[act-ma] 2/10: JASON LYDON: "Racism's Power to Destroy Us All"

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THE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF BOSTON
SUNDAY SPEAKERS FORUM presents...

Sunday, February 10, 2008 at 11:00am

JASON LYDON
"Racism's Power to Destroy Us All!"

Crossroads Ministry, and many other anti-racism organizations, look at
racism/White Supremacy as a function of three powers: the power to oppress
People of Color, the power to privilege White people, and the power to
destroy us all.  The third power, the destruction of all of us, interacts
systemically, interpersonally, and internally.  We will look together at
some of the impacts these realities have on our larger institutions, in our
congregation, and in our personal lives.

Jason Lydon is the Congregational Director at the Community Church of
Boston.  Jason is also a member of Groundwork, the Unitarian Universalist
Youth and Young Adult Anti-Racism/Anti-Oppression Trainer/Organizer
Collective.  He is currently at Andover Newton Theological School in the
Masters of Divinity program focusing on abolition theology, anti-racist
liberation theology, and queer liberation theology.

Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston St. (Copley Square)
www.commchurch.org


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JOIN US ON SUNDAYS

10:00am Coffee, Tea and Bagels
11:00am Sunday Speakers' Service/Forum (2nd floor)
11:00am Justice School for children and youth (3rd floor)
12:30pm Luncheon
5:00pm Growing Faith, Strengthening Community (with potluck supper)

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NEXT WEEK'S COMMUNITY CHURCH FORUM (2/17)

RAUL MATTA
"Dropping a Wrench in the Military Recruitment Machine"

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THE JUSTICE SCHOOL -- FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH!

The Justice School is a new social justice program for children and youth on
Sundays at 11:00am at Community Church.  Director JooYoung Choi has
developed a terrific curriculum to teach and learn from young people about
social justice and how to live it. The program is free and you may enroll
your child at any time during the year. We invited you to visit the Justice
School one Sunday to see what it's about, or go to www.thejusticeschool.org
for more details.

Contact JooYoung at jooyoungc at gmail.com or 617.266.6710 if you want to
receive Justice School updates, or for any questions you may have.

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LUNCH ON SUNDAYS, 12:30PM

On Sunday after our morning programs, we have lunch with one another in the
Guatemala Room (3rd floor), prepared by our cook Luis Alonso Guzman.  Enjoy
a delicious lunch with friends!  A small contribution is requested to help
cover lunch expenses.

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DIRECTIONS/PARKING

The Community Church is located at 565 Boylston Street in Copley Square,
between Dartmouth and Clarendon Streets.

Parking is available on Sunday mornings at the Back Bay Garage (entrances on
Clarendon Street or St. James Ave.). We can provide a sticker to affix to
your parking receipt, and you will be charged $5.00 for 3 hours of parking.

By public transportation, take the Green line to Copley or take the Orange
line to Back Bay station. Community Church is a 2-minute walk from either
station.

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A PEACE AND JUSTICE CONGREGATION SINCE 1920

The Community Church of Boston is a free community of human beings united
for the study and practice of universal religion, seeking to apply ethical
ideals to individual life and the democratic and cooperative principle to
all forms of social and economic life.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT US

Jason Lydon, Congregational Director
Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617)266-6710
(617)266-0449 (fax)
info at commchurch.org
http://www.commchurch.org