This growing group of immigrants meets a couple times a month to share stories and cultures and learn how to live together in this country. DP
Coffee and Culture meets first and third Fridays
By DAN BARKER, Times Staff Writer
fortmorgantimes.com: Morgan County natives met with people of Grenadian, Cuban and Mexican heritage Friday morning for the first Coffee and Culture session for this school year.
It was an animated time full of laughter and sharing of lives as they talked about their family traditions and where they came from.
Each first and third Friday people of different cultures come together at the Adult Basic Education building at 117 Main St. to talk about their backgrounds, their different cultures and their common experiences over coffee, juice and pastries.
Anyone is invited to share the time, said Brenda Zion, coordinator of OneMorgan County, which is hosting the coffees this year.
Shelly Davis is leading the relaxed meetings. She is also scheduled to teach OMC’s citizenship class and does a workplace English as a second language class, she said.
Instead of laying out ground rules for the discussions, which might involve controversial topics, Davis asked the group to split into pairs to talk about what respect means to them.
Their own definitions of respect are how they are asked to interact with their fellows at the meeting, she said.
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