 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2002 (XXXX 5) |
The Pendle Hill Religion and Social Issues Forum is presenting an eight-month series of Monday night lectures on racial justice in cooperation with PYM. As described in the series brochure, “Racism in all forms – personal and institutional, over and unwitting – must be overcome. As a people, we must recognize oppressive social structures and dismantle them. We must heal the spiritual wounds suffered by all groups. This is the work of discernment and analysis, protest and prayer.”
Events begin at 7:30 p.m. and end by 9 p.m. Some events are at the Fourth and Arch Street Meeting House in Philadelphia, while others are at Pendle Hill, a Quaker study center at 338 Plush Mill Road, Wallingford, Pennsylvania. Admission is free.
On Monday, November 18, at Pendle Hill, Deborah Saunders of Cropwell Meeting (NJ) will speak on “My Journey as an African-American Quaker.” She is founder and president of the FIHANKRA Project, Inc., which promotes cultural awareness of Africa through exchange programs.
On Monday, December 2, at Arch Street Meeting House, Howard University law professor Frank Wu will speak on “Race in America Beyond Black & White,” reminding us that there are more than two races in America.
On Monday, January 6, at Arch Street Meeting House, African-American feminist theologian the Rev. Irene Monroe will speak on “Broadening the Dialogue: Religion, Race & Gender,” addressing the question: How is racism related to other forms of oppression such as sexism and homophobia? She has written extensively on African-American gay and lesbian history, African-American sexuality, and anti-Semitism.
On Monday, January 20, at Pendle Hill, the Rev. Bernice Warren will speak on “Justice in the Local Community.” She is pastor and director of Chester East Side Ministries, serving low-income families in Chester, Pennsylvania, one of America’s most economically depressed cities.
The full program schedule is available at www.pendlehill.org/monday.html or call Pendle Hill at 610-566-4507, extension 120 or 137.
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