{"id":9284,"date":"2019-05-21T12:30:01","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T12:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plato-philosophy.org\/?p=9284"},"modified":"2019-05-21T12:30:01","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T12:30:01","slug":"longmont-colorado-celebrates-a-month-of-philosophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plato-philosophy.org\/longmont-colorado-celebrates-a-month-of-philosophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Longmont, Colorado Celebrates a Month of Philosophy"},"content":{"rendered":"

[infobox color=”#6394bf” textcolor=”#000000″ icon=”comments”] Learn about Grey Havens Philosophy’s Longmont Thinks! Initiatives that inspired a month long celebration of philosophy within the town of Longmont, Colorado[\/infobox]<\/p>\n

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Mayoral Proclamation Ceremony at Longmont City Council Meeting<\/h5>\n

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Philosophical Songwriting Workshop<\/h5>\n

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Outdoor Philosophy Discussion on Fake News<\/h5>\n

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Art, Senses and the Mind Art Activity<\/h5>\n

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Grey Havens Philosophy Staff, Volunteers and Supporters<\/h5>\n

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Grey Havens Philosophy ran the Longmont Thinks! Month was in April 2019 and will be followed by Summer of the Mind which officially begins on May 23.<\/h5>\n

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PLATO: Can you describe how the Longmont Thinks! Initiative was started?<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Grey Havens Philosophy: <\/em><\/strong>In 2018, we invited two Longmont City Council members to a philosophy discussion with Grey Havens YA, one of our discussion groups for grades 6-12. One council member in particular, Marcia Martin, was impressed by the quality of thinking from our young adults and excited to become more involved in our organization. She invited Mayor Brian Bagley to attend a meeting in January 2019. He was equally impressed. Ms. Martin suggested that we request a mayoral proclamation related to our work. Mr. Bagley and the City Manager agreed. On March 19, Mayor Bagley proclaimed the month of April as Longmont Thinks! Month. The idea was to make as many opportunities for philosophical conversation available to as many people as possible in as many public spaces as possible. We partnered with ten different businesses and agencies, including the City of Longmont, the philosophy department at Colorado University-Boulder, and the Philosophy Outreach Program of Colorado.
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PLATO: What did Longmont Thinks! Philosophy month involve?<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Grey Havens Philosophy: <\/em><\/strong>We had a series of preview activities in March to get the community excited about the Month of Philosophy in our town, such as:<\/p>\n