December 13, 2013: Program Descriptions on Facebook!!

Hello Conversation Enthusiasts!

We are happy to inform you that The Conversation Programs will be posting directly to our facebook page while we determine and design a new course for our wonderful blog.

Wait!

Before you go, remember that there is a long history of content in this database like our history and mission statement, posts that stretch all the way back to The Conversation's very first year in Talk, in Action!

If you tire yourself out filing through the archives of our cool organization, check out a few of the links that we have provided on the side.

I anticipate more to come in the future, but for now check out the facebook for updates on events, local news, and information group members have been reading.

No worries.

We aren't going anywhere. We are only aligning our focus and hopefully saving you time going back and forth!

As always we hope to see you soon.

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The Conversation

Where talk IS action.

Every Sunday from 12:00p-2:00p 

@ the Urban League of Tacoma (2550 South Yakima Street)

> facebook.com/TalkAndAction

Sunday, October 6: 21st Century Housing and the Notion of Wealth Building

Jason Gauthier, Director of Volunteer Services at  Habitat for Humanity and Jonathan Johnson, the 2nd Vice President of the Tacoma Branch of the NAACP will join The Conversation to talk with us about housing for the 21st century. 

What is the role of home ownership in asset building?  What kind of housing should we be constructing for our current social and economic reality?  What kind of housing helps us to create vibrant, sustainable communities? How does the issue of housing fit into the social justice agenda of the Conversation? After short presentations from both of our guests, we will have the opportunity to discuss these and other housing-related questions.

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The Conversation

Where talk IS action.

Every Sunday from 12:00p-2:00p 

@ the Urban League of Tacoma (2550 South Yakima Street)

> conversationtacoma.blogspot.com

> facebook.com/TalkAndAction

Sunday, September 29: Door belling for Dexter Gordon!!

Conversation members,

As Election day draws near, The Conversation would like join together for an afternoon of door belling  to show our support for Dr. Dexter Gordon, candidate for School Board Position 1.

This is a great opportunity for anyone who has wanted to support the campaign by getting out and on foot! 

Please join us this Sunday at 12pm in the Urban League Parking lot to receive door belling packets and pair up.

We hope to see you there!

https://www.facebook.com/electdextergordonforschoolboard

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The Conversation

Where talk IS action.

Every Sunday from 12:00p-2:00p 

@ the Urban League of Tacoma (2550 South Yakima Street)

> conversationtacoma.blogspot.com

> facebook.com/TalkAndAction

Sunday, August 4: Fruitvale Station at The Grand!

Hello Conversation members!

Fruitvale Station Trailer


 The Conversation will be viewing this film at 11:55 am on Sunday, August 4 at The Grand Cinema and we will  hold a discussion  following the film in The Grand's meeting space. If you have some time, stop by and check it out.

 This film is a crushing blow to the senses but  also an important blow as the nation looks at stand your ground laws and considers a new directive to replace the discretionary judgment of law enforcement. The film is set to leave before next Friday so I hope that if you can;t join us that you will fit it in.

The movie is 1 hour and 25 minutes long. If you would like to arrive after the film is finished please arrive at 1:30 for the discussion.

If you are in need of financial support to view the film on Sunday, please contact us via fb message. 

Thank you!

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The Conversation

Where talk IS action.

Every Sunday from 12:00p-2:00p 

@ the Urban League of Tacoma (2550 South Yakima Street)

Sunday, July 21: The Conversation's Spark Grant

Hello Conversation Members,

Only a few weeks ago the Conversation was awarded a Sparks Grant to create a program for Emerging Leaders (ages 17-35) in Tacoma. The Conversation will develop a program to address the question of how emerging leaders can maintain the habit of asking critical questions in their everyday work and then embed this habit into their work environments. 

This coming Sunday, The Conversation will collaborate with members as we cement our next steps in this process. We also hope to revisit the plans of action we began at last week's meeting in response to the recent not guilty verdict in Trayvon Martin's Murder Trial. 

Join Us!

The Conversation

Where talk IS action.

Every Sunday from 12:00p-2:00p 

@ the Urban League of Tacoma (2550 South Yakima Street)

 conversationtacoma.blogspot.com

facebook

Sunday, June 30: Cleaning House, Long term Planning and Supreme Court Decisions

This Sunday we will take some much needed time to hear from each of our Conversation Committees about what each group has been working on since last year's retreat and their upcoming goals for the summer. 

They also will identify areas of needed support from the larger group. Following committee reports, we will begin a discussion around long-term planning for The Conversation. Both of these issues are paramount to the continued running of our organization so please join us for this very important discussion.

Following this segment of our program, we will transition to a discussion of this week's Supreme Court decisions.

Looking forward to seeing you all!

The Conversation

Where talk IS action!

Every Sunday from 12:00p-2:00p 

@ the Urban League of Tacoma (2550 South Yakima Street)

facebook

Sunday, April 28: Part II of the award-winning documentary, "Roadmap to Apartheid."

Sunday, April 28:

 

Join The Conversation this Sunday as we watch and discuss Part II of the award-winning documentary, "Roadmap to Apartheid."

This film takes a detailed look at the apartheid analogy commonly used to describe the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Narrated by Alice Walker (author of The Color Purple), Roadmap to Apartheid is as much a historical document of the rise and fall of apartheid in South Africa, as it is a film about why many Palestinians feel they are living in an apartheid system today, and why an increasing number of people around the world agree with them (http://roadmaptoapartheid.org/).

 "...it is long past time ...to remove the blinders from their eyes and grapple with the reality that Israel becoming an apartheid state or like South Africa in its denial of equal rights is not a future danger, as three former Israeli prime ministers — Ehud Barak, Ehud Olmert and David Ben Gurion — have warned, but a present-day reality."  Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Sunday, April 21: Roadmap to Apartheid

Sunday, April 21: 

Join The Conversation this Sunday as we watch and discuss the award-winning documentary, Roadmap to Apartheid.

This film takes a detailed look at the apartheid analogy commonly used to describe the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Narrated by Alice Walker (author of The Color Purple), Roadmap to Apartheid is as much a historical document of the rise and fall of apartheid in South Africa, as it is a film about why many Palestinians feel they are living in an apartheid system today, and why an increasing number of people around the world agree with them (http://roadmaptoapartheid.org/).


 "...it is long past time ...to remove the blinders from their eyes and grapple with the reality that Israel becoming an apartheid state or like South Africa in its denial of equal rights is not a future danger, as three former Israeli prime ministers — Ehud Barak, Ehud Olmert and David Ben Gurion — have warned, but a present-day reality."  Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Sunday, March 10, Week 4 : The History of White People by Nell Irvin Painter

This coming Sunday, March 10, The Conversation will finish week 4 (listed below) of our book study: The History of White People by Nell Irvin Painter. 

For the next 3 weeks, Conversation members will complete reading assignments from the text, returning each Sunday to share personal reflections and to analyze premises made by Painter with the group. The book study will be facilitated regularly by Conversation Chair, Dexter Gordon in partnership with Conversation volunteers. 

February 17, Week 1 Reading: Introduction and Outline of the book (skim text noticing the chapter titles, topics, images, and lengths). 

February 24, Week 2 Reading: Chapter 1 through the end of Chapter 5.

March 3, Week 3 Reading: Chapter 6 through the end of Chapter 9 (72-150).

March 10, Week 4 Reading: Chapters 10-15 (151-227)

Prepare at least 2 questions and 5 points that interest you from the text to share with the group.


The Conversation

Where talk IS action!

Every Sunday from 12:00p-2:00p 

@ the Urban League of Tacoma (2550 South Yakima Street)

facebook

Conversation Meets at Broadway Center
 
Join the Conversation this week as we dramatize scenes from the last two plays in August Wilson's Pittsburgh cycle: King Hedley II and Radio Golf.  We will be meeting at our normal scheduled time 12-2 at the Broadway Center. There will be directions into the building when you arrive.

Radio Golf, the last in The Pittsburgh Cycle will be directed once again by C. Rosalind Bell and premier on March 17, 2013. 

Tickets will be available very soon.

901 Broadway: Studio III

Tacoma, Wa 98402

Sunday, February 3: Bring your Best Idea To Make Us Better

This Sunday, Conversation members will present 5-minute talks on an idea that they consider carries significant importance to the improvement of our lives.

The floor is open to anyone who wants to present, just select a single idea and develop it into a talk that runs 5 minutes or less. To sign up, send an email by this Saturday, February 2 to Ayanna @ ayanna.drakos@gmail.com indicating your topic.

We look forward to hearing from as many members as possible and for bright innovative discussion to follow!

Sunday, January 27: 7th Annual MLK RTV Debrief!

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Sunday for our 7th Annual Martin Luther King Jr: Redeeming the Prophetic Vision event. It was a lively gathering graced with interfaith blessings and extraordinary performances from community members. 

This Sunday MLK RTV committee and Conversation members will discuss the January 20, 2013 MLK 7th Annual Redeeming The Prophetic Vision event. We have heard from audience members that the program this year was the best The Conversation has presented thus far. This is great news. 

Come and talk back. Share your experience and discuss MLK RTV plans for 2014.

Hope to see you this Sunday at The Tacoma Urban League!

The Conversation

Where talk IS action.

In The Conversation, yes, stories happen,

and I am grateful they do.

Sunday, January 6, Conversation members shared story after story about their experiences with the death and the departure of loved ones, with particular focus on their father figures.

 After our scheduled storyteller shared his experience meeting his father for the first time at the age of 22, more than a decade ago, members responded in kind with questions and stories about their own relationships with their father figures.

During this talk back, one member tearfully shared the loss of her father, this past New Years Eve, and in support and solidarity, members again shared stories of their own experiences now with the loss of a parent, parental figure or loved one included.

Two hours passed and the room filled with hugs and tears. It was a great exchange and a hopeful totem for more in the future. 

Yet as a result, the discussion about the election was left untouched. This is why The Conversation asks you to join us this Sunday for another story followed by last week's intended programming:

Presidential Election Over and Inauguration Due in Days; What difference does it make?

 With the presidential election complete and Barack Obama's second inauguration scheduled for January 21, join the Conversation this week as we question what difference these events make and where we can go from here.

Come and join the discussions, and the story tellings with us.

Sunday, January 6: Presidential Election Over and Inauguration Due in Days; What difference does it make?

With the presidential election complete and Barack Obama's second inauguration scheduled for January 21, join the Conversation this week as we question what difference these events make and where we can go from here.

It is also Potluck Sunday! Please bring a dish that you love and want to share with the group.

See you there!

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7th Annual Redeeming the Prophetic Vision - MLK Event

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