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The Racial Justice Task group addresses issues of racism and disparities related to race prejudice and discrimination. During the past calendar year, these are some of the activities that this grouped accomplished.
- Presented a 2008 summer service
- Sponsored a table at the Victor Lewis event in the fall of 2008.
- Previewed the first module of the Saint Paul Foundation's "Facing Race - Conversations About Race" program.
- Presented the Saint Paul Foundation's program "Facing Race - Conversations About Race". The program was facilitated by a staff member from the Foundation and was attended by members of the congregation and by others who were not members of the church.
- Sponsored a presentation by Dr. Char Kunkle where she discussed the results of the 2006 "Racial Attitudes and Actions" survey she conducted and compared the results with the 1990 results of the same survey .
- Showed and discussed the 20/20 television show's video "What Would You Do?".
- Piloted the 3-session program "Race: The Power of an Illusion" including the collecting of DNA samples from the participants. The DNA samples will be compared with an international database to illustrate matriarchial lineage.
Coming Events
"Race: The Power of an Illusion" Workshop - Free and open to the Public
September 24 – Part I: The Difference Between Us
October 1 – Part II: The Story We Tell
October 8 – Part III: The House We Live In
Registration Form
Flyer
For more information about the PBS series, go to:
http://www.pbs.org/race/000_General/000_00-Home.htm
To view a portion of the series, go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voTIVY-2iys
Questions? Contact peace.serenity09@gmail.com
Meeting Information
The Racial Justice Task Group meets at the church from 6:00 - 7:30 PM the first Tuesday of the month. Ray Phelps-Bowman is the chair of the task group.
Committee Goals for the 2009/2010 year
Links/Reading List
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