Please join us as we bring together a cross section of people who live, work or worship in Palo Alto to have a series of four active and thought provoking conversations on building and nurturing a community that models respect for differences. The first forum will focus on individual and community identity and our commonalities and differences.

Moderated by Dr. Joseph Brown, Associate Director, Diversity & First Gen Office at Stanford University and Rev. Kaloma Smith, pastor at University AME Zion Church.

RSVP’s required by Monday, January 30 – Space is limited. Please contact Mary Constantino at mary.constantino@cityofpaloalto.org or 650-463-4906.

Through each conversation and the entire series we hope to:

• Grow personally in our ability to listen to and understand another’s point of view
• Build a community which can talk through difficult issues
• Create an opportunity to build relationships with others and develop a dialogue about respect for differences and diversity in Palo Alto
• Work towards becoming a model city for respect and inclusion; a community of “upstanders” against acts of intolerance