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Racial Justice Dialogue: What is Racism?

  • Common Street Spiritual Center 13 Common St. Natick, MA (map)

Minister Savina Martin, co-chair of the Massachusetts Poor People’s Campaign (PPC), will be our guest speaker and add some insights to this topic that challenges our beliefs built on structures that make up our daily lives. Other folks from the PPC will attend as well. We hope you can join us too!

Our discussion questions:

- What are one or two words you would use to describe racism?

- In terms of intersectionality and the overlap of interconnected injustices, how have you seen poverty and racism intersect? ...racism and environmental issues intersect?

- After we define "militarism" and hear examples of it... How does militarism, poverty and racism intersect?

- How do we share the truth in our communities and work to make change to end militarism, poverty, racism, and help the environment?
https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/demands/

To help us be prepared for all participants, please register if you can come to this meeting and update it if your plans change; use our Meetup page (also to learn about our other events) or email the organizer (4change.resource@gmail.com).


Monthly meeting overview:
Please join in the conversation as we continue to get real about the problem of racism in our world, and move toward personal and collaborative action. Our Racial Justice Dialogues are opportunities to talk openly about racism and other forms of oppression in our society. Please join us to continue sharing our experiences, hopes and dreams about living in community beyond race. All are welcome.

- This group meets the first Saturday of each month...now in the Moon Room on the 2nd floor. Come in the side door off of School Street. The meeting topics come from votes done at meetings.

- Please let us know your needs so we can help make the event accessible for you. Note: there is a ramp near the main entrance, and an elevator available. The elevator is tricky so please arrange to meet one of us five minutes or so before the meeting so we can help.