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  • Why Black Lives MatterClick here to access a working document listing the resources we've used and recommended in these session.

    Have additional suggestions? Email Jon Stotts at jon.stotts@ctk-nashville.org.

  • Epilogue: Committing to Anti-Racism
    7-8:30pm on Thursday, June 25
    Facilitated by Jon Stotts

    We've spent the last three weeks learning about systemic racism, examining our own role in perpetuating it. Now it's time to decide how we implement what we've learned -- in our individual lives, in our parish, in our workplaces, in our schools, and in our society. Join us in this final session for an open-ended and practical conversation about how we will continue this work. Bring your experiences, your ideas, and your willingness to work for change. 

    This series will take place on Zoom. You will need to register ahead of time for this meeting:

    https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvcuqupzovE9ed5HTh9kl1YWhtC8-rE7wL 

    After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. 


    Missed last week? No problem -- join us anyway! 
    Find the content slides and recommended reading below.

  • White Discomfort, Civil Rights, and the Catholic Church
    7-8:30pm on Thursday, June 18
    Facilitated by Jon Stotts
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    Powerpoint Presentation Slides

    Articles and Podcasts

    • “There is time for the church to support black Catholics—if it has the will to do so” by Tia Noelle Pratt (America)
    • “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King, Jr.
    • "On Race and Faith" Interview with Bryan Massingale (Youtube)

    Actions to Take
    • Talk to yet another white friend or family member about structural racism
    • Make a visit to St. Vincent de Paul parish
    • Write a reflection on the importance of racial justice to your faith and share it


    Over the last weeks, people all over the world have risen up in protest of white supremacy, police brutality, and a corrupt criminal justice system. Many Catholic bishops and priests have been outspoken in their support for these protests, and numerous Catholics have joined in advocating for racial justice as an integral part of the Church's pro-life commitments.

    What does the Church teach about structural racism? How do Catholics of good will engage in the work of anti-racism? What resources does our faith offer us? This session will offer us an opportunity to discuss why being Catholic requires us to affirm, in word and deed, that Black lives matter.

    This series offers a space for those of us who benefit from white privilege to learn about systemic racism, to examine our own role in perpetuating it, and to personally and concretely engage in the work of justice.

    This series will take place on Zoom. You will need to register ahead of time for this meeting:

    https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvcuqupzovE9ed5HTh9kl1YWhtC8-rE7wL

    After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

    Missed last week? No problem -- join us anyway! Find last week's content slides and recommended reading below.

  • George Floyd, Racialized Violence, and Criminal Justice Reform
    7-8:30pm on Thursday, June 11
    Facilitated by Jon Stotts
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    Powerpoint Presentation Slides (PDF)

    Articles and Podcasts

    • There’s Overwhelming Evidence that the Criminal Justice System is Racist
    • Driving While Black: A Report on Racial Profiling in Metro Nashville Police Department Traffic Stops
    • How to Actually Fix America's Police
    • Worship of a False God: An Interview with Bryan Massingale
    • Throughline (NPR), “Policing in America” podcast

    Films to Watch
    Just Mercy, a film based on civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson’s work on death row in Alabama (Streaming free on Redbox)

    Actions to Take
    • Talk to another white friend or family member about structural racism
    • Stop buying from companies that use prison labor. Maybe let them know why.
    • Donate to the Nashville Community Bail Fund.

  • Birdwatching, White Privilege, and Systemic Racism
    7-8:30pm on Thursday, June 4
    Facilitated by Jon Stotts

    Powerpoint Presentation Slides: Download here (PDF)

    Articles to read

    • "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" by Peggy McIntosh
    • “Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)

    Videos to watch

    • Footage of the murder of George Floyd (Content warning)
    • Systemic Racism Explained (Youtube)

    Books to read

    • White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
    • Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad

    Actions to take

    • Talk to a white friend or family member about structural racism
    • Give some money to an anti-racist organization or cause
    • Find a business owned by BIPOC (Black, Indigeneous, and People of Color) and support it.

    Additional resources

    • A Big Anti-Racism Resource List
    • 75 Things White People Can Do For Racial Justice

    In 2001, Pope John Paull II wrote, “Every upright conscience cannot but decisively condemn any racism, no matter in what heart or place it is found.” The murder of George Floyd is one more link in a chain of racial injustice stretching back to our country’s origins, and Catholics of good will must decisively condemn and renounce this culture of death.

    This three part series offers a space for those of us who benefit from white privilege to 1) learn about systemic racism, 2) examine our own roles in perpetuating it, and 3) personally and concretely engage in the work of justice.

    In this first session, we will use the widely publicized conflict between a birdwatcher and a dogwalker in Central Park to examine the reality of systemic racism.
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