Speaker: Video/Discussion on Race: The Power of an Illusion III - The House We Live In.
Location: St. Olaf Catholic Church, Forliti Gathering Room
Schedule
6:30 pm-Gathering and Community Meal
6:45 pm-program begins
8:30 pm-Evening concludes
There is no charge. All are welcome!
Discussion
That Encounter
For over twelve years, Discussions that Encounter has
facilitated open discussions about race, racism and white privilege. These
events are sponsored by Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church (Pastor Arthur
Agnew) and St. Olaf Catholic Church in Minneapolis, though we are not
affiliated with any faith but open to all. Rev Agnew, Lou Schoen, Rosalind
Sampson and Bill Keatts organize the agenda and facilitate the discussions.
Our vision is to provide an environment where people of all
walks-of-life and backgrounds can openly discuss any aspect of racism. We use
presenters, videos, or prepared materials to pursue a specific topic, with
ample time for conversation and relationship building. The objectives of these
forums are to raise awareness, establish relationships, assist all along the
journey of overcoming racism, provide education on historical and current
topics, and facilitate open conversations on topics that can't usually be
approached across the "races."
Typically, the Forums are scheduled each 2nd (at St. Olaf)
and 4th (at Plymouth Congregation-Nicollet Ave S. & Franklin Ave) Thursday
evening in Minneapolis, and we have held events at various organizations
throughout the Metro area as well (schools, faith congregations, prisons,
business and government offices, etc.). Watch the St. Olaf calendar for the
latest schedule and program details.
Primary
Goal
The goal is to
bring people together from all walks of life to engage in in-depth conversation
about the injustices of the race concept and the engagement of racism, thereby
offering the chance for individuals to build new relation-ships.
The Invitational
While the social
construct of multiple races is not biologically genuine (there is only one race
of people: the human race), it is socially real in America. The race scheme is
learned behavior through past and present institutional practices.
The ancient
philosophy of social characterization based upon human features is still
centrally that which divides the nation. Americans are deeply rooted in race
rules that contain defenses of the status quo.
The USA is
a diverse nation of people and their customs representing the global community.
The time is yet coming, however, when in mainstream America we realize the
total of this diversity, thereby celebrating our collective cultural heritage.
Through discussions
that work to reveal the inner place (the self) of participants we expect to
achieve individual transformation. Public law concerning racism has met the
criteria for social change in America, but individually and inwardly this
change is yet materializing. The mechanism for achieving individual change is
well-directed conversations across all standing barriers.
The entire
community is invited to join these conversations that benefit the cause of
dismantling racism in America. Interested persons are invited to contact Bill
Keatts — email: wkeatts@austin.rr.com for meeting updates and to be
added to the mailing list of those receiving notification of Forum activity, or
simply make contact through the information supplied herein.
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