[Dialogue] Watch: Rev. Barber on how to stop white supremacy

[Jeanette Stanfield via Dialogue]

Dear Ellie,
Thank you for sharing the video of Dr Barber.  He is speaking clearly
to the heart of what is happening.

Peace,

Jeanette

On Sun, Sep 17, 2017 at 3:37 PM, Ellie Stock via Dialogue <
dialogue at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

> Greetings from St. Louis...
>
> Once again, St Louis is the epicenter of social unrest catalyzed by racism
> and white privilege.  Most of the demonstrations and disruptions following
> a judge's not-guilty decision regarding a white police officer's fatal
> shooting a black man after a car chase six years ago have been peaceful,
> but in evenings, less peaceful agitators become more destructive, breaking
> windows, throwing bricks, water bottles, paint, trashcans, etc.  Then, the
> police (in formation with shields), some of whom have been injured, respond
> with tear gas, pepper spray, and arrests...
>
> Protests have been in various parts of town--business districts and
> shopping malls.  Some protester leaders have a 30 day plan to continue
> disrupting the economy which has already happened with store closures,
> events cancellations and business hours and money spent repairing broken
> windows and paint stains.
>
> Monday, we plan to be part of an interfaith prayer meeting in Kiener
> Plaza, downtown St. Louis...
>
> I am forwarding a video/words of The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II re
> stopping white supremacy.
>
> We pray for peace through justice.
>
> Ellie Stock
> elliestock at aol.com
>
> Donald Trump is not the first politician to openly stoke racism and hatred.
> He is a part of a much larger system of white supremacy that is reinforced
> in our nation election after election.
> *In a new video, I share my thoughts on why we need to dig deeper to
> address structural racism—and how we move forward.  You can click here to
> watch it and share it with friends. *
> <https://act.moveon.org/go/13902?t=1&akid=189907%2E10290805%2EXqW6lz>
> [image: Rev. Barber sets the record straight on white supremacy.]
> <https://act.moveon.org/go/13902?t=2&akid=189907%2E10290805%2EXqW6lz>
> Don't want to watch on Facebook? *Click here to watch on YouTube.*
> <https://act.moveon.org/go/13903?t=3&akid=189907%2E10290805%2EXqW6lz>
> It's important to pull down Confederate symbols—many of which were erected
> as monuments to white supremacy during the Jim Crow era, decades after the
> Civil War. And we must also focus on the policy violence of voter
> suppression, attacks on immigrants, and denial of access to health care and
> living wages, which continue to oppress communities of color and the poor.
> *White supremacy is about maintaining power through the politics of
> division and oppression—and it impacts everyone, Black, brown, or white.*
> Advancing a moral agenda to confront and take down white supremacy in all
> its forms is work we all can do together. As I and my colleagues at
> Repairers of the Breach tour the country with the new #PoorPeoplesCampaign,
> the diversity of the communities committed to reviving the heart of
> democracy gives me hope.
> *Please click here to take a moment to watch and share this video—then
> take action to tackle the symbols and policies of racism all around us.*
> <https://act.moveon.org/go/13902?t=4&akid=189907%2E10290805%2EXqW6lz>
> Sincerely,
> Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II
> Pres. & Sr. Lecturer, Repairers of the Breach
> <http://act.moveon.org/go/14161?t=5&akid=189907%2E10290805%2EXqW6lz>
> P.S. You can also continue this conversation by following @RevDrBarber
> <https://act.moveon.org/go/14162?t=6&akid=189907%2E10290805%2EXqW6lz> on
> Twitter.
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