SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2017
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Florence ORganizers meeting draws large crowd to Bromley Room
Group that came into being after Woman’s March seeks to build on enthusiasm and participants desire to do more
January’s Woman’s Empow-
erment March in Florence had
more than 300 participants. It
also garnered strong support
from a large segment of the
local community. The outpour-
ing of ideas, emotion and the
passion for further action
prompted march organizers to
create a vehicle for future com-
munity engagement.
This decision led to the
founding of a local organization
to support action by those wish-
ing to build on the energy creat-
ed by the march. The group set-
tled on the succinct but mean-
ingful
name,
Florence
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ORganizes (FOR).
B Y M ARK B RENNAN
Nin Bebeau, organizer of the
Siuslaw News
January march and one of the
driving forces behind FOR, was
pleased with the
B Y M ARK B RENNAN
turnout for the
Siuslaw News
group’s first meet-
ing on Tuesday
night at the Siuslaw Public
Library.
“After the march we formed a
group called FOR, which stands
for Florence ORganizes. And
we choose those words deliber-
ately. Because we are ‘for’ the
betterment of our society, we are
not against anything or anyone,”
Bebeau said. “We would like to
MARK BRENNAN/SIUSLAW NEWS
be non-partisan. We would like
to include individuals from dif- Health care was just one of the topics discussed at length
ferent religions. We would like at the first meeting of the new group Florence ORganizes
to see different parties repre- (FOR) at the Siuslaw Publice Library on Feb. 7.
sented in the group. We really
want to be inclusive and eclec-
tic.”
Turnout at the initial meeting
exceeded expectations, as did
participation in the empower-
ment march. The crowd that
turned out for the meeting in the
Bromley Room more than filled
the space.
According to Bebeau, the
opportunity to do something to
counteract the fear and negativi-
ty that surrounded the
November election plays a large
part in the initial enthusiasm for
FOR.
That factor, coupled with
local residents’ natural inclina-
tion to want to help better their
community, was also an impor-
tant element in FOR’s creation.
“Right now the media has
embedded fear in people. And in
addition to the fear, people also
feel frustration — and some feel
isolated, alone and angry. They
don’t like what’s happening but
they don’t know what to do
about it. So we are offering them
a vessel to let go of the anger
and take action,” Bebeau said.
Cardboard signs indicated the
focus of the panel and reflected
the concerns of those in atten-
dance. There were five main
working groups: Health Care,
Education, Climate and the
Environment,
Immigration
Policy and Civil Rights.
Individuals primarily interest-
ed in those topics formed circles
and a facilitator led each discus-
sion. The topics that were dis-
cussed were only a small sam-
pling of those originally consid-
ered.
“These were the primary
issues that were identified,”
Bebeau said. “We want to keep
to the key issues, because we
have to be targeted. Otherwise
we will lose energy. We will get
overwhelmed and then we don’t
have sustainability.”
The structure of the meeting
was chosen to be as egalitarian
as possible, with organizers
placing seats in a circle. While
there was a group facilitator,
there were no group leaders.
“This way every single per-
son is being heard. Everyone is
being acknowledged and no one
is angry. They are talking. And
they are talking about what they
can contribute and what their
ideas are. And there are very
few forums where people can do
that,” Bebeau said. “A support-
ive group is a circle. It is friend-
ly and safe. You can state your
views and you can be heard.
This way every person there can
be heard. And then they can take
action.”
The main point that Bebeau
hoped those participating in the
working groups might take
away from the evening was,
“When you are in a room with
so many people that feel the way
that you do, it gives you assur-
ance that you are not alone.”
For more information about
the group’s goals or for future
meeting
times,
go
to
www.Facebook.com/FlorenceO
Rganizes.
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