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2O2 4 – 2O2 5 GU I D E to Y E L LOW S P R I NG S 37 ▲ In 2016, villagers Jennifer Berman (right) and Jalyn Roe were the organizing forces behind the national conference on restorative justice, “Healing Harms in Today’s Troubled World.” tive inquiry process, counters this potential obstacle. “But this [SOAR strategic plan] becomes a living document, a living practice within the organization,” Jalyn Roe said. Steven Roe added that their approach lends itself to a more quantum process in which creation is more of the focus than problem solving. “We’ve since learned that life is not Newtonian [cause and effect], it’s actually quantum. … This is about cre- ation. It’s not about problem solving. And so, we as human beings, we create through our thoughts and emotions,” Steven Roe said. HOW THEY MET The Roes met at a party on Antioch’s campus in the early 1970s. “I’ll tell you this particular party, I literally walked into the party, [Jalyn] was standing there talking to someone. I spoke to her, and then I kept walking. I walked around the party and went back outside. And I was standing there for whatever reason, for a minute on the front porch, and then she came out and we started talking. And for the next 51 years we’ve been together,” Steven Roe said. Their life together as a mar- ried couple with a business has offered them another opportunity to teach how to navigate a relationship involv - ing marriage and business partnerships. “That’s something that we are going to do — workshops around husband-and-wife teams that are working together, or partners,” Jalyn Roe said. JALYN ROE According to Jalyn Roe, growing up in Yellow Springs offered her an opportunity for an eclectic early life experi - ence, riding competitively and training Hunter show horses. She is also one of the found- ers of the therapeutic riding program that is still going strong at The Riding Centre. Jalyn Roe credits her mother for instilling her with a sense of self-worth as a child. “The Maxine Jacob Jones legacy that they poured into me, was that being a Black woman was an asset. So, when I went out into the world, I never had the thought, ‘I better be careful,’ within any situation, because I’m Black, and they might not understand me,” she said. Roe also attended The Antioch School at a time when the student body was composed mainly of the children of Antioch College professors. “I went to The Antioch School because of Mom and Coretta King’s friendship. And The Antioch School was the only school that would allow Coretta Scott, at the time, to do her work study. And because of that, mom put my sister and I in Antioch School, because of what they did for her friend,” she said. Roe said she appreciates P H O T O : D I A N N E C H I D D I S T E R JuliaEttas runk C L O T H I N B O U T I Q U E EST. 1997 Designer clothing brands from around the world. Find your perfect out- fit for any occasion! HOUR S : Wedesday by appointment only Thurs. & Fri., 12–5, Sat. & Sun., 12–4 J U L I AE T TAS . COM • 9 3 7 - 7 6 7 - 2 8 2 3 www.the365projectYS.org Working for racial Equity in yElloW SpringS 365 Days a year thE 365 projEct serves as a catalyst that challenges and supports the people of Yellow Springs, Ohio to engage critically and respectfully in courageous conversations and action that promotes diverse African American heritage, culture, and racial equity, 365 days a year . J e w e l r y Cloth ing art s and C r a f t s 220 Xenia avenue K i ngs yard 9 3 7 - 767- 1 918 www.tibet-bazaar.Com from t i b e t nepal and india