[act-ma] 8/17: Race the Power of Illusion (part II) - The Story We Tell

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

Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 11:00am

Race the Power of Illusion (part II) - The Story We Tell

It's true that race has always been with us, right? Wrong. Ancient peoples
stigmatized "others" on the grounds of language, custom, class, and
especially religion, but they did not sort people according to physical
differences. It turns out that the concept of race is a recent invention,
only a few hundred years old, and the history and evolution of the idea are
deeply tied to the development of the U.S.

"The Story We Tell" traces the origins of the racial idea to the European
conquest of the New World and to the American slave system - the first ever
where all the slaves shared similar physical traits and a common ancestry.
"The Story We Tell" is an eye-opening tale of how deep social inequalities
came to be rationalized as natural - deflecting attention from the social
practices and public policies that benefited whites at the expense of
others.

Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston St. (Copley Square)
www.communitychurchofboston.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 (8/24)

Race the Power of Illusion (part III) - The House We Live In


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JUSTICE SCHOOL -- FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH!

The Justice School is a 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.communitychurchofboston.org