Sunday, April 2, 2017

February 27, 2017 BUF Black Lives Matter Team Meeting Minutes

February 27, 2017 BUF Black Lives Matter Team Meeting Minutes

Attendees: Erika, Lauralee, David, Martie, Mary, Judy, Libby, Courtney, Mike

Chalice Lighting: What wearing the Black Lives Matter T-shirt means; what you're getting out of the Black Lives Matter Ministry Action Team

Business: Hosting a Coffee Hour- Mary will be the lead on this; Date in May; Sign up using the Sign-up Genius; Wear our T-shirts; Be prepared to explain our team's purpose and activities

28 Racist Attitudes: We discussed the following:

  • 12. Innocence by Association, i.e., "I'm not racist because...I have POC in my family, my lover is Black, I marched with Dr. King..."
  • 13. The Penitent, i.e., "I am so sorry for the way whites have treated your people. or "I am sorry for the terrible things that white man just said to you." or other expressions of white guilt.
  • 14. The White Wash, i.e., "He's really a very nice guy, he's just had some bad experiences with Koreans." 
  • 15. Not Here in Lake Wobegon (or Bellingham...or BUF!)

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