Local organizations offer listening booths for open discussion

Saturday afternoon, the Mary C.

O’Keefe Cultural Center in Ocean Springs joined with 100 Women DBA and the Walter Anderson Museum of Art to provide listening booths for open discussions about race and the state of the nation.

Voted on in- november.

- - saturday afternoon, the mary c.- o'keefe cultural center - in ocean springs joined with 10- women d-b-a and the walter- anderson museum of art to - provide listening booths for- open- dicussions about race and the - state of the nation.- designated listeners sat at one- end of the 6-foot picnic- tables while the speakers sat a- the other end to ensure - everyone's safety.- for juneteenth, 100 women d-b-a- put on a march and rally at the- hancock county courthouse,- however, rachel dangermond, the- director of the 100 men hall, - felt the community needed - another - way to respond to the nation's- unrest.

- - rachel dangermond, director of- 100 men - hall: "we also wanted to look a healing.

And we just have to- acknowledge that we - all are suffering from this,- white people, black people, we- all are suffering from this - racism.

And so the healing- booths were a way for people to- just get off their chests - - - - what's been weighing them down.- and it's just a place to open - the conversation."

Austin baldwin, listening booth- participant: "i think that it's important for - us to come out together, have - honest conversations with each- other without the - - - - pressures of facebook and all - the antagonism that's going on- left and right- on facebook.

I think, also, - another thing that's important- with these kind of--- especially these in-person- discussions-- is having the - ability to really understand- someone's tone, where someone's- getting at, when you're not jus- - - - reading