Week Two Post: April 1, 2020

Happy Hump Day, Scotties! We hope you are all transitioning well to your online platforms and are staying healthy. For this week’s activity, we are continuing our very popular Courageous Conversations, but with an “old-fashioned” flair. For those who would like to participate, we are excited to introduce Pen Pals in Action: Courageous Conversations - Online Edition. Though not as popular today with the rise of technology, pen pals maintained long-distance communication and friendships via written letters. We know physical distancing has been hard and we know that for many returning home can mean returning to a very homogenous place, so we want to combat any feelings of loneliness by creating this space for intentionally engaging and learning from people who may have a different perspective from us. Our Courageous Conversations program provided an opportunity for people to engage in real conversations where two people who differ in perspective on a topic learned from one another about that topic. Our on-line edition will focus on connecting you across differences and on the topics of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI). You can sign up with us to get a pen pal, or let us know how you are staying connected with another Scottie as a JEDI by emailing Lucy Aradillas laradillas@agnesscott.edu by Wednesday, April 8th; if you need a pal, we will pair you by Friday, April 10th.