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Confronting the Denial of American White Racism (Part 2 of 4)
by Medene Presley
“If you can convince society that all things are equal, then society will stop talking about the problems of inequality, and once society stops talking about the problems, the people will assume that there are none, thus pervading systemic white racism, dominance, and control. Let me be very clear: white racism is not unintelligent; there is a very sophisticated psychology flowing throughout this hegemonic juggernaut of racialized oppression. Or as one of my friends likes to say: “It’s all by design.” The white supremacists that founded and shaped this country knew exactly what they were doing and they taught it to their children.”
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ProgressiveChristianity.org : Confronting the Denial of American White Racism (Part 2 of 4)
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ProgressiveChristianity.org : Confronting the Denial of American White Racism (Part 2 of 4)"Religious life is not going to go away. It will take a different form. Why am I so sure it's not going to go away? Because there are people whose personalities and gifts, and interests and soul, are simply immersed in living this kind of a spiritual lifestyle. That only makes sense. If you can live an artistic lifestyle, why can't somebody live a spiritual lifestyle? We've always, in every single great tradition, had a percentage of the population that stands in the middle of us being the beacon that calls us to realize that the spiritual life is an essential part of every life."
- Sister Joan D. Chittister, sojo.net, May 5, 2017
““You’re not going to change the policies until you change the narrative,” the Rev. Dr. William Barber III, campaign co-chair, told The Nation at a gathering of campaign organizers this summer. At a hearing on Capitol Hill in September, Barber argued that denying Medicaid, cutting food assistance, preventing a living wage, and apathy towards poverty are all “forms of political and policy violence” that “cause violence in the lives of children,” in particular.”
“By using the term “policy violence,” the Poor People’s Campaign is demanding that the public and political leaders recognize the real impacts of policy choices, as well as the available alternatives. The framing is part of the 40-state voter-education and registration drive the campaign is operating in impacted communities, where many people have sat out past elections.
“We are making sure people understand what’s going on, and that they take that understanding into the voting booth,” Barber told The Nation. “So they are not voting for people, they are voting for issues.””
ProgressiveChristianity.org stands in solidarity with The Poor People’s Campaign.
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The Poor People’s Campaign Calls Out ‘Policy Violence’
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The campaign wants to advance a new understanding of poverty as a traumatic experience inflicted by policy-makers.
