Quote of the Month
“Let’s change civil discord into civil discourse.”
– Paul Courteau
Question of the Month
How can you reach out to those you’ve felt the most divided from?
Post about it on Facebook, or talk it over with your friends and family!
Post about it on Facebook, or talk it over with your friends and family!
Archive
Quote of the Month September 2019
“We are stuck in our tribe mentalities, terrified of compromising our cookie-cutter identities, so we stand on opposite sides of harsh lines and dismiss each other… but we forget we are all human… We can’t shut down those we see as close-minded, because then we are the worst kind of hypocrites. We won’t make any progress as single-minded crusaders who deny the truth present in both opinions… Our differing opinions are legitimate… We need to have a conversation, not an argument, to acknowledge that everyone holds a grain of valid truth. We are only divided by imaginary lines…”
– Kari Hustad (2017 South Whidbey High School Senior – excerpts from Echo Chamber)
Question of the Month September 2019
- What does civility mean to you?
“Island Life – Stories of Civility” Archive
10/19 – Driving into Oak Harbor on Route 525 there was a young man with dreadlocks and a beat-up, but colorful van with lots of bumper stickers who had pulled over and was helping an older woman in a suit whose car had developed a flat tire. The young man had the older woman’s expensive car up on a car-jack and was changing her tire by himself. He did not appear to be from a service station, but was just someone who pulled over to be helpful.
10/19 – Driving into Oak Harbor on Route 525 there was a young man with dreadlocks and a beat-up, but colorful van with lots of bumper stickers who had pulled over and was helping an older woman in a suit whose car had developed a flat tire. The young man had the older woman’s expensive car up on a car-jack and was changing her tire by himself. He did not appear to be from a service station, but was just someone who pulled over to be helpful.