The Second Congregational Church will host a panel discussion on the Netflix series Thirteen Reasons Why – a conversation about the show and also bullying, cyber-bullying and how it can lead to teen suicide – on Wednesday, May 17 at 7 p.m.
Thirteen Reasons Why features a young girl who commits suicide, flashing back to the thirteen different reasons why she decides to take her own life. It has proven controversial, in part because of its edgy and sometime graphic content, and many schools in our area have sent warnings to parents out of concern that it glamorizes suicide. But the show also raises important questions for communities about the challenges our young people face.
“It’s a flawed show in some ways,” says Rev. Maxwell Grant, “yet we should learn from it rather than fear it.”
Panelists include: Rev. Maxwell Grant, Senior Minister at Second Congregational Church; Rev. Shawn Garan, Minister at Second Congregational Church; Liz Perry, Head of Upper School, St. Luke’s, New Canaan; Peyton Larkin, Senior at Greenwich High School.
This presentation is free and open to the community, and all are encouraged to attend with their teenagers for this informative discussion. Second Congregational Church is located at 139 E. Putnam Ave.
For more information contact Laurie Meek at Laurie@2cc.org
