Can we talk about the fear so common in our country and the violence which often accompanies it? This question will be addressed at a community program on Thursday, April 30 at 7 p.m. held at the Conference Center at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph.

Joseph Gainza of Marshfield, who led the American Friends Service Committee in Vermont for over 15 years, will give a presentation on one of the main ways of looking at other people, social problems, and even the planet itself, which has become a dominant pattern in the culture of the United States – a pattern which appears to have become so engrained in our American psyche that it is largely unnoticed.

Following the presentation, there will be an opportunity for people to honestly discuss their views and questions.

This event is free and the public is encouraged to attend. The Conference Center is in the lower level of the hospital, and the entrance to it is along the back parking lot. For info, call 728-9318.

Co-sponsorsed by the Will Miller Green Mountain Veterans for Peace and the Randolph Peace and Justice Coalition.