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Mindful of Race: Book Study & Meditation

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A  five-week book study and meditation group focused on Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out, by Ruth King. 

Tuesdays: October 6 through November 3
Facilitated by Amy Schiff, via Zoom

On October 13, we will be discussing Chapters 4-8 (pages 45-103)

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Amy says: This book has been an invaluable resource to me: eye-opening, challenging, and practical. King posits that racism is a heart disease "and it's curable." Her book breaks it down into three sections: (1) understanding habits of harm (=diagnosis); (2) mindfulness (= heart surgery); and (3) cultivating a culture of care (=recovery). She is quick to say that her book is not an attempt to resolve the racial injustice that pervades society...[but offer] a framework for understanding racism and our role in it, as well as mindful strategies that reduce mental distress and increase clarity, stability, and well-being.

Amy continues: Because I always need to read, watch, and listen to things more than once (and usually more than that) to fully understand them, and I find that I learn more and cultivate new understandings and perspectives when I am in community, I would like to offer space and facilitation for a book study and meditation practice. 

The Plan: 

  • For those who would like, we will read the book on our own and break it down into five readings.

  • We will come together to share thoughts, insights, and perspectives each week following the section of the book we read.

  • We will follow that with a meditation practice (from the book) 

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Earlier Event: October 12
The Letters of Creation
Later Event: October 16
Shabbat with Leiah and D'vorah