Bridges joins a national effort to increase understanding across racial and cultural lines. It brings diverse groups of people together for a meal and facilitated table conversation about issues related to race relations. There is no predetermined objective other than getting people together for serious dialogue. Any possible action steps that may surface will be optional.
As a faith based effort to bring people together for the common good churches are its primary motivating force. During 2006 four Bridges events were held at local churches and two issues of concern surfaced consistently. These were education and poverty. In an effort to involve younger people the 2007 Dinner Dialogues were held at local colleges.
The topic of conversation for 2007 was the need for reform of the Alabama State Constitution. No special topic has been chosen for 2008.
THE GOAL
*To promote genuine and substantive interaction across a broad spectrum of area citizens
*To increase awareness and understanding of racial issues and to share personal stories
*To inspire action (individual and collective) on challenging and divisive issues.
Who should attend?
Anyone can attend. You don't have to have attended a previous Bridges event in order to attend the next one.
This program is free and open to the public.
Registration:
For information on the next Bridges and to Register go to Upcoming Events.
