Heathmere and the Beverly Public Library are excited to roll out the first of our fall Living Room Conversations series on Wednesday September 27, 6:30-8pm, in the Sohier Room of the Beverly Public Library. We are thrilled to be partnering with Harborlight Homes and Beacon Communities to discuss the new Beverly Village for Living & the Arts that is being developed in […]

The first in a 3-part Living Room Conversation series using dialogue to help white North Shore residents explore in more depth their own racial positions, assumptions and experiences. Participants will also be encouraged to form community connections that support their racial justice work. Join us for a guilt-free exploration of what’s in the invisible back […]

Join Heathmere and the Beverly Public Library as we invite Wangari Fahari, Beverly’s Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging for our October Living Room Conversation (Sohier Room, BPL, Main). Join us in conversation around successes, challenges, and hopes for the future of how Beverly can better serve all people who call it home. Free […]

Join us for the 2nd of our 3 part-series, “Seeing and Living as White,” where we will delve deeper into how our lived experiences as white people are formed. These conversations are aimed at helping white people explore in more depth their own racial positions, assumptions and experiences and to reflect on how these impact […]

Come join us for a "Living Room Conversation" about home energy! Hear from Green Beverly experts and engage with your neighbors on home energy best practices. 6:30-8pm, Beverly Public Library (Main) The Heathmere Center for Cultural Engagement uses a Living Room Conversations format to offer small, facilitated dialogues on a variety of topics where diverse residents […]

Join us for our third “Seeing and Living as White” Living Room Conversation aimed to help white folks explore in more depth their own racial positions, assumptions and experiences and how these impact their racial justice work. This session will focus on ways to move forward in one’s own racial justice journey. This event is […]

If you missed our 3-part series in Danvers in the fall, now’s your chance to catch it in Beverly!—co-sponsored by Heathmere, Beverly Human Rights Committee, Beverly Public Library, and the City of Beverly. This series will use facilitated dialogue to help white North Shore residents explore their own racial assumptions and experiences and consider how these impact […]

Heathmere, in partnership with Beverly Human Rights Committee, the Beverly Public Library, and the City of Beverly, will offer a 3 part Living Room Conversations series, “Seeing and Living as White.” This series will use facilitated dialogue to help white North Shore residents explore their own racial assumptions and experiences and consider how these impact their racial healing […]

Join us Thursday April 18 in the Sohier Room of the Beverly Public Library for our final “Seeing and Living as White” series. (You do not need to have attended previous sessions.) This series uses facilitated dialogue to help white North Shore residents explore their own racial assumptions and experiences and consider how these impact […]

All are invited to Heathmere's free, family-friendly event: “Community Art and Peace Circle.”  Local artist and educator, Luba Shapiro Grenader, will guide children, youth and adults in peace practices like meditation and dialogue, and engage them in making art about peace. We will hold this gathering on the 4th floor of the Porter Mill Studios […]