Roundtable discussion on civic infrastructure

DOVER-FOXCROFT — At 4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4 Civity co-founder Malka Kopell will be leading a virtual discussion on “Our Common Purpose Report Strategy Four: Dramatically Expand Civic Bridging Capacity.” At the heart of this strategy is the concept of civity — a culture of deliberately engaging in relationships of respect and empathy with others who are different. 

From amacad.org, “Americans are hungry for opportunities to assemble, deliberate, and converse with one another. Even when a pandemic forced Americans to maintain social distance and stay at home, they found new ways to connect with one another. The Commission’s fourth strategy is designed to satisfy that hunger.”

Kopell is a facilitator and civic engagement expert who has more than 30 years’ experience helping people work together in community. She founded the nonprofit Community Focus to facilitate more effective implementation of public policies by increasing community participation and has extensive practice designing and guiding collaborative processes in a wide range of communities. 

From civity.org, “Our world today is one of haves and have-nots, insiders and outsiders, people who belong and people who are marginalized because they are others. By reaching out person-to-person to others who are different, all of us together create the relational infrastructure to build solidarity, justice, and resilience in our communities. Our differences are our strengths.” 

For more information contact Info@CENTRALHALLCOMMONS.ORG. Join us on Zoom Meeting ID: 787 887 5581 or watch live on Facebook.com/centralhallcommons.

Central Hall Commons nurtures a welcoming, inclusive, healthy, rural community culture by engaging people and organizations in the Maine Highlands region in connecting, celebrating, and learning together.