A young woman of color recently told me of an occasion in which she had been “loud”. In truth, she hadn’t been loud at all, she had simply been speaking a difficult truth that had weighed on her heart. My sense is that when people, especially people of color and women, and most especially women … Continued
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Can you think of someone in your life who made a difference? Who listened? Who gave you a second chance in a tough spot? Maybe today we could gather to celebrate those people in our lives, and ask ourselves how we can be that person for someone else we haven’t met yet. Care to discuss? … Continued
One of our regulars shared this poem with me. It raises any number of feelings in me – good and bad. Wednesday, September 19 at 4:30-6:00 pm in the Sojourner Truth Library Conference Room M39 Care to discuss? As always, all people, all perspectives are welcome. Come as you are, with what’s challenging *YOU*.
The celebration is planned for October 4th at 5:30pm near the sculpture, Mvet Truth, on the Main Floor of the Library. Formerly mounted in the main entrance lobby, the sculpture was removed in November 2014 in preparation for the $14 million Library renovation.
Conversation One will take a break tomorrow, to encourage folks to attend an important related campus conversation. If you can, please try to attend “Continuing the Conversation: Talking Constructively About Race in the Classroom”, a round table with New Paltz faculty Crystal Donkor, Carolyn Corrado, Michael Smith & Tyrell Connor. If you’re at all interested … Continued
In 1987 Thich Nhat Hanh, the Buddhist spiritual leader and teacher wrote, “There is a lot of anger, frustration, and misunderstanding in the peace movement. The peace movement can write very good protest letters, but they are not yet able to write a love letter.” Could you write a love letter to someone who represents … Continued
Handling Hurt When we’ve been excluded, or treated like an outsider, it always hurts, whether as someone who is Muslim, lgbtq+, latinx, African American, woman – or white religious conservative. Speaking from your own experience of exclusion, or excluding another person, how have you seen that pain dealt with in a healing way or in … Continued