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We Made News!

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This is very exciting!I’m so glad the event went well and look forward to hearing/seeing more.

Best,
Serena

On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 2:36 AM, <grossassoc> wrote:

Our conversations last evening in the SONY Atrium were covered by WOR-Radio, NYC’s most popular station reaching over three million people.

Our event was captured on audio and video by Mike Sugarman, the station’s top reporter on cultural events, including interviews with Marcia Fox, Shrikant Rangnekar, Ron Gross, and others. "Conversations New York is one of the most exciting innovations in the city," the reporter said. We’ll forward Mike’s piece to you when it’s broadcast and posted on-line.

THANKS to the wonderful Hosts and outstanding participants who made this our most successful event ever!

The CNY Team
Yen, Rhoda, Jerry, Marcia, Justin, Linda, Herb, Maureen, Sharon, Jerushalam, Shrikant Larry, Jamie, Terri, Marcus, Kareem, Joyce, Liz, Peter, and Ron.

We Made News!

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Our conversations last evening in the SONY Atrium were covered by WOR-Radio, NYC’s most popular station reaching over three million people.

Our event was captured on audio and video by Mike Sugarman, the station’s top reporter on cultural events, including interviews with Marcia Fox, Shrikant Rangnekar, Ron Gross, and others. “Conversations New York is one of the most exciting innovations in the city,” the reporter said. We’ll forward Mike’s piece to you when it’s broadcast and posted on-line.

THANKS to the wonderful Hosts and outstanding participants who made this our most successful event ever!

The CNY Team
Yen, Rhoda, Jerry, Marcia, Justin, Linda, Herb, Maureen, Sharon, Jerushalam, Shrikant Larry, Jamie, Terri, Marcus, Kareem, Joyce, Liz, Peter, and Ron.

LOCATION CHANGE! — for your Conversation event this Wed., 4/25, 6-8pm (National Week of Conversation/Conversations New York)

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Because of the high probability of rain on Wednesday, the location of this event has been changed to:

SONY Building Atrium (ground floor), 550 Madison Avenue, Entrance on 55th west of Madison Ave.
Transportation: E train to 5th Ave. & 53rd St.; M4 or Q32 bus to Madison Ave. and 55th St.

Kindly forward this notification to anyone you have invited.

Please come to share your thoughts, experiences, and convictions during…

NATIONAL WEEK OF CONVERSATION (NWOC)*

Wednesday, April 25, 2018
6:00 – 8:00 pm


You’ll join fellow New Yorkers with a wide range of opinions on issues that divide us – political, economic, and cultural. The topics will include:

· Guns and Responsibility,
· Immigration,
· Race and Equity,
· Sexual Assault and Power Relationships,
· Free Speech, and
· Partisan Political Divide & Tone.

FREE AND OPEN TO ALL! Come share your experiences, thoughts, feelings, insights and convictions – and do your part to bring us back together!

This Event is presented by Conversations New York (CNY) — www.conversationsnewyork.com

* More information is available at the NWOC website:

https://nationalweekofconversation.org/

LOCATION CHANGE! — for your Conversation event this Wed., 4/25, 6-8pm (National Week of Conversation/Conversations New York)

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Because of the high probability of rain on Wednesday, the location of this event has been changed to:

SONY Building Atrium (ground floor), 550 Madison Avenue, Entrance on 55th west of Madison Ave.
Transportation: E train to 5th Ave. & 53rd St.; M4 or Q32 bus to Madison Ave. and 55th St.

Kindly forward this notification to anyone you have invited.

Please come to share your thoughts, experiences, and convictions during…

NATIONAL WEEK OF CONVERSATION (NWOC)*

Wednesday, April 25, 2018
6:00 – 8:00 pm


You’ll join fellow New Yorkers with a wide range of opinions on issues that divide us – political, economic, and cultural. The topics will include:

· Guns and Responsibility,
· Immigration,
· Race and Equity,
· Sexual Assault and Power Relationships,
· Free Speech, and
· Partisan Political Divide & Tone.

FREE AND OPEN TO ALL! Come share your experiences, thoughts, feelings, insights and convictions – and do your part to bring us back together!

This Event is presented by Conversations New York (CNY) — www.conversationsnewyork.com

* More information is available at the NWOC website:

https://nationalweekofconversation.org/

Please join us to celebrate the National Week of Conversation, April 25th, 6-8 pm, in Bryant Park

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From: Ron Gross

Hi, CNY members,

We’re only about 3 weeks away from spearheading NYC’s celebration of the first-ever National Week of Conversation (NWOC), in Bryant Park on the evening of April 25th. Our invitation is attached, containing information about the topics, location, transportation, sponsors, and the participants’ pledge to “Listen First”; please share it with friends if you like.

This campaign has gained exciting momentum. Over 70 organizations around the country are our partners in the movement; here in NY we’ve been joined by the Union Theological Seminary and others.

If you are not already registered, please do so with one-click at the link below. You’ll be warmly welcomed to healthy conversations where listening and learning will take precedence over arguing and grandstanding. Come to share your experiences, thoughts, values, and feelings on divisive issues on which we need to better understand one another.

Pre-registration & Pledge REQUIRED.docx

Celebrating LOVE at our successful move to Park Avenue!

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Conversations New York celebrated LOVE on Valentine’s Day as we re-located our monthly meetings to the penthouse Faculty Dining Room at Hunter College on Park Avenue and 68th Street.

Sixty lively-minded New Yorkers shared their experiences, thoughts, and feelings, informed by “10 Things You Might Not Know About Love” by Prof. Barbara Friedrickson.

Among the unanimous enthusiastic reactions was this one from culture blogger Ellen de Marco: “I didn’t know what I thought until I heard what I said! And hearing from others stimulated my thinking in new directions. These CNY conversations offer new ideas, practical information, and inspiration.”

The next monthly meeting, on TRUST, will be on Wed., March 14th, by registration on the attached notice. I hope to greet you there!

RON

Ronald Gross
Co-chair, University Seminar on Innovation
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
http://universityseminars.columbia.edu/
516 487-0235 (E-mail preferred)
E-MAIL: GrossAssoc

WEBSITES:
www.SocratesWay.com
www.ConversationsNewYork.com
www.OlderBetterWiser.com
www.RonaldGross.com

TRUST — short flyler.docx

“TRUST”: Wed., Mar. 14, Hunter College, 5:45 pm — our next CNY Conversation

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WHERE CAN WE PLACE OUR

TRUST?

…in our personal relationships,

…among political figures,

…when needing healthcare,

…among alternative news/opinion media,

…in spiritual matters,

and…?

Conversations New York Monthly Meeting

Wednesday, March 14th, 2018

6:00 pm sharp (please arrive by 5:45) – 8:00

Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue,

Entrance at the intersection of Lexington Ave. and 68th St.

Faculty/Staff Dining Room, 8th floor

FREE, of course.

To reserve a place, please register at

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/where-can-we-place-our-trust-tickets-43052475112

Government-issued ID required for entry to building, please.

Please come chare your thoughts, experiences, feelings, and wisdom! Here are some of the questions we may discuss:

1. How “trusting” are you, in general? Do you ever err in being too trusting, or not trusting enough – and in what kinds of situations?

2. Can you share a notable high or low point in your life-experiences of trusting in others?

3. How do we first learn to trust? Where does our capacity to trust come from (Erik Erikson considered Trust to be the first stage in every infant’s development.)

4. How does trust help us make life predictable, create a sense of community, and facilitate social and economic relationships?

5. What has happened to our trust in our institutions and public figures? In our newspapers, magazines, and on TV?

6. When trust is lost, can it be regained? If so, how?

7. How can we avoid misplaced trust, gullibility, credulity, and other weaknesses in how we place our trust. (“In God we trust – all others pay cash.”)
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Ronald Gross
Co-chair, University Seminar on Innovation
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
http://universityseminars.columbia.edu/
516 487-0235 (E-mail preferred)
E-MAIL: GrossAssoc@aol.com

WEBSITES:
http://www.SocratesWay.com
http://www.ConversationsNewYork.com
http://www.OlderBetterWiser.com
http://www.RonaldGross.com