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

[Ellie Stock via OE]

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. 

Don't want to watch on Facebook? Click here to watch on YouTube.
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.
Sincerely,
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II
Pres. & Sr. Lecturer, Repairers of the Breach
P.S. You can also continue this conversation by following @RevDrBarber on Twitter.




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