Blog archive
March 2025
About Senior Solutions
03/28/2025
Building a Bridge With Journey House, A Home Base for Former Foster Youth
03/28/2025
Come for the Knitting, Stay for the Conversation... and the Cookies
03/28/2025
Creating Safe and Smart Spaces with Home Technology
03/28/2025
Finding Joy in My Role on The Pasadena Village Board
03/28/2025
I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up!
03/28/2025
Managing Anxiety
03/28/2025
Message from Our President: Keeping Pasadena Village Strong Together
03/28/2025
My Favorite Easter Gift
03/28/2025
The Hidden History of Black Women in WWII
03/28/2025
Urinary Tract Infection – Watch Out!
03/28/2025
Volunteer Coordinator and Blade-Runner
03/28/2025
Continuing Commitment to Combating Racism
03/26/2025
Status - March 20, 2025
03/20/2025
Goodbye and Keep Cold by Robert Frost
03/13/2025
What The Living Do by Marie Howe
03/13/2025
Racism is Not Genetic
03/11/2025
Bill Gould, The First
03/07/2025
THIS IS A CHAPTER, NOT MY WHOLE STORY
03/07/2025
Dramatic Flair: Villagers Share their Digital Art
03/03/2025
Empowering Senior LGBTQ+ Caregivers
03/03/2025
A Life Never Anticipated
03/02/2025
Eaton Fire Changes Life
03/02/2025
February 2025
Commemorating Black History Month 2025
02/28/2025
Transportation at the Pasadena Village
02/28/2025
A Look at Proposition 19
02/27/2025
Behind the Scenes: Understanding the Pasadena Village Board and Its Role
02/27/2025
Beyond and Within the Village: The Power of One
02/27/2025
Celebrating Black Voices
02/27/2025
Creatively Supporting Our Village Community
02/27/2025
Decluttering: More Than The Name Implies
02/27/2025
Hidden Gems of Forest Lawn Museum
02/27/2025
LA River Walk
02/27/2025
Message from the President
02/27/2025
Phoenix Rising
02/27/2025
1619 Conversations with West African Art
02/25/2025
The Party Line
02/24/2025
Bluebird by Charles Bukowski
02/17/2025
Dreams by Langston Hughes
02/17/2025
Haiku - Four by Fritzie
02/17/2025
Haikus - Nine by Virginia
02/17/2025
Wind and Fire
02/17/2025
Partnerships Amplify Relief Efforts
02/07/2025
Another Community Giving Back
02/05/2025
Diary of Disaster Response
02/05/2025
Eaton Fire: A Community United in Loss and Recovery
02/05/2025
Healing Powers of Creative Energy
02/05/2025
Living the Mission
02/05/2025
Message from the President: Honoring Black History Month
02/05/2025
Surviving and Thriving: Elder Health Considerations After the Fires
02/05/2025
Treasure Hunting in The Ashes
02/05/2025
Villager's Stories
02/05/2025
A Beginning of Healing
02/03/2025
Hectic Evacuation From Eaton Canyon Fire
02/02/2025
Hurricanes and Fires are Different Monsters
02/02/2025
January 2025
At Dawn by Ed Mervine
01/31/2025
Thank you for Relief Efforts
01/31/2025
Needs as of January 25, 2025
01/24/2025
Eaton Fire Information
01/23/2025
Escape to San Diego
01/19/2025
Finding Courage Amid Tragedy
01/19/2025
Responses of Pasadena Village February 22, 2025
01/18/2025
A Tale of Three Fires
01/14/2025
Continuing Commitment to Combating Racism
By Sharon JarrettPosted: 03/26/2025
The 1619: The Lingering Imprint Discussion Group met on March 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM PST. John Williams, Director of the Center for Restorative Justice in Pasadena was the speaker for the session. Our usual practice is to record the meetings and make them available on our YouTube, but an error occurred and no recording was captured of this presentation. Mr. Williams will be providing the slides he used in his presentation, Navigating Tough Conversations: Making an Impact in Times of Discord and these will also be posted on the website.
Mr. Williams began with the purpose and mission of the Center, providing a place based organization to help communities address past injustices. The Center focuses on the City of Pasadena,, the San Gabriel Valley and Los Angeles County. The purpose is to identify historical patterns of injustice and how these patterns are in effect in the current time. The goal is to change systems.
The Center engages in a restorative justice process to repair those injuries. The process employed is defined as Collective Learning Circles. The circles are a process to equip those involved with a process to explore framing conversations while acknowledging the emotions which may emerge as a result of the process. The Center says the Circles provide soft places for hard conversations.
The process focuses on determining a definition of racism which will allow for establishing interventions for harm.
Mr. Williams indicated that racism is a productive process. It produces something of value to some while it disadvantages others. The impacts are real.
Mr. Williams then describe some of the processes the Center uses. These focus on retreats in specific locations. Those attending see the locations where events occurred, learn the history of the events and have the opportunity to discuss with others. The retreats include: Reconciling Pasadena, the Summer Pilgrimage to the South and the Asian American Pilgrimage. Those interested can register at The Center for Restorative Justice website.
The attendees engaged in a question and answer session after the presentation.
The group will meet again on April 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM PST on our usual link. We are working to schedule another presentation for the 18th and will send an announcement when a program has been established.