Danni wrote: > **please forward as widely as possible** > > Bridges, the cultural organization for students of mixed-identities, is > announcing its first workshop as a part of it?s year long initiative, > ?Building Bridges,? a workshop series aiming to breakdown barriers on campus > between its sub-communities. Based on promoting understanding across > perceived difference the goal of the workshop series is to create a venue for > communication and connection upon which we can find common ground. > > > Workshop I: Campus Values > TUESDAY OCTOBER 16TH > 7:30 PM IN 4TH FLOOR OLD MAIN > Jimmy John?s and Desert Provided > > What?s your story? > Why did you come to Macalester? Is what you see what you really get? > What did you want from Macalester? What did you get? > If you were President Rosenberg for a day, what would your four pillars be? > > How do we get there? > > Why did you come to Macalester? It?s a simple question, but it is an > essential part of everyone?s story and important to the concept of the common > values held across campus. Although it is often difficult to pinpoint > commonalities at Macalester College, being extremely pluralistic community, > our presence indicates shared experience that could lead to common > understanding and values. What could we all consider an important value? > That?s one of the primary questions that must be answered before we can each > feel like we are part of a community and especially important to those who > would like to organize for change. Help us create a common vision for > Macalester by providing your individual perspective. > Join us in the Building Bridges Workshop on Campus Values where we will > bring together a diverse group of students to discuss what they want their > Macalester vision to be and most importantly how to get there. > > The ?Building Bridges? workshop series is intended to create a neutral space > for members of the Macalester community from various factions of campus to > openly engage in conversations about community life and particularly issues > regarding race and multiculturalism on our campus. This venue is especially > for those who are interested in organizing and creating relationships with > people they may not otherwise realize are allies in their causes. Based on > promoting understanding between individuals and groups on campus, we hope to > strengthen their ability to organize across social, political, religious, > class, gender and racial lines to effect constructive change on campus. In > each workshop, everyone will have an opportunity to share personal stories, > build relationships, and collaborate - all of which will lead to action in > the Macalester community. Once an understanding is achieved, the goal is to > push participants to plan a course of action that will further the common > goals decided upon by the group. > > Questions/Comments? [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
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