COD Living Leadership Program - Ask Big Questions Conversation Circle: “Who is in your family?”

​College of DuPage Living Leadership Program

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​Join us for a guided conversation to explore “Who is in your family?” For some people, family is everything: the deepest and firmest bond there is. For others family is something to escape, a source of pain and frustration. For some, “family” prompts the mainstream picture of mom-dad-kids. For others, their family structure seems always to be described with modifiers: blended, extended, chosen, single-parent, foster, multi-racial. Regardless of what it looks like, and even whether it is close or strained, the concept and importance of The Family looms large in our individual and communal lives - our conversation guide asks "who belongs to us and to whom do we belong.”

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​What kind of conversation is this? A Big Question conversation is one that helps us connect by discussing questions that matter to everyone and everyone can answer. The questions we will talk about don’t require expertise to answer. For our time together, we will share stories and explore questions instead of making arguments and debating issues. We’ll focus on listening and reflecting together to understand and learn, instead of to convince or persuade others. Some parts of the conversation will include reading aloud by members of the group and at times we might break into pairs or small groups.