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Learning Dialogue: Choosing to Befriend the Stranger Organizer:
Sophie Ménard
Date:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 - 5:00-7:00PM:

PART I: LEARNING ABOUT DIALOGUE: THE PURPOSE AND PRACTICE OF DIALOGUE

Join our host and keynote speaker to learn from his experience with practicing dialogue. Participants will be invited to take a potentially dangerous and costly step of opening themselves to the other toward embracing all communities.

 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 - 8:30AM – 4:30PM:

PART II: AN EXPERIENCE OF DIALOGUE: CHOOSING TO BEFRIEND THE STRANGER

Join our host and keynote speaker and discussant Jean Vanier. The participants will explore the theme Choosing to Befriend the Stranger through two dialogue sessions: “Encountering Others” and “Bridging Communities.” Our discussant, Jean Vanier will introduce each dialogue. He will share his experience and insights on choosing to befriend the stranger; thus inspiring dialogue. With guidance from our host and from a set of reflective questions, the participants will engage in the two dialogues. To complete the day and expand on the experience and practice of dialogue, a team of professors from Saint Paul University will reflect on the need and applicability of dialogue across various realms. The day ends with a call for action inviting each one of us to continue the dialogue in the places where we live, study and work.

Room: Restaurant Laframboise, auditorium
Regular Student
Description:

L’Arche Ottawa is convening a series of Community Dialogues over the next five years. Our goal is to provide a diverse group of people with an opportunity to engage in dialogue on building a stronger and more compassionate community by both recognizing and reaching beyond differences. We invite you to discover both a foundational skill and a process transforming self through dialogue.
Participants:

Conference Registration Closed

Number of participants: minimum: 50; maximum: 250
Objectives:

In this first of five annual dialogues we will explore Choosing to Befriend the Stranger, a theme that has grown out of the L’Arche experience. A key goal is to promote dialogue among members of the National Capital Region who may, or may not be in dialogue with one another, with the aim of building a more caring and compassionate community.