So, yesterday, the attendance was disappointing in its number but not in its character. For example, it is the first time in so many years, that there were more men than women in the house! And they were of quality. Must be Victoria’s recruitment work which bears fruit. And they were all Black. I have to apologize to skip names but here were two filmmakers, the local head of Black Lives Matters, a game designer (if I understand), and our ROOTS partner Omari. What is most striking here is that the first three are under thirty. I just hope TiP will be able to offer them a space to pursue their work as they add to and enrich the sense and reach of our values and mission. I understand more clearly now that we are not necessarily about number of participants but very much about the social array they cover. That is where diversity is also a matter of age, activities, geography, family … whatever makes up individual environments, which, together, create communities … or something like that.