Widening the Circle is a series of zoom calls on Sundays from January through March 2022. They feature diverse ideas and participants to enrich our understanding of one another and to open doors to greater understanding and conversation. The calls are free and open to everyone. Click on the event for information to register and to receive a passcode.
January 23, 2 pm CST Addressing Climate Change Through Climate Justice with John Peck
Watch it here.
January 30, 2 pm CST A Discussion on Critical Race Theory with Karma Chavez
Watch it here.
February 6, 2 pm CST Making Black Lives Matter at School – creating educational spaces that center the lives of Black Students with Angela Harris
Watch it here.
February 13, 2 pm CST Unconditional Love in a Conditional World with Joan Apter
Watch it here.
February 20, 2 pm CST How We Recognize and Offer Our Gifts Into A Chaotic World with Kahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore
Watch it here.
February 27, 2 pm CST “Shake the World with a New Dream” with members of Detroit’s Boggs Center
Watch it here.
March 6, 2 pm CST “The Personal is Political” with Progress North
March it here.
March 13, 2 pm CST Focus on Ukraine with Natalka Adulenko
Watch it here.
March 20, 2 pm CST A Conversation with La Crosse’s The Center: 7 Rivers LGBTQ Connection
Watch it here.
March 27, 2 pm CST March Forth to Earth Day with Tim Cordon, Mark Denning and Paul DeMain
Watch it here.
April 3, 2 pm CST “Jesus, Justice and This Messy Moment of Hope” with Rev. Ellen Rasmussen and Rev. Libby Howe
Watch it here.
January 9, 2022 2pm CST Understanding Ubuntu
January 16, 2 pm CST “Leaning into” a Conversation on Race
Our first year of Widening the Circle ran weekly from December 6, 2020 through April 11, 2021.
Enjoy the videos of the calls.
April 11 Building A Stronger Community with Elena Terry and Venice Williams
April 4 Emigration / Immigration Watch the Video
March 28 Advancing Core Values
March 21 The Healing Power of Cultural Re-Connection with Keimche Wickham and Paul Arentz
March 14 Indigenous Voices Across Communities with JoRee LaFrance, Christi Wildcat and Iyah Brown.
March 7 Restoring Dignity to Farming and Food with Melody Morrell and John Greeno
For more: Family Farm Defenders, La Via Campesina, Cornucopia Institute
February 28 Living Seeds, Living Cultures with Janice Brant and John Bonaparte
February 21 Building Beloved Community with Rev. Walter J. Lanier
February 14 The Power of Love with Joan Apter and Tim Hain
February 7 The Boggs Center: Visionary Organizing with Rich Feldman and Shea Howell, Kim and Myrtle
For more: The Boggs Center
http://vimeo.com/52733999 Grace Lee Boggs,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Oip_O1KktY&t=155s Jimmy Boggs
January 31 Taking Time to Grieve with Omar Poler, Lizzie Bruno and Tehmina Islam
January 24 “Growing a Regenerative Economy” with Rebecca Kemble and Paul DeMain
January 17 Mutual Aid with Shanna McGarry, Aslan Walkon and Keimche Wickham
Connect with Grassroots Aid Partnership
January 10 War and Peace with Sami Rasouli and Jason Moon
January 3, Gathering the Stories with Si Matta and Rivera Sun
There is no video recording of this event. Stay in touch with Si Matta at Gathering the Stories
Stay in touch with Rivera Sun at her website.
December 27, Queer Politics with Karma Chavez and fAe gibson
December 20, “A Force More Powerful: Becoming Nonviolent in a Violent World” with Rivera Sun and Henry Cervantes
December 13, “Transformative Storytelling” with Kahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore Watch the zoom video. For more visit the website The Aunties Dandelion
December 6, 2020 Introduction Watch the video.