Conversations at the Center
Connect. Learn. Create.
Connect with fellow community members, learn about key human rights issues, and collectively imagine how we can create a community where all people belong and thrive.
Each session will feature a different human rights topic, prompting participants to engage in dialogue and creative thinking as they explore collective solutions.
October’s Topic: Beyond First Impressions
It’s easy to make assumptions about people in our community based on what we see, hear, or believe. How do these assumptions shape who we choose to engage with? Come ready to explore what influences our first impressions, consider perspectives beyond our own, and discover how staying curious can create opportunities for greater understanding.
Come to connect, learn, and create through shared conversation.
Upcoming Sessions in 2026:
- Thursday, October 22
- Thursday, November 19
- Thursday, December 17
We hope you’ll join the conversation.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Idaho Humanities Council. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this (publication) (program) (exhibition) (website) do not necessarily represent those of the Idaho Humanities Council.
2026 Conversation Topics
January
Venezuela: History, Complexity, and Responsibility
February
Hope in the Face of Challenge
March
What does it mean to be a neighbor?
April
Us and Them: Understanding the Harm of Othering
May
The Intersection of AI and Human Rights
June
No program this month
July
No program this month
August
America at 250: Whose Stories Shape Our Future?
September
Dignity and Reproductive Health
October
Beyond First Impressions
November
Coming Soon
December
Coming Soon
Help us decide the next topic!
What human rights issues do you want to discuss with your neighbors?
2025 Conversation Topics
January
Extremism and its Impact on Our Community
February
Centering Dignity
March
Peacemaking Efforts and Human Rights
April
On the Topic of Stigma
May
Navigating Pride and Provocation
June
Transforming Hate
August
Everyone is Welcome Here
September
Immigration in Our Agricultural State
October
Dissent and Disagreement
November
Food Access and Community Well-Being
December
Community Safety Without Dehumanization
“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”
-JAMES BALDWIN, AMERICAN WRITER