We invite you to support Mayor Vince Gray's vision for Washington D.C. and join us for Conversations for One City to bridge cultural, digital and other divides. Let's engage in conversations for friendship to strengthen harmony and unity of purpose among people from different groups and backgrounds. Let's get to know each other better for mutual understanding and support! Also sign up at www.meetup.com/ONECITY/
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED!
Join us for conversations over lunch on the 3rd Sundays of each month at the Burma Restaurant in Chinatown, Downtown Washington D.C. to develop greater understanding and help to bridge divides based on technology, ethnic origin, culture, religion, occupation, income, group, beliefs, etc. Join the Conversations for One City forum in the message board in this group by clicking message board: www.meetup.com/conversationsnet/messages/boards/ We look forward to meet you in person on the 3rd Sundays of each month as well as at followup small group followup conversations. Thanks for your interest and participation.
This is a new initiative of ConversationsNET (tm) with members of Allies Building Community Inc., Archway Network and other groups. We also sponsor www.meetup.com/onecity/ You will meet members from many dfiferent groups at these community events including http://www.archway2.org, www.meetup.com/socialentrepreneurs/, www.meetup.com/AsianAmericans/
This program facilitates spontaneous conversations for people to learn, support, heal, exchange ideas, share insights, lessons learned, new opportunities and identify ways to transcend divisions to build One City of allies and friends. Join the volunteer training program to begin the process of training to co-facilitate topic forums and discussions online and on land. Please invite your friends to stay in touch with friends, old and new, at the event!
This program provides a friendly context to share contacts and whatever is useful, practical or humorous. Discover differences in assumptions and beliefs. This is also a way to help newcomers learn about a neighborhood and what matters to others in the group and in different groups. This volunteer local community initiative provides oportunities to develop new community allies to co-develop new approaches or develop better solutions to build a better future for all.
We invite you to join the volunteer allies team to develop materials and shape a better quality of life together. Begin by attending the 3rd Sundays networking sessions, introduce yourself to the co-organizers and others at the event, show up for volunteer orientations and followups meetings at LiteStarts, 2101 L St. NW, DC 20037 (restaurant phone 202 293-0281) and express your interest in serving as a volunteer on the Allies Team to help out or lead a group. Please join the discussion message board here and share your thoughts on topics which would be beneficial for building greater understanding and unity of purpose of the District as One City!
AGENDA for the 3rd Sunday events: (1) Networking conversations over lunch or drink (free admission, networking; self-pay for your own drink/food) (2) A round of self-introductions to the group, network with others at the event. The 3rd Sundays events are held at the Burma Restaurant, 740 6th St. NW 2nd Floor, Wash. DC 20001. Restaurant phone is 202 638-1280. We have the entire restaurant of two rooms for this 3rd Sunday series of community events to build ONE CITY. Location of Burma Restaurant is about one block from Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro Stop (red, yellow, green lines). We welcome people from all 8 wards of the City and the Greater Washington D.C.
Mark your calendar, 12:30PM on third Sundays in 2012.
The web address here is http://www.meetup.com/ConversationsNET/ You an also join http://www.meetup.com/onecity/ For more info on the nonprofit co-sponsor see www.archway2.org
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