CommUNITY Program Updates

***PLEASE NOTE DATES/HOST SITE CHANGES DUE TO WEATHER!

February 2011

Due to the inclement weather, the following adjustments have been made to the CommUNITY Calendar of Events in February. Please share this information as needed.

Tuesday, February 8^th from 7:00 -9:00 pm: “Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North”; Screening at Saint Brigid Parish, Kielty Hall, 2001 Massachusetts Avenue.

 

Please join CommUNITY, the Lexington Interfaith Clergy Association and St. Brigid's Parish for the next screening of "Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North,” the thought-provoking documentary about the Bristol, RI DeWolf Family's slave-trading past. The film explores historical aspects of colonial and early US involvement with "triangle trade" as it also raises issues of modern society.

This is the film trailer.

What is slavery's impact on race relations today? What are the aspects of privilege, and how do we address these issues and discuss our respective thoughts in our local communities? How does slavery tie into the wider topic of immigration reform and today's political and moral issues of our country's increasingly ethnic/cultural diversity?

 

Wednesday, February 16^th from 7:00-9:00 pm:  CommUNITY Conversation. Hancock United Church of Christ will host a facilitated CommUNITY Conversation discussing the challenging issues raised in the film “Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North.” The Lexington Interfaith Clergy Association is co-sponsoring these viewings and the discussions along with CommUNITY. Program will be held at Hancock United Church of Christ, Kathie Stuart Room, 1912 Massachusetts Avenue.

For more information, please contact Jill Smilow (781-424-8775 or jillsvoice@yahoo.com) or Larry Link (617-331-9515 or albertlink@verzion.com).

 

Please see the revised 2011 CALENDAR OF CommUNITY Committee EVENTS