Conversation Starters
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Share a story/thoughts connected to each of these statements: Other people see me as… I see myself as…
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What has given you hope lately?
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Pair up with one or two people. Find five things that you have in common.
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What’s something in your childhood that has shaped who you are today?
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“One day I’m going to….”
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What individual journeys are we all on? (Ask the group about a journey they are on, or plan to be on)
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Describe a time when you were made to feel you didn’t belong.
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Describe a time when you felt valued and that you did belong.
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Who did you grow up hearing about as the other or less than?
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What are some ideas about how we can make our welcome wider in our everyday lives and in our group?
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How do you feel about the phrase, “war starts in our own hearts”? Does it make you uncomfortable?
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Discuss this passage: “We are building the most diverse, hand-in-hand community of peacemakers on the planet. We celebrate difference rather than fear it. We choose to love anyway, so that we might change the ideas that lead to violence.”
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When have you felt nervous in a group of people? Where do you believe this feeling came from?