Keeping the conversation going on race relations helps build understanding for human relations. The Global Citizen 365 Beer Summit, is an open platform fostering the relationship building between diverse cultures. Racism is not a black and white issue, racism is a human relations issue and concern of various cultures which were represented at the successful beer summit.
i enjoy attending these conversations for i always learn something new about people from different cultures. i also enjoy debunking the derogatory myths put on people of color through open conversations on stereotypes and life experiences. Global Citizen 365 Beer Summit opened with Mr. Todd Bernstein informing those of us in attendance about the purpose and need for continued conversation on race relations. The beer summit allows people to relax and get to know each other in efforts to bring healing and understanding for diverse cultures.
The evenings' facilitators were Ms.Sarah Halley and Pamela Freman founders of Play Back For Change Philadelphia. Under the facilitators directions we started the conversations by pairing up and allowing each five minutes to discuss why we attended the beer summit and how we feel about racism. When the five minutes were up the listener told the speaker what we heard from the speaker. Then some of us shared with all in attendance what we gained from the conversation. i conversed with photographer Robert Bueding and learned that when we share our life stories we find that we have so much in common. i expressed to Robert that i would like to be seen as a human being and erase the forefathers notion of people of color being seen as property and having no human rights. When the evening ended Robert and i had exchanged emails and hope to be able to connect in the future at the Ethic Society.
After the one on one conversations we were asked to get into a group of four and discuss what is something we can commit to around race and what is something a group can do. The response from those in attendance ranged from hosting a block party to get to know your neighbors to various artist informing their projects. Tieshka Smith invited all in attendance to her Racism is A Sickness Photo shoot. Walking Civics, Inc. director Cole Kleitsch 908.420.9463, shared with us a project to get seventeen year olds' active in the voting process by teaching them how to set the voting machines and Troy Brooks shared his 1st Annual Father & Son dinner, August 29th at the Teppanyaki Grill, for more info contact Troy at 215.384.3362.
With the aid of media both mainstream and social, human relations are shaping into positive relationships and understanding for differences. If you are white and would like to be part of the evolution please consider joining Whites confronting Racism and their next training.
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Posted by Filming Cops on Tuesday, August 4, 2015
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