Black Lives Matter
Ministry Action Team
Minutes of Meeting -
April 6, 2020
The meeting convened at 6 pm on Zoom. Present:
Amoret Heise, Henry Ohana, Lauralee Carbone, David Curley, Mary Alden and Cat
McIntyre
Agenda:
1. Eracism
minutes
2. April
13 and May 11 programs
3. 8th
Principle and SEJC
4. Beloved
Conversations
1. Eracism
minutes.
· April
12 Easter - Paul
requested no Eracism minute
· April
19 David Curley
· April
26 Claire Lending
(Henry will request)
· May
3 Mary
Alden
The services are now broadcast via Zoom. If you will be giving the
Eracism minute, be sure to contact Rev. Paul by Wednesday, because there will
likely be a rehearsal that you will have to attend. Last Saturday, I was at the
rehearsal for about an hour.
2. April 13 and May 11 programs.These meetings will be on Zoom. David will host the 4/13
meeting on Part 2 of Episode 5 of 1619 project. Cat will get the meeting into
MWU. Cat asked Mary to give the 5/11 meeting recounting her recent experience
in South Africa. Some suggestions for her presentation included: how the white
church she attended handled integration of black South Africans; music; how
South African black persons differ from U.S. black persons.
3. Eighth Principle & SEJC. Cat and Deb Cruz presented the current
draft of the 8th Principal resolution to the April 5 meeting of SEJC. Lauralee
praised the committee who wrote the final draft (Deb Cruz, David Curley and
Michael Betz). Everyone wanted a copy; Cat sent the latest draft out to the
SEJC mailing list and asked for their comments.
Mary Alden reported that Karen Nuckles-Flinn shared
the draft 8th Principle draft with the Healthy Relationships Team. Mary has
previous experience and materials that she used with Deb Cruz on
resolutions for the congregation; she will work with Karen on future
congregational meetings Cat will send Mary the current draft. She also asked to
participate in the next 8th principle meeting on April 16 at 1 pm via Zoom.
Deb Cruz wrote a letter/script to accompany requests
to the community groups for review and comments on the 8th principle draft.
Henry has already contacted Whatcom Peace and Justice
representative. Cat notified the congregation about the 8th
principle effort during the Eracism minute at the April 5 BUF Sunday service;
and Lauralee posted a link to the BLUU 8th principle resolved on Zoom during
the service.
Beloved Conversations. We now have a summary of the costs of the first
Beloved Conversations program. Cat did not ask SEJC for money.
Expenses of Beloved Conversations I:
|
Contract with FAHS collaborative
|
$2,200.00
|
|
Retreat supplies
|
108.50
|
|
Retreat dinner
|
131.00
|
|
Retreat, food and kitchen help
|
193.53
|
|
Easels, markers, etc.
|
109.64
|
|
Retreat facilitator
hotel/mileage
|
331.29
|
|
Total
|
$3,073.96
|
Next meeting: May 4, 2020, via Zoom.
Respectfully submitted
Cat McIntyre, co-facilitator
BUF Black Lives Matter Ministry Action Team
