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| Volume 2, Issue 1 | February 2011 | |
Dear CORR{ageous}! Leaders,
As we begin the month of February, we celebrate the contributions of African-Americans to the culture and history of the United States, and we take the opportunity to seek out new history makers of all hues and backgrounds! Oakland California's Downs Memorial UMC teaches us that within our pews are stories that connect us all to a historic Methodism that matched its piety with fervor for social justice.
Today, in every community where we find injustice, we can also find connections to heroes from the past and those making history today. Why not dedicate this month to capturing those stories--on iPhones, flipcams, on paper--and celebrating those heroes? What a gift that would be for the church. Happy hunting!
Erin M. Hawkins General SecretaryGeneral Commission on Religion and Race |
| Deep Roots, Good Fruits | |
The Family of Frederick Douglass
 Of all the materials documenting the life of Frederick Douglass, there is one undeniable theme--the circumstances of his birth did not determine his destiny. It is almost mindboggling to absorb Douglass' plight of being born into slavery and his ascension to becoming one of America's most brilliant and distinguished statesmen. Men of his stature have a way of being immortalized in a way that current generations cannot imagine interacting with their descendents. Such is the case with the Mitchell family of St. Michaels, Md., a small port city where Frederick Douglass is believed to have spent some time as an adult. Among other members of the Mitchell family, freelance reporter Henri Giles interviews Alice Withers, 93, the oldest living relative and member of Downs Memorial United Methodist Church in Oakland, Calif. since 1952. Read More
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| How to Communicate | | |
Telling your CORR Story
Last week, GCORR wrapped up its fourth webinar, "Communications: Sharing the CORR Story" presented by Jeneane Jones, an Emmy award winning journalist and team leader of communications at GCORR. Participants took away various tips for how to increase recognition of their conference commissions on religion and race and got to hear real-life examples from Glenn Harris, CORR chair of the Oklahoma Conference and Cate Monaghan, conference communicator for the Cal-Nevada Conference. Read More |
| Drop the I-Word Gets Radio Play | | How Cal-Nevada Brought Attention to the I-Word Campaign in Local Media
Last month, the Revs. Jola Bortner and Dale Weatherspoon--a GCORR board member--were invited to talk about immigration reform and education on the Capital Public Radio program, "Insight" by Jeffrey Callison. The pair used the opportunity to discuss GCORR's role in the Drop the I-Word campaign. Read More |
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