[Dialogue] Fw: NAACP message

[Jim Baumbach]

Thanks Janice for this link.  Alice and I have been part and supporters 
of our respective women's and men's groups in a very conservative 
Presbyterian church.  Of course within, there are voices for justice 
especially for the disenfranchised in the congregation but they often 
are ones that advocate volunteer work for St Joe's Pantry, the Housing 
Partnership, Emergency Shelter and many other local organizations that 
help the poor in Appleton.  But when it comes to demonizing the poor for 
their dependence on food stamps and other community programs, it seems 
that the same people show extreme prejudice toward them because they are 
unable to "pull themselves up by their bootstraps."  When I listened to 
Rev. Barber speak at the Plenary Session of the NAACP I was moved by his 
enthusiasm and courage to call out the stages of societal shifts that 
many bled and died for.  Yet today, in the relative safety of overcoming 
racial and class biases our church and probably many others are afraid 
to speak out against the current problems of our society.  Voter 
suppression is just one of those issues we are confronted with in our 
nation's heritage.

Of course there are many, many more situations throughout the world 
where injustice and human rights violations as well as unnecessary wars 
are occurring.

I hope, we, as a nation can once again move to a more moral 
understanding of people and stop plundering the poor of other nations.

Jim Baumbach

On 8/15/2012 9:51 PM, Janice Ulangca wrote:
> Just watched this powerful speech that sure adds to my determination!  
> It's history, it's hope, it's faith.  I stood up and said "YES!!"
> Janice Ulangca
>
> The Reverend Dr. William Barber, II addresses the Plenary Session of 
> the NAACP Convention in Houston, Texas on July 11, 2012. His speech 
> here was the one that immediately followed Mitt Romney's speech to the 
> NAACP.
> This link was sent by facilitators in NY/NJ area that work on offering 
> the Awakening the Dreamer Symposium - some of them are also active 
> with Transitions.
>
>                 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-y7PvBGYRE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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