May 4
FELLOWSHIP MEMBERS:
In Their Own Words
Members of the Fairhope Fellowship share poetry they have written.
Participants include Bert Brun, Jule Moon and Meg Baxter.
May
11FLO SCHNEIDER:
Conflict: Opportunity or Crisis?
Fellowship member Flo Schneider has served as a mediator for about eleven years, both in Alabama and in North Carolina, under the auspices of the state court systems. In North Carolina she also taught conflict resolution to children in the school system. The mediation program helps people deal with anger constructively, communicate feelings and concerns without resorting to violence, and to reach solutions in which all parties win.
May
18STANLEY DOWELL:
Coaching Principles
Stan Dowell will share some lessons for life based on his coaching experience. Currently the track coach at the University of Southern Alabama since 2001, Stan has been coaching for over 35 years. From 1995-1997 he coached the Saudi Arabian Olympic Track Team, bringing them to six new national kingdom records. He has also coached six American Olympic medalists during his career. His main principle in coaching elite athletes is that it takes character and dedication to survive competition at that level.
May
25
ROBIN FABEL:
The Dual Bicentennial of the Abolition of Slave Trade
Both the U.S. Congress and the British Parliament passed laws to ban slave
trading from January 1, 1808. What made the ban extraordinary was first, two
countries then on the worst of terms should act in such accord, and second,
that such laws could be passed in defiance of huge vested interests, and third,
that such humanitarian legislation could be enacted and enforced at the height
of the Napoleonic wars. Retired history professor Robin Fabel will consider
these and related aspects of the topic.
Last
Sunday of the month potluck following the program.
Please bring a dish to share and join us for
fellowship and good conversations.
