[OSList] Seeking contacts in Alabama (and Atlanta)

[Susan Partnow]

Hello fellow OSers...
I am hoping you might be able  to help us out! I am co-leading a Compassionate
Listening delegation to Alabama (with a brief stop over in Atlanta) in six
weeks.  Participants will come from throughout the US., traveling over the
first ten days of the new year.  We are not a partisan or advocacy group:
we seek to build positive relationships and further understanding. Hence it
is essential for us to listen to many perspectives and meet many different
peoples and groups.

We are hoping you might refer us to individuals or groups in Alabama that
would be willing to meet with us who hold a conservative perspective. We
want to understand many aspects of Alabama's history, including values of
faith and patriotism.  (We have tried to connect with the United Daughters
of the Confederacy but have not heard back from them. We have one
connection with a GOP leader.)  During the ideal listening session, we
would sit with a speaker who would share their story and reflections from a
personal perspective rather than a lecture or briefing session.  After 20
to 30 minutes of our listening, we might offer reflections of what we
heard, as well as appreciation.  Towards the end, we might engage in
dialogue where some of our participants share their perspectives.  We do
not engage in debate and refrain from any judgements.

We have 24 in our group.  We could meet at our hotel, or any other place of
the speaker's choosing (or your recommendation!).  We are a non profit with
limited resources, but could offer a modest honorarium or donation to an
organization where needed.

Times and places we have open:

   - Montgomery - January 3 and 5 (afternoons)
   - Selma - January 6 Monday afternoon, evening, Tuesday mid morning Jan 7
   - Birmingham - Tuesday January 7 2:30 or Wednesday January 8 after 2 pm
   - ATLANTA - Thursday afternoon, January 9

We are so hopeful you may find this intriguing and can help connect us with
a few great speakers!  We’d appreciate connecting with at least one woman
and one younger person as well as anyone else you recommend.   Please feel
free to call or email with any questions or suggestions.  Thank you for
giving us your consideration and assistance.

Susan

Susan Partnow
Sr. Facilitator and Network Weaver, The Compassionate Listening Project
4425 Baker Ave NW
Seattle, WA 98107
tel. 206-310-1203
fax 206-782-7786
www.globalcitizenjourney.org
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www.susanpartnow.com               Partnow Communications, Organizational
Development, Consulting & Facilitation
www.conversationcafe.org            Co-Founder
www.compassionatelistening.org  Network Weaver and Sr. Certified Facilitator

"When we seek for connection, we restore the world to wholeness.  Our
seemingly separate lives become meaningful as we discover how
truly necessary we are to each other."  --Margaret Wheatley
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