While I agree with the statements of inviting everyone to come, I think Mary’s comments reflect reality—that even though everyone will be invited, I think that it will primarily be people who agree that will attend an "invited" forum. We are going to have proceed very carefully to make sure that those who do not agree feel as if they are in a safe place to voice those disagreements because the bottom line is that regardless of whether we openly say it or not they KNOW where we stand on the issue. And, unfortunately, the meetings could be viewed as a situations of potential conflict and few people will eagerly approach the discomfort that could arise. Since I wasn’t able to attend the rest of the training—are we talking about specifically one on one discussions, not a group?
Janice
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