What does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?
- Micah 6:8
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Monday, March 8, 2021
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Perhaps many could attend the following event offered by Justified Anger and then talk about it here on this blog;
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/15ccc22f72dba19d
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/15ccc22f72dba19d
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Whiteness and Niceness
Thanks to Lucy for sending the article about whiteness and niceness. It would be interesting to get our responses to the article on this site. In case you missed it the article can be found at
http://formerlyunchurched.com/white-niceness-as-the-enemy-of-black-liberation/
When have I witnessed "Wisconsin Nice" getting in the way of social justice?t
The article states:
Most white people have a worldview that the playing field is level, (regarding white people and people of color) except for maybe in a few isolated circumstances.
Do I agree?
The article notes that when people say, "Black Lives Matter", many respond, "They should really say,
"All Lives Matter."
Have I seen or heard this? How would I respond?
http://formerlyunchurched.com/white-niceness-as-the-enemy-of-black-liberation/
When have I witnessed "Wisconsin Nice" getting in the way of social justice?t
The article states:
Most white people have a worldview that the playing field is level, (regarding white people and people of color) except for maybe in a few isolated circumstances.
Do I agree?
The article notes that when people say, "Black Lives Matter", many respond, "They should really say,
"All Lives Matter."
Have I seen or heard this? How would I respond?
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
A great opportunity to come together
Thanks to fellow Madisonians for imaging the following way of bringing people of our various backgrounds together.
Please join us on June 10 for an interfaith Ramadan Break the Fast - Faith, Fasting, and Friendship! Bring a dish to share, a donation to Second Harvest Food Bank, and enthusiasm for meeting new people and learning about food and fasting in different faith traditions. Space is limited, so RSVP early!
Find the event on Facebook at:
Or go directly to the Evite page and RSVP - http://evite.me/WmnzyAXFWA
The deadline is June 5, but space is limited, so don’t delay! A
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Remember Native Americans are Human
Recently the name of Pocahontas was used to disparage a political leader. The National Congress of American Indians responded as follows. How do we stay awake to misuse of Native culture as we try to work for racial justice?
“NCAI is a bi-partisan organization that works equitably
with both sides of the political aisle, and it is not our common practice to
comment on the partisan name calling that has come to dominate American
politics,” said NCAI Executive Director Jacqueline Pata. “But we cannot and
will not stand silent when our Native ancestors, cultures, and histories are
used in a derogatory manner for political gain.”
Pocahontas was a real person who to this day holds significant value to her family and her tribe, the Pamunkey Indian Tribe in Virginia. The Pamunkey struck a treaty with the British Crown in the 1600s, and just last year were officially recognized as a federally recognized tribe by the U.S. government after a decades-long struggle. The name of Pocahontas should not be used as a slur, and it is inappropriate for anyone to use her name in a disparaging manner.
Pocahontas was a real person who to this day holds significant value to her family and her tribe, the Pamunkey Indian Tribe in Virginia. The Pamunkey struck a treaty with the British Crown in the 1600s, and just last year were officially recognized as a federally recognized tribe by the U.S. government after a decades-long struggle. The name of Pocahontas should not be used as a slur, and it is inappropriate for anyone to use her name in a disparaging manner.
Read the whole comment at
Friday, May 5, 2017
How Intersectionality Plays out for one Madisonian
“I’m part of two
fights that are kind of similar,” says Ceesay. When she’s at a Black Lives
Matter rally, she can bring the Muslim perspective; when she’s organizing for
Islam, she can share her perspective as a black woman. “Black people here in
the U.S. are treated so unfairly and, post-9/11, Muslims here have been treated
incredibly horribly,” she says, pointing to President Trump’s policies
regarding Muslims as an example. “Because of those injustices,” she says, “I
want to help people who don’t have voices, to have their voices heard by the
general public.”
From Ceesay’s
perspective, Western women’s ongoing fight for equal rights, even the right to
vote (which black women didn’t expressly have until the Voting Rights Act of
1965), seems “slow in catching on” compared to Islam, which she says has
mandated women’s rights to education and their own money “literally since like
the beginning of Islam.” Confronting stereotypes is part of why Ceesay, a
Madison365 intern who has written pieces for Madison365.com highlighting social
injustices—including one called “10 Things You Know About Islam That Are
Wrong”—has chosen to pursue journalism, particularly photojournalism. Her hijab
is a visual representation of her personal faith, and she hopes that when people
see her wearing it, they’ll speak to her instead of stare.
How am I welcoming
diversity in my city?
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
White Suburban Lawmakers Push to Put More Urban Youth in Jail, Keep Them in longer
And State Rep. David Bowen
responds--
There are dynamics of race at
play here where these are majority-white suburbs that are basically saying
‘Milwaukee needs to keep crime in in its own boundaries’ and the only way to
fix this issue is to use methods that don’t actually solve the issue.”
“It’s important for residents
in those areas and those districts that we be honest about solutions to crime
in Milwaukee. I work in Shorewood, a suburb and separate city of Milwaukee, and
there’s no way I would go to those residents and say, “Things will get better by
being more punitive.’ I tell them that things will get by doing things that are
evidence-based. That’s where we can gain the respect of and the attention of
the residents that are at the grassroots level who actually want these things
to get better.”
Thanks to Tracy (Messiah Lutheran) for being awake
to this article which you can read at
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