Remembering the Dream Mission and Ministry Webinar 012915

8/9/2019 Remembering the Dream Mission and Ministry Webinar 012915

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Remembering The Dream

Discussion Leaders:

Andrew Lyke, Arusi Network, Inc. and

Office of Black Catholics in the Archdiocese of Chicago

Ron ackson, Catholic Charities !"A


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A Prayer by Margaret StantonGive me the courage to live!Really live not merely exist.

Live dangerously,Scorning risk!

Live honestly,Daring the truth

Particularly the truth of myself!Live resiliently ver changing, ever groing, ever ada"ting.nduring the "ain of change#s though $tere the travail of %irth.


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Give me the courage to live,Give me the strength to %e free#nd endure the %urden of freedom#nd the loneliness of those ithout chains&

Let me not %e tra""ed %y success,'or %y failure, nor "leasure, nor grief,'or malice, nor "raise, nor remorse!

Give me the courage to go on!

(acing all that aits on the trail Going eagerly, )oyously on,#nd "raying my ay as * go,


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+ithout anger or fear or regretaking hat life gives,S"ending myself to the full,-ead high, s"irit inged, like a god

n . . . on . . . till the shados dra close.

hen even hen darkness shuts don,#nd * go out alone, as * came,'aked and %lind as * came

ven then, gracious God, hear my "rayer&Give me the courage to live!

#men!


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Brief History of Racism &Racial Bias in the U.S.

/alcolm 0 1uote2 3+hile Dr. 4ingas having a dream the rest ofus negroes are having a

nightmare.5# Remem%ering 3he Dream5

ithout forgetting 3he 'ightmare5

#elling the truth a%out the 677 yearholocaust


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Brief History of Racism &Racial Bias in the U.S.

$ *nstitution of Slavery

$ Plessy v. (erguson 89:;ivil Rights oday Racism# Bnconscious Racism

#he 'e Cim >ro


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Role of the Church: OurRole

%hat&s the role of the Church in hel'ing 'eo'le understand the i('act

of racis() %e are the Church # the Church is the *eo'le of +od.

Our Roles Res'onsi-ilities as Church:

$o /now OUR0istory

$o ake Action on Behalf of ustice1+os'el 2alues

$o 0old 3ach Other Accounta-le


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Maintaining the CommonGoo

$ 1ual orth for each "erson

$ -uman dignity

$ (ighting for social )ustice$ Policy changes

$ Reconciliation among the races

$ >ommunity %uilding

$ Living our >atholic socialteaching


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!ormation &"ransformation

$ -o can individualsunderstand these issuesand change

$ -o can >atholic >haritieschange the ork e do toaddress these issues


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Conclusion

Diane 'ash 1uote2 3'o "erson isyour enemy& only their ideas.5

#he 3enemy5 during the >ivil

Rights ra as %rutal, malicious,and conscious.

#oday the 3enemy5 is systemic,institutional, internaliEed, andunconscious.

# Racism +ithout Racists


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