On a frigid night in February, twenty five people came out to be a part of our first official story circle at the Brighton Allston Congregational Church–a BBDP partner organization. It was a wonderful evening of listening, learning and building on the work of the first phase of the project.
Below are some of the voices from our first pilot story circle that made the evening so special. Your thoughts and stories in response are welcome and deeply appreciated.
As I saw the conflict, it was a cultural conflict and it was a struggle for resources—educational resources in the city. Armando Martinez
I began to realize that there are structures for emotion—it’s not totally chaotic. Cassie Quinlan
The thing I noticed about Boston was that from what I could see on the Boston University campus, it was a really white campus. It was a really white city. Ava Chan
I realized at one point that the Domino affect still runs through all of us. Allentza Michel
We also heard how bad it was in Boston..In Kentucky, we heard about how bad it was up here – Trina Jackson .
I wanted to find out a little bit more about the background that you feel as a newcomer that you didn’t experience directly. Naama Goldstein and 7 yr old son
Truth, Learning, and Change 
Thought it wod’nult to give it a shot. I was right.