This e-newsletter was created to share programming taking place at First Congregational Church of Hudson and

provide resources for additional information

on the topic of racial justice.

EVENT RECAP

On Sunday, October 1, CARE hosted several members of The Remedy Church who visited our church and attended the 10 a.m. service. Afterward they were given a tour of the church and lunch. Our visit concluded with a discussion of how race has impacted each individual’s background and history.

UPCOMING EVENTS

DECEMBER 2

Building Safer Communities for All

December 2, 2023, Doors Open At 10 AM

Disciples Church: 3663 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights

Light continental breakfast & lunch will be provided. 

Speakers include:

• Dr. Ronnie Dunn, inaugural executive director of The Diversity Institute at Cleveland State University.

• Latonya Goldsby, co-founder of BLM Cleveland and cousin of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old Black boy shot to death by a Cleveland officer.

• Art McKoy, human rights activist.

• Kareem Henton, Campaign Manager of The Jail Coalition Campaign, and co-founder of BLM Cleveland.

• Ethan Khorona, recipient of the Princeton Prize In Race Relations Citing Racial Disparities in Policing, Shaker Heights Group Pushes Ballot Initiative for Public Safety Reform.

• There will be one additional afternoon speaker - potentially a representative of Showing Up for Racial Justice. 

This event is sponsored by The Community Church of Chesterland and the Racial Equity Buddies group. This program is funded in part by a grant from the Outreach Committee of the Presbytery of the Western Reserve. 

BOOK DISCUSSION

Jan. 6 and Jan. 27, 2024

The History of White People, Nell Irving Painter

A New York Times bestseller: “This terrific new book.. [explores] the ‘notion of whiteness,’ an idea as dangerous as it is seductive.”—Boston Globe

Review Overview: The History of White People - The Atlantic

Racial Equity Buddies’ next book club will take place Saturday morning, January 6, 2024. The book is the NY Times best-seller, The History of White People by Nell Irvin Painter. On January 6 they will discuss the first half of the book and conclude the discussion on January 27. Ron Zimmerman and Ivy Tillman will be our hosts and leaders for these two discussions. If you like to participate in this discussion or facilitate a break-out room, please email racialequitybuddies@fhcpresb.org

The book for the last month’s discussion was An Indigenous Peoples’ History Of The United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. Those who read it learned so much about the sad history of Native Americans in this country. November is Native American Heritage Month.

If you wish to learn more about Indigenous people in Northeast Ohio, check out these websites and videos.

• case.edu/ech/articles/a/american-indians
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Indigenous_activism
• nps.gov/cuva/planyourvisit/the-land-of-refuge.htm
• clevelandart.org/about/about-the-museum/indigenous-peoples-and-land-acknowledgment
• wkyc.com/article/news/community/turning-point/a-turning-point-cleveland-churchs-role-native-american-relocation/95-216dd073-b73c-4874-95c9-4837b8c89bfc

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