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Comment by Rowena Halle on May 5, 2011 at 5:31pm

We had a wonderful time together sharing Waddies life story in Kingsbridge a small town in the UK.  We felt very close to others around the globe who were and are sharing Waddie's uplifting story.  We have rarely needed community so much as we  do now when times are so difficult and people are in danger of being isolated and marginalised yet again.  There were plenty of tears and it was difficult to go on in places but it left us all feeling better.  Thank you Tom and thank God for the memory of Waddie and his legacy of hope.

Comment by Tom Kohler on January 22, 2011 at 9:38am

15 Savannah College of Art and Design students, representing 5 countries, met in the library of Bull Street Baptist Church to share in reading Waddie Welcome and the Beloved Community. Professors Julie Varland (Urban Design) and Susan Falls (Anthropology) are using the story to frame a graduate class connecting the 'relationship structure' of a community to the 'physical structure' of a community. We finished our morning with a trip to the Telfair Museum to see Ms. Addie Reeves phone book, which is featured on the cover of Waddie Welcome and the Beloved Community. This felt like 'cultural tourism' - a term I just read about in Jack Pealer's most recent Safeguards Newsletter - jackjr441@earthlink.net. email Jack for a copy.... We are now looking for ways to have Waddie Welcome and the Beloved Community become a yearly cross discipline experience at SCAD..... 

 

Comment by Jack Pearpoint on January 20, 2011 at 10:45pm

ON MONDAY, January 24 at 7:00 pm EST - there is an 'experiment' using webex to allow some of us to see and/or chat with one another about what we have learned from Waddie Welcome as we read together - and think about the future.

It should take about 90 minutes.  We 'believe' we can have 10 video links plus a much larger number of audio connections.  We hope it will work out for any of you who want to join in..

The instructions to join are below..  Hope to 'see/hear' you on Monday at 7:00pm

 

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Topic: Waddie Welcome - Video/Audio Check in
Date: Monday, January 24, 2011
Time: 7:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time (New York, GMT-05:00)
Meeting Number: 920 229 059
Meeting Password: wadwel
 
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Comment by Michael Mather on January 18, 2011 at 6:06pm

Yesterday was my first experience of a group reading of Waddie Welcome.  I loved the variety of folks who read at Broadway -- but I especially loved the conversation I overheard that was moderated by Anne Mitchell afterwards.  Special thanks not only to Anne - but to Eric Sarver, Cathy Pilarski, Terri Coleman and Jim Fore who pulled the whole amazing thing together.  They did great.

Comment by Lynda D. Kahn on January 18, 2011 at 5:59pm

The spirit if last evening's reading in Toronto reminded me of a Passover Sedar, in many ways ~ the reading aloud, all over the world, of the same, powerful story.  A story that brings out the best of who we are and can be with one another.  Lynda

 

Comment by Jack R Pealer Jr on January 18, 2011 at 1:16pm

Nikki Booker of Cincinnati "channels" Mrs. Addie Reeves, at a Waddie reading yesterday, at Coffee Emporium in downtown ("Over-the-Rhine") Cincinnati.  About 20 readers/listeners took part.

Comment by Kirk Hinkleman on January 18, 2011 at 11:00am

We hosted a Waddie reading last night.  It was a beautiful mixture of people from different race, religion, sexual orientation and ability.  We shared dessert, company, live music before, Waddie's story and conversation after.  Thank you Waddie for your life.  Thanks to Tom Kohler for writing such a beautiful book and for sharing with us at TSI 2010.  We continue to pay it forward in San Diego!

Comment by Jack Pearpoint on January 18, 2011 at 1:17am

Waddie inspires again.. in Toronto.. Two people who have just moved to Toronto connected with the story - and Addie Reeves 'outsider' art phone book.  A reader recalled the parallels and the privilege of being fully present as someone teaches us about death.  That was quite a discussion.  We recalled parallels to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Canada - which is listening to stories of oppression - and forgiveness - with many 'Waddie" parallels. 

It was another lovely Waddie evening.  

We had desert - that was also sweet.  With thanks to Ray and Michelle for providing their living room.

Jack & Lynda

Comment by Anne Mitchell on January 17, 2011 at 7:10pm

Terry Martin painted this poster for the reading...

Loved the reading and world cafe conversation at the Broadway Church in Indianapolis today!  A lot of people put a lot of effort into creating a wonderful reading.  I especially loved having a fair number of smaller children participate - a new experience for me and one I will try to do again.  The elementary school- age kids seemed to (and said) really enjoy the reading and participating in the world cafe.  (As did the teens and adults by the way!) Their conversation was very deep and insightful.  Lots of people thinking about hosting readings or taking some sort of action from their thinking and conversation today.  A very satisfying day.

 

How was your reading???   

Comment by Anne Mitchell on December 16, 2010 at 8:14pm

Thanks Becki - I think so too.  I'm involved in a reading at a church in Indianapolis on MLK Day but I may have to have another reading at a Starbucks as the idea of pulling in some people who just happen to be there is kinda fun to think about!  And besides that, imagine what a company like Starbucks might do to get the word out about "Waddie Welcome and the Beloved Community"!

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