マンディ・パティンキンさんのインスタグラム写真 - (マンディ・パティンキンInstagram)「Repost from @lennonflowers link to article in my bio. "I am convinced that men hate each other because they fear each other. They fear each other because they don't know each other, & they don't know each other because they don't communicate with each other & they don't communicate with each other because they are separated from each other.” — Dr. King, 1962 • It was that belief that inspired us to launch @peoplessupper in January 2017. We wanted to help people break free of their bubbles & to understand the stories beneath whatever stereotypes they held of groups that weren't their own: immigrants or Muslim Americans, liberals or conservatives. • The 4 years since have been a study in everything I didn't understand at the time: the limits of social contact theory, & what can & can't be done over dinner; that it is no mere "matter of attitudes" — that racist policies produce racial disparities which reinforce racist attitudes, & that we cannot settle for empty calls for unity, or feel-good moments of bridge-building w/o addressing the inequities that divide us in the first place; that if we want real progress, we have to first build trust & then attend to all the banal things that get in the way — crossed communication wires, a lack of follow-through, infighting & factions & finger-pointing, & harried leadership, as we go from one fire to the next. • I penned a piece about our work in Erie, PA & a 2.5-yr partnership w the Mayor's Office, & everything we learned along the way. That partnership eventually led to projects like Erie’s new workforce development initiative, providing capital funding for minority-owned businesses; a new language access plan & policy; cultural competency trainings for the fire & police depts, & all public works employees; & a multimillion-dollar scholarship fund to ensure all Erie students have access to higher education. • I didn't lead that work — my job was mostly to cheer from the sidelines, & to offer a shoulder and a sounding board when the work was hard. So this is mostly a love letter to @kescarry & @revjenbailey & the people on the ground who listened, deeply, who conceived of big ideas, & persisted through (cont in comments)」2月3日 6時03分