Speakers, Workshops, Panel Discussions

2020-21

Previous events can be viewed by clicking the link at the bottom of this page.

August

Listening to Our Neighbors 

• Adama Moussa Harouna, Cider Mill resident & Leader, Lugares Seguros|Safe Places 

• Djamila Bah, member, Lugares Seguros|Safe Places 

• Paola Lemus Bustillos, Family Discipleship Minister, Epworth United Methodist Church 

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September

Supporting South Lake Elementary School (SLES) 

• Tanushree Dutta Isaacman, Associate Organizer, Action in Montgomery (AIM) 

• Nicole Bayles, SLES PTA President 

• Heather LaDuca, SLES Science and Technology Teacher

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October

Keese School Presentation: Gun Violence Prevention

• Professor Cassandra Crifasi, Deputy Director, Center for Gun Policy and Research, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

• Ari Davis, Policy Analyst, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence 

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October

Emotional and Learning Challenges for Children and Their Families During COVID and Online Learning 

• Liz Briganty-Vidal, Program Director & Bilingual Mental Health Therapist, Sheppard Pratt 

• Janeth Santiesteban, School Counselor, Gaithersburg ES 

• Casandra McGlorthan, Parent of South Lake ES 2nd grader 

• Linsy Aguilar Peraza, 8th grader at Gaithersburg Middle School

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November

Tales from the Front Lines: GBCI Volunteers Share Their Experiences 

• Jim Doyle, AMV Resident, Middle School Program Volunteer 

• Peg Vert, AMV Resident, English Conversation Volunteer & a Founding Leader 

• Carol Tyson, Community Member, Elementary School Volunteer 

• Rollie Smith, AMV Resident, GBCI Board Member and Leader, Neighborhood Action Team 

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December 

Vital Conversations About Race 

Moderators:

• Rev. Dr. Malcolm Frazier, Director, AMV Pastoral Care & Counseling

• Spence Limbocker, Board Chair, GBCI

AMV resident participants:

• Barbara Schneeman

• Hugh Valentine

• Bonny Cochran

• Hugh O’Neil 

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January

Dr. King's Legacy: Beloved Community

Moderator: GBCI Founder Rev. Hal Garman

• Rev. Martha Brown, Former Director, AMV Pastoral Care & Counseling

• Rev. Timothy Warner, Pastor, Emory Grove UMC & Mill Creek Parish UMC

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February

The Moment Was Now with introduction and Q&A with playwright Gene Bruskin

Musical play production that takes place in post-civil war Baltimore in 1869, a turning point in US history. Echoing the current moment, the play centers on the impassioned search for unity between the dynamic leaders of powerful movements during Reconstruction. 

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March

Road to a Different  and More Equitable Education

• Diego Uriburo, Executive Director, Identity, Inc., and Co-Founder, Black and Brown Coalition for Education Equity

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April

Conversation with City of Gaithersburg Manager​ Tanisha Briley

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May

GBCI: Present and Future​

• Rev. Hal Garman, Founder; Spence Limbocker, Board Chair; and Michele Bulatovic, Executive Director