{"data":{"ID":1420,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1757935418,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Meeting the Moment(s) Together","Handle":"meeting_the_moment-s-together","ShortDescription":"How do we meet this moment? What does showing up for one another look like in our schools and communities? How do we create connections that sustain us through difficult times?","Description":"Remember when Francis Fukuyama declared the \"end of history\"? That optimistic moment when it seemed like we'd figured things out? Well, history's come roaring back. Political violence, authoritarianism on the rise, war, rising inequality. Technology promises connection but sometimes delivers isolation.\r\n\r\nIt's overwhelming at times and yet we persist.\r\n\r\nWhat's working? What small practices are sustaining you and your communities? How are you creating moments of authentic connection in your school or organization? What does it look like to respond to pain with presence?\r\n\r\nIn Sharon Salzberg's Real Life, she relayed a story about a kid who said: \"I need a God with skin.\" That kid got it\u2014sometimes we need the divine made manifest in human connection and care.\r\n\r\nThis session isn't about having all the answers\u2014it's about sharing what we're learning as we figure it out together. Come as you are. Bring your questions, your bright spots, and your honest struggles.","Link":["https:\/\/nycquakers.org","https:\/\/wisecontradictions.com\/blog\/"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"We'll open with a few moments of silence to settle in and focus. Everyone who wants to share gets to speak once\u2014no immediate responses or advice-giving, just deep listening. We'll let ideas sit and breathe instead of rushing to solve or respond. If time allows, we'll do a second round of sharing, then close with a moment of quiet reflection. This listening practice comes from a Quaker tradition but works for any group\u2014because sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is simply listen to each other without trying to fix or respond.","Presenter":["Ted Bongiovanni"],"PresenterAffiliation":["NYC Quakers"],"PresenterEmail":["ted@nycquakers.org"],"ScheduleSlotID":190,"ScheduleLocationID":36,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":"Really looking forward to returning to Educon!","LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":13}}