[act-ma] 2/22 TY dePASS - Racism, the Media, and the Struggle for Justice in 'Post-Racial America'

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

Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 11:00am

The 27th Annual W.E.B. DuBois Memorial Address
TY de PASS
"Racism, the Media, and the Struggle for Justice in 'Post-Racial America'"

In its recent coverage of corruption allegations against City Councilor
Chuck Turner and former State Senator Dianne Wilkerson, Boston's corporate
media (the Globe, Herald, Phoenix, and the broadcast networks) has revealed
a cynical 3-prong strategy w/ the apparent intent of discrediting current
Black community leadership: (1) "naming-and-shaming" (focussing on Turner's
character "flaws" and physical appearance rather than critically examining
the FBI's allegations); (2) "divide-and-conquer" (promoting the notion of a
growing intergenerational political conflict in the Black community); and
(3) the "Big Lie" (promoting the unsupported claim that Obama's election is
proof that racism no longer limits Black aspirations).

Ty dePass, a long time practitioner of agit-prop and popular education will
draw out this critique and share ideas on how ordinary people can build
grassroots resistance to media's misinformation campaign.

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


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10:00am Coffee, Tea and Bagels
11:00am Sunday Speakers' Service/Forum (2nd floor)
12:30pm Luncheon
5:00pm  Meditation/Prayer Services


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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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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