BUF Black Lives Matter
Ministry Action Team
Business/Planning
Meeting: October 5, 2020
Present: Mary Aldin, Genia Allen, Murray
Bennett, Lauralee Carbone, David Curley, Claire Lending, Cat McIntyre
1. Eracism Minutes.
10/11 Cat will ask
Hank Ohana
10/18 David Curley
10/25 Lauralee
Carbone
11/1
Cat McIntyre (about 8th Priniple 'whereas' statements)
2. Program for Oct. 12. Kaitlin Davis will complete the
three-part series, "Difficult Conversations. Genia would like to repeat
this series in the new year, perhaps with facilitators. This could
also be a 'meet up' topic.
3. Program for Nov. 9. Subject will
be a talk by Ibram X Kendi. Genia encouraged whomever presents this to use
enhanced audio. Lauralee and Genia will coordinate the technology, with help
from Kevin Allen-Schmid.
4. Phone Tree Report. Genia reports that she and Henry Ohana completed
the phone tree list. It will initiate by Cat McIntyre calling eight people
who will then each call 5 or 6 others. Calls will be selected for urgent
actions that require a quick response. An example would be local shooting
with vigil the same night.
5. Eighth Principle Update. Five more listening sessions have been set up
through November 8. Kara Black did a session on Sunday, Oct. 4 for Chalice
Circle facilitators. Two frequent questions are the format of the
resolution, particularly concerning:
a. Accountability
b. Whereas
statements -- does one have to agree with all the statements to sign on to the
principle? and
c. Where
is BUF regarding Beloved Community now, and how would that change under 8th
Principle?
Upcoming Eracism minutes will address these questions.
6. Meeting with Whatcom Co. Prosecutor. Lauralee put together a power point presentation, some
of which she showed to the group. Hank Ohana is working to add Grass Roots
Law's Four Demands. Once the presentation is edited to focus on 2-3 items that
the prosecutor has power over and could effect change, Lauralee will arrange
the meeting. Several people are interested in working on this,
including Kara Black, who has already met with the prosecutor, C2C and
Restorative Justice. The point of our meeting will be: although we are all
white, we have a moral stance, we are allies, we care and we vote.
Next BLM Program meeting:
Oct 12 at 7 pm
Next BLM business/planning
meeting: November 2 at 6 pm
Respectfully submitted,
Cat McIntyre, co-facilitator, BUF Black Lives Matter Ministry Action Team
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