John McKnight and Peter Block are the author's of several books and articles including their most recent book Abundant Community. They also host an excellent webpage: www.abundantcommunity.com

The event listed below is an opportunity to hear interesting and useful perspectives on community building.

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May 29, 2012 1 pm EDT

Building a Healthy and Just Community — Conversation with John and Peter

Mike Butler, Police and Fire Chief of Longmont, CO, will be John and Peter’s guest on the May 29^th free dial-in/online conversation at 1:00 pm EDT.

Mike has a lifetime of experience creating a restorative community and implementing restorative justice. He will talk about the role of police and fire departments in building a healthy and just community and describe ways to create a community that welcomes people on the margin — minorities, immigrants, people returning from corrections.

Please join in this special conversation and share your thoughts on community integration of those who have been through the criminal justice system, how a community can convene and galvanize around the gifts of those on the margin, and workable alternatives to conventional approaches to neighborhood safety.

And let us know what else you’d like to share on building community, making connections, fostering neighborliness, encouraging gift-mindedness. Use the comment form on the website or post your ideas and questions on our Facebook page.

It's easy to listen and participate:

• Dial in: (724) 444-7444. Call ID is 115124#, then press 1# to enter the call.
   
• Listen on the Internet: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/115124
  
  
• If you can’t listen live, it will be archived and available for listening or downloading later.

From Your Phone

• Dial (724) 444-7444. Call ID: 115124#, and then 1#. 

You don't have to be a TalkShoe member to participate; punch in 1# to join the call.

If you want to join TalkShoe — it’s free — go to www.TalkShoe.com and register your telephone number. Your name will appear in all chat messages and allow the hosts to know who you are when you call in or participate in the chat room.

If you would like to ask a question or make a comment, punch *8 while on the call. This notifies the host that someone has “raised their hand.” You will be called on by your name (if you registered for TalkShoe) or by the city/state/region from where you are calling.

On the Internet

• Click this link: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/115124
  
  
• Click the big green circle with what looks like a “play” button to begin listening.

Once on the site, you will see a big purple “JOIN IN!” button. Once you do that you can listen from this window and also participate in the chat room.