Greenburgh Listening Circle
November 14 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Greenburgh Restorative Circle Project (GRCP) invites Greenburgh residents to gather in a Community Listening Circle to address the topic: Building a Community that Works for Everyone. We will address how we can strengthen trust, relationships, and understanding between those who live in the various neighborhoods in unincorporated Greenburgh.
The GRCP is a community-building initiative to promote racial equity through civic engagement and community action. We invite Greenburgh residents of all backgrounds to gather in Community Listening Circles to share how their racial, ethnic and cultural identities affect their lives and work in an atmosphere of safety, decorum and equality, giving space and time to people who often feel they are not being heard.
We are excited to be launching our second round of Community Listening Circles, beginning with Building a Community That Works for Everyone – hosted by The Greenburgh Public Library on Thursday, November 14th from 6:00 – 8:00 PM; refreshments provided.
Listening Circle participants will be invited to share the joys and challenges they experience as Greenburgh residents, and thoughts about how we might be in community with one another in a way that each of us feels heard, valued and appreciated.
Registration is required – Listening Circle: Building a Community That Works for Everyone
Please consider joining us and/or sharing the invitation with others in your network who might be interested in building community together. All Greenburgh residents are invited to participate in these circles. Community leaders are encouraged to attend and invite their constituents.
As a reminder Listening Circles:
- Are facilitated by trained Circle Keepers.
- Use a talking piece to equalize the opportunity for participation.
- Establish group guidelines that all participants agree to uphold and that preserve the integrity of the space.
- Last approximately 2 hours and engage approximately 10 participants in each circle.
Doors open at 5:30. Light refreshments will be available.
For more information about the Greenburgh Restorative Circle Project, see the attached PDF.
Colleen R. Brathwaite
914-441-5414