Fall/Winter 2021/2022
Sunday, November 7, 2021 in the parish hall from 5 to 6 pm.
Focus on Indigenous People
All are welcome.
We will restart our discussions with fresh thoughts and ideas and a renewed vigor and sense of urgency in an effort to learn all that we can. Join us as we take this journey together, one step at a time.
Discussion Resources
ECCT Annual Convention, Saturday, October 23, 2021
- Resolution #4 Fostering Right Relationship: ECCT, Indigenous Episcopalians and our Indigenous Neighbors presented and passed. Link to resolution.
- Link to a video assembled by the resolution sponsors and other supporters in ECCT
- Link to Bishop Ian Douglas’ address to the convention (YouTube video), describing Racial Justice, Healing and Reconciliation as part of our participation in the Mission of God, at minute 39 of the YouTube video. The whole video is worth a watch.
The State of Maine’s REACH – reconciliation, engagement, advocacy, change, healing – initiated the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
- Their work is featured in the movie Dawnland. Link to movie trailer.
- Link to Commission’s findings and recommendations.
California teacher mimicked Native Americans. Link to CNN report of video that went viral.
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Focus on Indigenous People – Part 2
Sunday, December 5, 2021 in the library from 5 to 6 pm
Discussion Resources
Documentary Home From School, The Children of Carlisle to be released on 11/23/21 on PBS. The film is about Native American tribes from Wyoming traveling to the site of the Carlisle (PA) Indian Industrial School, where many Whoming native children were shipped.
- Link to official film trailer.
- Link to Wyoming Connects, Home from School: the Children of Carlisle film excerpt and panel discussion with several representatives from Native American organizations in WY. (Relevant video clip with intro starting at 2:30 min of the YouTube video.)
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Previous General Discussion Resources
Sandy’s Sermon on Racial Injustice
The Episcopal Church: Responding to Racial Violence Web Page
ECCT Season of Racial Healing, Justice and Reconciliation Web Page
On Being podcasts with Krista Tippett:
John Lewis, Love in Action, posted on July 23, 2020
John Lewis: Together You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation
Robin DiAngelo and Resmaa Menakem In Conversation, posted July 9, 2020
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Selected Resources
Stereotypes of privileged white women.
- How the name ‘Karen’ became a stand-in for problematic white women . . . by Rachel E. Greenspan in Insider.
- What’s In A ‘Karen’? from the NPR podcast Code Switch
“Karen” has become cultural shorthand for a white woman who wields her race as a cudgel.
Barriers to police reform, both nationally and in Connecticut.
- June, 2020 New York Times article: How Police Unions Became Such Powerful Opponents to Reform Efforts
- June 7, 2020, USA Today article: Not just George Floyd: Police departments have 400-year history of racism
- A 2017 article about East Haven, CT consent decree between the town’s police and the U.S. Department of Justice regarding systemic discrimination of Latinos.
A look at housing discrimination in Connecticut.
- Connecticut’s ‘suburban strategy’ caused segregation. It’s time to fix it. by Kiley Gosselin and Kevin Taylor, published 8/22/2020 in The Hartford Courant.
- Separated by Design: How wealthy towns keep people with housing vouchers out by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, published 1/9/2020.
This article is part of a series published by the Connecticut Mirror; link to more articles in series.
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man with Emmanuel Acho. A recommended starting episode is Race vs. Religion.
Problem Areas HBO series
Introduced in April 2018, the series follows comedian and writer Wyatt Cenac as he brings unique perspectives to systemic issues. Warning: there is some irreverent language, which we hope does not offend.• Read a NYT commentary on the Problem Areas series
• Link to episode 1 on YouTube
Where Do We Go From Here?, a 2-part YouTube video facilitated by Oprah Winfrey and featuring a panel of American Black leaders. Part 1; Part 2
How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi. Link to 1-hour YouTube video featuring Ibram Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist.
The documentary 13th, available on Netflix. Link to official trailer on YouTube.
Waking Up White by Debby Irving
