[Peace] AWARE Minutes for 8 October 2006

[John W.]

At 08:51 AM 10/17/2006, Randall Cotton wrote:

>Thanks David, for taking and posting the minutes for this meeting.
>One or two corrections below...
>
>
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>: From: "David Harley" <harleyrd at sbcglobal.net>
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>: Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 11:59 PM
>: Subject: [Peace] AWARE Minutes for 8 October 2006
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>: AWARE Minutes for 8 October 2006
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>: Randy Met with the Ammons-it was suggested that a role we could play would
>: be to communicate with the local white community.
>
>The meeting was with Imani Bazzell with 5 members of AWARE's Anti-Racism 
>Working
>Group to explore ways in which the ARWG could contribute to the cause of
>fighting racism/discrimination. We discussed many things, but one thing Imani
>said that struck me was that as mainly white middle-class folks, we know best
>how our parents and grandparents think. We know best how to craft a 
>message that
>would reach our siblings or cousins.


This has been suggested since the 1960's, at least.  It was foolishness 
then and it's foolishness now.

John Wason