[act-ma] 1/15 "Boston Busing/Desegregation Project: For Truth, Learning, and Change"

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

Sunday, January 15th, 2012
11:00am

Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.
ALEXANDER LYNN & MEGHAN DORAN
"Boston Busing/Desegregation Project: For Truth, Learning, and Change"

The need to discuss the history of busing/desegregation in Boston is made
abundantly clear when one looks at the reality of segregation in Boston
Public Schools today. When the white mayor, Thomas Menino, can tell the
Boston Globe that he is not interested in discussing those days because he
already lived through it, we know that truth telling, community learning,
and systemic change are as important as ever.

The Boston Busing/Desegregation Project grew from the Union of Minority
Neighborhoods' attempts to organize Black parents around public school
education. This effort revealed race and class dynamics that are barriers to
creating a public education system that works for all. UMN realized a need
to revisit the period of busing and desegregation in Boston. The project is
gathering knowledge from written history, individuals, and communities. The
process moves past old misunderstandings and builds on successes and shared
values. This discussion will be another opportunity to hear about and
participate in the work.

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


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11:00am Sunday Speakers' Service/Forum
12:45pm Luncheon


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NEXT WEEK'S COMMUNITY CHURCH FORUM (1/22)

ALEX SHAMS
"The Arab Spring Means What This Winter?"


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LUNCH ON SUNDAYS, 12:45pm

On Sunday after our morning programs, we have lunch with one another in the
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 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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Rev. Jason Lydon, Minister
Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 266-6710
info at commchurch.org
www.communitychurchofboston.org