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In this video, Carrie tells Parker: “To sing together is a powerful community-building sort of thing. It also does each individual heart good. You can’t help but feel more connected with someone you’re singing with. It seems like an old fashioned idea, but it still works.”
This video could be a good opener for your first meeting. You might say to the group: “Many people today feel isolated and hopeless, which fuels cynicism and withdrawal when it comes to politics. We are gathered in part to create a community of conversation that supports hope. What experiences of connection or community have you had—whether or not they involved singing—that have helped give you hope?”
