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When it comes to sensitive debates about our world, I look to Erica Chenoweth for her leadership. I trust her opinions greatly and hope you will take the time to hear what she has to say as well. Her latest: White friends: if you find yourself genuinely puzzled by all thats happening related to Ferguson -- and especially if you find yourself angry at the protestors -- I beg you to find the willingness to question what you think you know about race. I beg you to open your mind to the lived experience of so many people in our country, to lay aside your own reasoning, and to consider that you may have it totally wrong. I beg you to open your ears to the pain and suffering of others, to deeply consider whether youve ever been part of the problem, and to consider how you might make amends going forward. If you discover nothing, then you have lost nothing. But if you discover that you have been misguided in the past, then you will have gained something incredibly valuable. (If you dont know where to start, I highly recommend the 90-minute documentary The Color of Fear, which is 20 years old but still relevant today. It might help to shed some light on all that you do not yet see.) Be courageous. Look at yourself. Our human family is in desperate need of healing; I beg you to be part of the solution. She also has a fantastic TEDx talk on the success of nonviolent civil resistance: https://youtube/watch?v=YJSehRlU34w
Posted on: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 21:34:46 +0000

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