Braver Angels Session
Sunday, August 4, 1pm, West Hills Friends Meetinghouse
Braver Angels is leading the nation’s largest cross-partisan, volunteer-led movement to bridge the partisan divide. The title of the session is Navigating Difficult Conversations – Handling the challenge among family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues. The Peace Committee of West Hills Friends is offering this one-hour session as both an introduction to Braver Angels, as well as a “mini-experience” of what happens in one of their longer experiences. During the session, the audience is presented with the problem of polarization and learns how Braver Angels workshops are structured to address this problem. They then get to practice an essential skill in a difficult conversation. We will then have some unstructured time to talk about what else would be supportive to the group in any further sessions.
This meeting is free. Light refreshments will be served. Further information and registration is available at:  https://braverangels.org/event/navigating-difficult-conversations-2/  West Hills Friends Meetinghouse 7425 SW 52nd Ave. Portland, OR 97219 

Friday, July 12, 12:30-2pm
Meeting Room
Recent reports from the International Panel on Climate Change say that we have less than three decades to drastically reign in greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time we also have to adapt to climate changes that we are already seeing. This means recreating our communities to make them climate resilient and environmentally sustainable. Accomplishing this is an all hands, minds, and hearts on deck effort that begins with envisioning what we need and want our communities to look like by mid-century. This session looks at creating models to make our visions tangible. It also looks at organizing community events to communicate our visions to local, national, and international agencies.
This session will be originating from the meeting house here in Portland for the in-person component of the event.  While attending virtually is definitely an option, in-person attendance is encouraged for those of us living in the Portland area.  The in-person attendance will include a closer look at a traveling exhibit (model of a climate resilient community) meant to be a catalyst for our exploration. 

Sunday, April 14, Noon, Meeting Room (blended)
Speakers:  Dan Shea – Veterans for Peace- Portland local chapter 72 and Tom Hastings – Peace Voice/Portland Peace Team
Speakers (see full bio in the April monthly newsletter) will share stories from their decades of peace work and update on current struggles….discussion to follow, many questions encouraged….Free anti-war books and literature will be available as supplies last.
“It can be overwhelming to witness/experience/take in
All the injustices of the moment; the good news is that: they are all connected. So if your little corner of work involves pulling at one of the threads,
you're helping to unravel the whole damn cloth.” Ursula Wolfe-Rocca  Submitted by Peace and Social Concerns Committee
Join via Zoom
Meeting ID 824 2753 5854 Passcode 943223