We are moving the meeting this month to the third Tuesday, October 21st. The reason is a conflict with another event on the 14th.
On the second Tuesday, October 14th you are invited to attend the "FWD: Part One: What Does the Science Say?" event at the History Colorado Center. Harold will be moderating the panel at this event. And you should know that there's a $4 or $5 charge for the event. Reservations are not required. Tickets can be purchased on-line, by calling 303-866-2394, or at the door.
You can see more information about this event at this link:
http://www.historycolorado.org/events/fwd-part-one-what-does-science-say-history-colorado-center
Also, you can see an article "Why Talk About Race?" that talks about the exhibit in the Denver Urban Spectrum in the October issue. You can find it on news stands now, or at this link:
http://www.denverurbanspectrum.com/articles/11669
On the third Tuesday, October 21st, we will be having our October meeting at 7 PM at the Park Hill United Methodist Church at Montview Blvd and Glencoe St. in Denver. Won't you please join us!
A Report on Ferguson & White Culture
In the second half of September Harold Fields attended a meeting of more than 50 activists, funders, and affinity groups about Ferguson, MO, and Other Structural Racism Flashpoints. He will give us a high level report on the discussions and major themes coming from this group. One of them is the rise in white anxiety that the group felt must be addressed.
In order to identify strategies for dealing with this anxiety we must explore the nature and characteristics of white culture as an ideology. We will explore concepts in the areas of rugged individualism, competition, communication, history, orientation around progress, status and power, aesthetics, religion, and more. So much of this is invisible to whites and can be hard to identify. But we are going to jump right in!
For more detailed analysis take a look at Tema Okun’s work on White Supremacy Culture at this link:
http://www.cwsworkshop.org/PARC_site_B/dr-culture.html