Civic Reflections at City Hall bring together citizens of Valparaiso, Indiana, from all sectors of the community, to reflect on what it means to be a Valparaisian. The group is diverse, made up of those who have lived their entire lives in "Valpo" to the most recent arrivals; each person brings different experiences, both positive and negative, of being a resident of this particular town. The group meets once a month, from January-June, 2008, to discuss short readings that provoke questions like:

• How do we meet or work together as neighbors?
• How do we connect across race and other differences?
• How do we create change?
• How do we encourage unity?

The goal of the series is to have a conversation about what is important, not just what is urgent, to take the opportunity to explore the hopes, values and aspirations residents have for the community.

Some of the texts used include:

• Fellowship by Franz Kafka
• Mending Wall by Robert Frost
• Theme for English B
• A Bed for the Night by Bertolt Brecht

Click here to see a flyer of the event.