Race, Class, and Social Justice: Opportunities for Engagement, Learning, and Inspiration at our Church
Posted by Rev Roger
Posted on May 9, 2018
We had a wonderful crowd for a wonderful workshop with Paul Kivel, an interfaith event hosted by UUSS, the UU Church of Davis, and the Sacramento Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church USA. A freewill offering was taken to support Sacramento Black Lives Matter. Among other materials, we provided a handout with the following information. — Rev. Roger
Sunday, May 6, 2:00 Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice,with Paul Kivel, the book’s author. (A discussion group is forming at UUSS to discuss his book in depth.)
Weds., May 9, 2:00 Waking Up White and Finding Myself in the Story of Race, by Debbie Irving
Weds., May 17, 7:00 Book discussions with Rev. Lucy Bunch—come to one or both!
Friday, June 1, 6:30 Get Out! a film by Jordan Peele, nominated for Best Picture (some violence)
Discussion afterwards with analysis of one scene
Monday, July 16, 7:00 Social Class and Culture in American Religious Denominations—and in UUSS
Discussion of dissertation chapter 3 with author, Rev. Dr. Roger Jones
Please read it in advance; borrow from UUSS Office or download:
http://www.uuss.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Diss-for-Print-Roger-Jones-04-14-2017.pdf
Sunday, July 29, 10:30 Un-Friending White-supremacy Culture—Deeper than the Headlines, sermon by Rev. Dr. Roger Jones
Sunday, Sept 23, 10:30 Guest preacher: Rev. Abhi P. Janamanchi, Senior Minister, Cedar Lane UU Church, Bethesda, MD. Forum with Rev. Janamanchi at 12:00
Sunday, Oct 14, 10:30 This Land Was Made for You and Me—or Was It? Sermon by Rev. Dr. Roger Jones in honor of the indigenous people of this area where we live and work
Send Rev. Lucy or me an email message to be added to the contact list for these events, or to offer to help with any of them.
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