Getting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable: Community Assessment Report
November 6, 2020
Getting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable
The Garden stepped further into our core value of inclusion in the summer of 2020 with a focus on race matters. We named the effort “getting comfortable with being uncomfortable “ and invited guests to help Garden be a truly inclusive community not only in the conversation but engage in matters of race through meaningful worship, conversation, book studies and surveys. This is an ongoing commitment and we encourage Gardeners to be part of our inclusive future.
Participants of this series completed an online survey.
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