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Denver - Town Hall
Denver Town Hall
By Sister Betty Voss, BVM
October 20, 2014
How gratifying
to see the hall fill up and then have to send out for chairs three times before
the 7:00 p.m. starting time.
This
was the case Monday night at Regis University in Denver for the “Town Hall for
the 100%.” The meeting began with an introduction of each of the eight “Nuns on
the Bus” who joined “We the People, We the Voters” here in Colorado.
Thoughtful
questions were posed for the assembly that drew all to conversation around some
personal perspectives about politics such as: “What is your earliest
memory about politics?” and “With whom in your family is it most
difficulty to dialogue about politics?" After a brief time to
share on these questions, more extended conversation centered on the
questions “What do you feel is the most serious problem in our society today?”
and “What way forward do you see?”
The lively
discussion within the cross-generation groups of teenagers to
octogenarians generated hopeful ideas for ways forward. Simone,
chairing the session, commented that it is the first Town Hall meeting at
which “virtues and values” have been brought up in terms of teaching the youth
for the future.