Let’s respond well to racial tension and injustice in our culture! Moving and acting together has a greater power than being alone! That is why we are gathering for four weeks to focus on this work. Beginning May 3rd we will use a UCC curriculum to gain insights about recognizing “white privilege” in our culture […]
April 21, 2022 Some things just stay with you. When National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman delivered her poem “The Hill We Climb” at President Biden’s inauguration, I was rapt. The courage and insight conveyed by this young writer and activist was spellbinding. While offering it to you to read or re-read (better yet, […]
Don’t we hope for a way of responding well to the racial tension and injustice in our culture? Responding well is not a simple task. It involves humility, clarity and a willingness to act insightfully and with care. That is why we are gathering for four weeks to focus on this work. In May we will gather weekly using […]
Powderhorn March 17, 2022 My son, Dave, and my wife, Betsy, were house hunting in late February. We were looking for a small house that Dave could make an offer on in the Minneapolis area. As we drove to our first showing Dave asked me what kind of flag was flying in the square, […]
December 16, 2021 When I said that I would take a month and write something personal about my history with racism I didn’t have anything particular in mind. I expected to write something about my thoughts and assumptions; I thought that I didn’t have any first hand experiences to relate. But thinking about it recently, […]
How would it feel to be a society forgotten, seen as extinct, or as a relic of the past? How would it feel to see World Series celebrations that include chants and actions that demean and stereotype your community? November is National Native American Heritage Month. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the current […]
Our shared reading over the summer was How to Be an Antiracist, by Ibram X. Kendi, the youngest person ever to win the National Book Award for Nonfiction. Over three Sundays — from 5:30 to approximately 7:00 in the early evening on November 1, 8, and 15 — we will meet to share thoughts on […]
Update from Zoom Meeting — and FCCW Reads June 25, 2020 Thank you to the approximately 40 people who joined our kickoff “Racial Justice: Talk, Learn, Act” session last week. Reverend Judy Arnold spoke about the UCC’s historical role in abolitionism and its continuing role in advancing racial justice, and we offered reflections on resources […]
Thursday, June 18 from 7-8 PM on Zoom The Adult Faith Exploration Ministry and the Outreach Ministry have teamed up to lead a series of events for our church community called Racial Justice: Talk, Learn, Act. The first event is taking place this Thursday 6/18 from 7 to 8 PM on Zoom. At this session […]