At the May 17th Congregational Meeting the Social Justice Council recommended that the congregation approve the Confronting Racism Project as a sponsored project.  The motion was unanimously approved. 

The first of the series of learning opportunities is a workshop on June 3 in the UUCB Fireside Room from 7-9 p.m.  Sign up at the Social Justice Table or at http://confrontingracism.brownpapertickets.com/

Now is the time to Confront Racism.  “Black Lives Matter” has found that every 28 hours a black person is killed by a police officer, vigilante, or a security guard.  African American Deacon Reggie Lyles from Oakland has said this is like returning to the lynchings of the 1920’s. 

We can’t let this go on.  We have had enough.  Now is the time to act!  We can thank social media for helping us get to this point of being ready – 35 states supported the people of Ferguson.

Over the next year, the Confronting Racism Project will invite our congregation to begin to understand systemic racism and implicit bias. We will engage in actions that lift up these issues. We will participate in dialog, workshops, activities and community actions. We will engage in work that will transform each of us as well as those in nearby communities as we build bridges.

The Confronting Racism Project, coordinated by Nancy “Kelly” Kelly and Jane Eisenstark is a small group looking for several other congregants who are interested want to commit to this project.  We have much learning, and much work to do.  We guarantee it will be spirit lifting.  Come!  Join us!