structured 60-90 minute sessions. Sessions build off reading a book or an article, seeing a video, listening to a podcast, hearing from a guest speaker (for free) or taking part in a group volunteer experience. Click here for an overview, schedule and facilitator bio’s.
The Circles for spring 2021 are now organized and registration is closed.
