Our series of open conversations on race concluded this week. 91 different people participated, with 163 registrations over the four monthly conversations.
Learn more, let us know if how you felt, or tell us if the Office of the Bishop should facilitate more conversations at our follow-up survey, all at gcsynod.org/open-talks.
Read MorePlease join us for our final session in our series of open conversation about race, Tuesday, 11/10/2020, 6:30–7:45pm. Click here to register in advance for this Zoom meeting.
In this last session, let’s focus on the future. Where so we go from here? Be ready to share ideas, dreams, and hopes for how our synod can grow.
Read MorePlease join us for another Open Conversation about Race, Tuesday, 10/13/2020, 6:30–7:45pm. Click here to register in advance for this Zoom meeting. Learn more at gcsynod.org/open-talks.
In this session we will discuss as a group how our “blind spots” influence the ways we treat people. Go to https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/research/ and learn more about your “hidden” views on the world.
Read MoreHarvard’s Project Implicit helps us understand how our “blind spots” influences the ways we treat people and see the world.
Take a quick assessment to learn more about your “hidden” views on the world, and also prepare for our next open conversation about race, Tuesday, 10/13/2020, 6:30–7:45pm.
Read MoreNevada Public Radio brings us this broadcast looking at race and racism in Nevada. We’re listening to these as part of our open conversations about race. Next talk, Tuesday, 10/13/2020, 6:30–7:45pm. Please register here: bit.ly/gcs-1013.
The death of George Floyd was followed by dozens of protests in the streets of Las Vegas. What is happening in Las Vegas, one of the most culturally diverse cities in America?
Read MoreFrom ANKOSfilms, two videos asking the important and relevant question: Do Black Churches Matter in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America?
We invite you to watch these videos as part of our next open conversation about race, 9/8/2020, 6:30 pm. Learn more at gcsynod.org/open-talks.
Read More12 News has started a conversation with the African American community on the lived experiences and perspectives on race relations in the Valley.
We invite you to watch this film as part of our next open conversation about race, 9/8/2020, 6:30 pm. Learn more at gcsynod.org/open-talks.
Read MorePlease join us for another open conversation about race, Tuesday, 9/8/2020, 6:30–7:45pm. These conversations are a safe and thoughtful space where you and others in the synod can wrestle with questions and talk with each other. Learn more at gcsynod.org/open-talks.
Please register in advance for this Zoom meeting here: bit.ly/gcs-98.
Videos and articles to review (on Youtube or embedded further in this post): 12 News Being Black in the Valley, A Time for Burning, You Can't Live There: A Long Struggle For Black Rights In Las Vegas, or Do Black Churches Matter in the ELCA? Please pick one and be ready to share your impressions.
Read MoreA Time for Burning is a 1966 American documentary film which explores the attempts of the minister of Augustana Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska, to persuade his all-white congregation to reach out to "negro" Lutherans in the city's north side.
We invite you to watch this film as part of our next open conversation about race, 9/8/2020, 6:30 pm. Learn more at gcsynod.org/open-talks.
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