Thursday, October 21, 7:30-8:30 pm, via Zoom Please join us for a meeting to discuss the future of the Dialogue Sessions and ARC. We will discuss: 1. The impact of the Dialogue Sessions on those who participated in the first two series: What were key learnings? What was the effect on your attitudes and behaviors? What follow-up …
In this short TED Talk, Emmy-nominated writer Baratunde Thurston “explores the phenomenon of white Americans calling the police on Black Americans who have committed the crimes of … eating, walking or generally “living while Black.” In this profound, thought-provoking and often hilarious talk, he reveals the power of language to change stories of trauma into …
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Did your kids attend a school where police officers patrolled the halls and engaged with the students? Local governments are reconsidering programs that place police in middle and high schools, often called SROs (school resource officers). Such programs often target Black and Brown kids at higher rates than White kids, and may expose them to unwarranted criminalization. Alexandria and Arlington County have recently ended …
What does a 911 call for police assistance mean, in the wake of police killings of George Floyd, Ma’Khia Bryant, Rayshard Brooks and so many others? Some of us on the Anti-Racism Committee (ARC) Team have begun to consider what a call to the police might mean. Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) Northern Virginia is an organization whose mission is …
As we move closer to the Virginia general election on November 2, our partner organization, the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP) suggests questions that we might ask the candidates. We ask you to pose such questions to your candidates, to encourage them to give priority to those issues. The Virginia general election will be on …
As we celebrate the well-deserved guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin for murdering George Floyd, we should pause to consider what is left for us to do, and how we might get there. In an NPR interview with Prof. Eddie Glaude, he challenged listeners to be mindful of “the fantasy of our inherent goodness.” He was referring to …
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ARC is thrilled that Gov. Northam has approved the Voting Rights Act of Virginia, the first state in the nation to enact its own version of the federal Voting Rights Act, which was eviscerated by the US Supreme Court in Shelby County v. Holder (2013). The Northam press release below defines the key provisions that will restore and protect …
Join us in our Facebook book club for members and friends of Mt. Vernon Unitarian Church, exploring what it means to be antiracist, equitable, and truly welcoming.