Several of us attended the presentation about the Old Settlers of Michigan on Friday evening and then went on the guided walking tour of the Morgan West Wheatland Cemetery in Remus on Saturday. As cold and blustery as it was, we were fascinated by the information provided by the Old Settlers ancestors – well worth our efforts.
Adult Religious Education (RE) Class
Carolyn Hancock and Joyce Henricks will facilitate a workshop using the book White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo. The goal of this workshop is to help ourselves as white people understand our identity as white people within a racist system, and to work together to develop white stamina in order to be part of the solution. We meet this Monday via Zoom at 7pm for the final class. Please read chapters 10-12 beforehand, in order to be prepared for our discussion. Join via Zoom! Adult Religious Education (RE) Class
Carolyn Hancock and Joyce Henricks will facilitate a workshop using the book White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo. The goal of this workshop is to help ourselves as white people understand our identity as white people within a racist system, and to work together to develop white stamina in order to be part of the solution. We meet on Mondays via Zoom at 7pm, through July 27. Please read chapters 6-9 (only 34 pages!) before class, in order to be prepared for our discussion. Join via Zoom! Adult Religious Education (RE) Class
Carolyn Hancock and Joyce Henricks will facilitate a workshop using the book White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo. The goal of this workshop will be to help ourselves as white people understand our identity as white people within a racist system, and to work together to develop white stamina in order to be part of the solution. The group will meet on Mondays via Zoom at 7pm, July 6, 13, 20, and 27. Books can be ordered from Amazon or the UUA Bookstore. Please read the first three chapters before class starts in order to be prepared for our discussion. Join via Zoom! Adult Religious Education (RE) class
Carolyn Hancock and Joyce Henricks will facilitate a workshop about the book White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo. The group will meet on Mondays via Zoom at 7:00 pm, July 7, 13, 20, and 27. Books can be ordered from Amazon or the UUA Bookstore; the book is currently out of stock with both companies and is being reprinted, so order right away! The Social Justice Coordinating Team is facilitating four workshops to engage members and friends in racial justice work, utilizing the Interfaith Toolkit on Challenging Racism developed by MUUSJN. We will provide these adult RE sessions in the sanctuary on February 4 and 18, and March 4 and 18, from 12:00-1:30, and a light lunch will be provided. Our sessions will involve articles, video clips, activities and discussion, with an emphasis on deeper understanding of white privilege and systemic racism. If you plan on attending, please contact Norma Bailey (989-560-3952 or [email protected]) so that we can know numbers for the light lunch.
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