World Café draws 45 Newporters to talk issues

On Aug. 19, more than 45 Newporters, ranging in age from mid-teens to mid-90s, gathered at a World Café conversation event co-hosted by RENEWport and Emmanuel Church. Participants engaged in substantive discussions about important issues, guided by expert facilitator Gene Thompson-Grove. Attendees considered questions such as "What issues or causes matter most to you right now?" and "What would success look like six months from now if you worked with others starting today?"

Dialogue at tables around the room was lively, broad ranging and non-partisan. Issues raised included affordable housing, broadening the definition of education, preserving the birthing center at Newport Hospital, immigration, creating a space where youth could gather sa

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