BUF Black Lives Matter Ministry Action Team
Minutes – May 3, 2021 Business/Planning Meeting
Present: Murray Bennett, Lauralee Carbone, David Curley, Barbara Gilday, Amoret Heise, Bharti Kirchner, Tom Kirchner, Cat McIntyre, Henry Ohana
Anti-Racism Minutes:
May 9 Cat (Ann Stevenson demurred for this Sunday)
May 16 David will ask Pam Graham
May 23 Bharti Kirchner
May 30 Henry will recruit
June 6 Henry will recruit
Remember to alert Rev. Paul on or before the Wednesday before the service where you will speak that you’re giving the anti-racism minute at the service.
Program Planning: May 10: Beginning of five monthly meetings where we watch and discuss “Amend,” available on Netflix. Lauralee and Cat will practice the technology to make sure we can show it on zoom.
Beloved Conversations 2:
Evaluation of Beloved Conversations: Cat summarized evaluation response: sent to 36 people, six of whom had been facilitators; nine people who had been participants responded. Ratings on a 1-10 scale averaged 7.1, rather positive. Asked whether they recommended a second offering of this program, 1/3 said yes, 1/3 said no and 1/3 had no response.
The $1,000 in the budget is there for next fall. We will continue to explore local alternatives. Some preferred multiple meetings over a single session, to grow cohesion among participants. Lauralee will assess feasibility of Kim Harris presenting the program. Cat will continue searching for the presenter for Fall 2019 How to talk to your Racist Uncle. Barbara suggested Louise Wilkinson, who does diversity training in at a Bellevue church.
ABC: Barbara Gilday reported ongoing discussions with WWU social justice arm of the School of Education. They have asked students to propose mentorships that will be reciprocal for BUF and for the students. Genia has suggested enlisting young people from BUF for dialogue on how BUF can achieve the Beloved Community. Tom Kirchner reports that they have received commitment for financial support for one Black male student for four years, including dorm. They have additional offer of tuition and fees, without room and board. They continue with negotiate this with University of South Florida.
Phone Tree and BUF Banner: Response to recent Anti-racism minute that reported on Rapid Response phone tree included two people who asked to be added to the list, and some voiced confusion about how to get on the phone tree. Cat will send out a request to BUF-News to solicit additional people who want to be called. If a banner exists, it cannot be found in the SEJC closet because there is no light in the closet at present. Henry will explore with a lightbulb or a flashlight to see if there is a banner which can identify BUF people at community vigils or demontrations.
Next Business Planning Meeting: June 7, 6 pm
Next Program Meetings: May 10 and June 14, 7 pm.
Respectfully submitted
Cat McIntyre, co-facilitator
Minutes – May 3, 2021 Business/Planning Meeting
Present: Murray Bennett, Lauralee Carbone, David Curley, Barbara Gilday, Amoret Heise, Bharti Kirchner, Tom Kirchner, Cat McIntyre, Henry Ohana
Anti-Racism Minutes:
May 9 Cat (Ann Stevenson demurred for this Sunday)
May 16 David will ask Pam Graham
May 23 Bharti Kirchner
May 30 Henry will recruit
June 6 Henry will recruit
Remember to alert Rev. Paul on or before the Wednesday before the service where you will speak that you’re giving the anti-racism minute at the service.
Program Planning: May 10: Beginning of five monthly meetings where we watch and discuss “Amend,” available on Netflix. Lauralee and Cat will practice the technology to make sure we can show it on zoom.
Beloved Conversations 2:
Evaluation of Beloved Conversations: Cat summarized evaluation response: sent to 36 people, six of whom had been facilitators; nine people who had been participants responded. Ratings on a 1-10 scale averaged 7.1, rather positive. Asked whether they recommended a second offering of this program, 1/3 said yes, 1/3 said no and 1/3 had no response.
The $1,000 in the budget is there for next fall. We will continue to explore local alternatives. Some preferred multiple meetings over a single session, to grow cohesion among participants. Lauralee will assess feasibility of Kim Harris presenting the program. Cat will continue searching for the presenter for Fall 2019 How to talk to your Racist Uncle. Barbara suggested Louise Wilkinson, who does diversity training in at a Bellevue church.
ABC: Barbara Gilday reported ongoing discussions with WWU social justice arm of the School of Education. They have asked students to propose mentorships that will be reciprocal for BUF and for the students. Genia has suggested enlisting young people from BUF for dialogue on how BUF can achieve the Beloved Community. Tom Kirchner reports that they have received commitment for financial support for one Black male student for four years, including dorm. They have additional offer of tuition and fees, without room and board. They continue with negotiate this with University of South Florida.
Phone Tree and BUF Banner: Response to recent Anti-racism minute that reported on Rapid Response phone tree included two people who asked to be added to the list, and some voiced confusion about how to get on the phone tree. Cat will send out a request to BUF-News to solicit additional people who want to be called. If a banner exists, it cannot be found in the SEJC closet because there is no light in the closet at present. Henry will explore with a lightbulb or a flashlight to see if there is a banner which can identify BUF people at community vigils or demontrations.
Next Business Planning Meeting: June 7, 6 pm
Next Program Meetings: May 10 and June 14, 7 pm.
Respectfully submitted
Cat McIntyre, co-facilitator
