Zulfiqar Ishaq and Yusuf Espinel hosted a conversation about finding common grounds between communities regardless of background, religious believe, political views, etc. Table E. Adjacent Room 3:00 - 4:00 PM Attendees: Maja Ajin, Andy Kohen, Patty Huffman, Keith May, Nevin Zehi, Stan Forthing,  Joan Kelly, Stephen Lambert, Barbara Hammock,  Awad DA'mes,  David Kreider,  Gina Gaines, Susan Thompson, Carrie Landrum, ...

Convened by Kai Degner Session III Attendees (among others): Zulfiqar Ishaq, Brian Gumm, Heather Da'Mes, Yusuf Espinel, Anmar Saif, Nasser Alsaadun, Holly Martin, Kristee Trumbo, Diana Woodall, Erin Gumm, Scott Kim, Sam Nickels, others This session focused on the possibility of creating a structure in which people in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County could individually work to interact with ...

Tonya Osinkosky Table C 3-4 pm Attendees: Anne Lorimer, Jeremy Aldrich, Youngsil Kang, Sam Nickels, Wilfredo Flores, Brian Gumm, Maria Martinez, Fredy Martinez, Julia Solow, Dolma, Holly Martin, Josh Diamond, Cindy Hunter, Florencia Paz, Gilberto Diaz, Tonya Osinkosky, Betsy Gustavo We understand that JMU is subsidizing public transit in H'burg, but we need better public transportation, too! Lay Health Promoters have done three ride alongs and are circulating a petition that includes names, phone numbers, neighborhoods where people live, destinations they ...

Convened by Angelina Gonzales Table C 4:00 Attendees: Angelina Gonzales, Diana Woodeur, Emmert Bittinger, Anne Lorimer, Brian Gumm, Linda Royster, Cindy Hunter, Youngsil Kang, Candace Breeden, Robin Vilt, Steve Smith 1)  Dignified treatment of local jail inmates. 2)  Concerns of growning numbers of inmates and expansion plans 3)  High ratio of minorities serving sentences 4) Small steps that can be taken to ...

Convenved by John Fairfield Table B 3:00 Attendees: Patty Sensabaugh, Angelina Gonzales, Rosemary Nicholson, Esther Bittinger, Ray Gingerich, Gerald Shenk, Tom Brenneman, Ann Ward, Leah Rosenwasser, Cathy Strickler, Hasan Hanashi Sayed Eslamman, Steve Shenk, Lorie Merrows, Bob Bersson, MuAwia DaMes, John Fairfield, several others who came later... We struggled with how/when to voice differences, versus expressing our common ground and underlying unity.  Respect and vulnerable listening seen as prerequisites to any challenge given. Acceptance of the ...

Convened by Julia Solow and Holly Martin Table E 4pm Attendees: Steve Smith, Rosemary Nicholson, Diane Rolle, Bryon Peachey, Mike Medley, Charlie Striukler, David Metzler, Ian Brammer Johnson, Maya Ajin, David Kreider, Pamyla A Yatis, Maria Murerwa, Esther Bittinger, Steve Shenk, Leah Rosenwasser, Maria Martinez, Fredy Martinez, Holly Martin, Gustavo Maldonado, Cheryl Woelk, Scott Kim, Erin Gumm What is DREAM Act? Opens a door to citizenship, higher education and legal work for undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United ...

Convened by Vesna Hart Table A 3:00 p.m. Attendees: Valerie Schwarzenbach, Marta Frederick, Pam Yates, Cheryl Woelk, Peggy Toliver, Gretchen Maust, Lynette Mast, Candace Farthing, Kristee Trumbo, Dany Flemingj, Bekkhah Gelgoer, Erin Gumm, Mike Medley, Bill Ney, Hero Brzw, Katie Sensabaugh, Vesna Hart Topics of Discussion: After participants' introductions and sharing the motivation for joining this discussion group, participants expressed interest in learning about the existing interfaith/intercultural initiatives for children and youth, as well as discussing ...

Convened by MuAwia  Dames and Bob Bersson Table C- Adjoining Room 4pm - 6pm Approximately 30 individuals- Names to be added later. Discussion points varied over a 2 hour session. Support for Israel: where does it come from? Several organizations exist nationally and abroad to address the needs and disseminate information. Touched on some of the history and attempts for peace including the ...

Convened by Diana Woodall Table F 3 pm Attendees: Julia Dunst, Maria Bowman, Bruce Lundeen, Catherine Muman, Stan Mailer, Bal Krishna, Steve Smith, Diana Woodall Julia:  I'm attending Summer Peace Building Institute,  (SPI) I  want to incorporate yoga and other body awareness modalities in my work with women who are sexual abuse survivors, suffering from PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Katherine: ...

Convened by Susan Thompson Table A 5 p.m. Attendees: Susan Thompson, Stephen Lambert, Angelina Gonzales There are many "building bridges" outreach activities going on. It would help if there was more communication between the groups who sponsor them, and also more publicity about multicultural events both before and after they take place. Many churches and other organizations are not big enough to ...

On May 23, 2010, over 100 people joined together for the HarrisonburgSummit to Build Bridges Between Our Intercultural and Interfaith Communities.  As with every Harrisonburg Summit organized by the Fairfield Center, the participants created the breakout sessions based on topics they were interested in. Here are the topics, linked to the notes about the topic: Engaging Children ...

Help us promote the upcoming Intercultural summit by downloading a full-page flyer here downloading a 1/4 page flyer here Register here posting a countdown to the event on your website, using the link: <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.eventbrite.com/static/js/frameMin.js"></script><div id="div9535"><iframe id="frm9535" style="visibility:hidden;" src="http://www.eventbrite.com/countdown-widget?eid=516389535" frameborder="0" onload="regFrm(this,483);"></iframe><div id="ftr9535"><a id="ftu9535" href="http://www.eventbrite.com/features?ref=ecount" >Event registration</a><span id="spa9535" > for </span><a id="spu9535" href="http://hburgculturalmay09.eventbrite.com?ref=ecount" >Harrisonburg Summit on Building Bridges Between Our ...