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“The Power of Words” was the topic at the SpokaneFāVS Coffee Talk, which took place online on Aug. 1.

Panelists were:

Former Spokane NAACP President Phil Tyler
Rev. Melissa Opel, of the Spokane Buddhist Temple
SpokaneFāVS Board Secretary and columnist Elizabeth Backstrom
Emily Willet, Licensed Mental Health Counselor (MA, LMHC)

Coffee Talk: Power of Words
Posted by Spokane Faith & Values on Saturday, August 1, 2020

Here’s a list of recommended reading from today’s Coffee Talk:

Articles

https://www.mic.com/articles/189433/what-will-queer-language-look-like-in-2030-we-tried-to-find-out
https://www.queertheology.com/i-am-a-deviant/
Painting With Words: How We Can Mean More Than What We Say: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hide-and-seek/202007/painting-words-how-we-can-mean-more-what-we-say
The Oatmeal: The Backfire Effect https://theoatmeal.com/comics/believe

Books

“The Big Sort” by Bill Bishop
“Bowling Alone” by Robert Putnam
“Coming to Public Judgment” by Daniel Yankelovich

Stay tuned to SpokaneFāVS.com for info on our next event!

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Tracy Simmons is an award winning journalist specializing in religion reporting, digital entrepreneurship and social journalism. In her 15 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti.
Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas and Connecticut. Currently she serves as the executive director of SpokaneFAVS.com, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Wash. She is also a Scholarly Assistant Professor at Washington State University.

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