{"id":943,"date":"2026-02-24T11:11:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T16:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/dei\/?p=943"},"modified":"2026-02-24T11:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T16:11:14","slug":"building-connections-effective-tools-for-community-conversations","status":"public-archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/dei\/2026\/02\/24\/building-connections-effective-tools-for-community-conversations\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Connections: Effective Tools for Community Conversations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sudbury Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission is pleased to be able to open this important program to the public. Join local community leaders and delve into tools that work to build connections, foster mutual understand and interrupt dysfunctional cycles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Building Connections: Effective Tools for Community Conversations<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Two consecutive Sundays: <strong>March 1 and March 8, 2026<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>3:00 \u2013 4:30 pm<\/strong> (optional networking 4:30 \u2013 5:00 pm)<br \/>\n<strong>Virtual<\/strong> (Zoom): Link to follow upon registration<br \/>\nLed by <a href=\"https:\/\/smex-ctp.trendmicro.com:443\/wis\/clicktime\/v1\/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwhatisessential.org&amp;umid=52761510-7d2a-4750-ad07-cb8c479786fe&amp;auth=8e900824798ede88e9fbb64915ed39b549f82f29-6f460d3615dc2d588ffed71c08ae73b4390e6742\">Essential Partners<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>At last count, Sudbury had <strong>9 Spaces Remaining<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeEpW3YRfNJVcJzHluYHhtaHZbdMRqwBE16PobYHFPTiAaa6w\/viewform?usp=dialog\">REGISTER TODAY<\/a> to secure your spot for this important workshop.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This workshop emerged from collaboration among DEI\/Human Rights Commissions in Arlington, Brookline, Cambridge, Lexington, Needham, Newton, Sudbury, and Watertown.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Across the two sessions, participants will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn a framework for creating authentic, open, and productive dialogue<\/li>\n<li>Develop skills in listening, asking effective questions, and constructive speaking<\/li>\n<li>Build confidence and willingness to engage across differences<\/li>\n<li>Gain practical tools to help interrupt dysfunctional cycles and offer new paths forward together<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Attendance at both sessions is strongly encouraged.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration Link: <\/strong>click &gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeEpW3YRfNJVcJzHluYHhtaHZbdMRqwBE16PobYHFPTiAaa6w\/viewform?usp=dialog\">here<\/a>&lt;&lt; or use QR code on flyer below<\/p>\n<p>Please be sure to indicate that you are affiliated with the <strong>Town of Sudbury<\/strong> when registering.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeEpW3YRfNJVcJzHluYHhtaHZbdMRqwBE16PobYHFPTiAaa6w\/viewform?usp=dialog\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-944\" src=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/395\/2026\/02\/building-connections-3.1_3.8.png?version=8ef54fcbd3482455b95ec5b1558ab56e\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/395\/2026\/02\/building-connections-3.1_3.8.png 612w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/395\/2026\/02\/building-connections-3.1_3.8-231x300.png 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE for this free virtual workshop led by Essential Partners <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/dei\/2026\/02\/24\/building-connections-effective-tools-for-community-conversations\/\" aria-label=\"Read full article about Building Connections: Effective Tools for Community Conversations\">Read full article<span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":945,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[1,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/dei\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/dei\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/dei\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/dei\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/dei\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=943"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/dei\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":946,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/dei\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943\/revisions\/946"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/dei\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/dei\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/dei\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/dei\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}