Campfire Tonight!
And my goodness, bring your woolies! It's cold out there today (by FL standards)!
Monday is the National Holiday for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., so we'll be talking a bit about him and what he did for our country regarding equality.
Some food for thought before you arrive:
- What do you think racism looked like in Dr. King's day?
- What does racism look like today?
- Where do you see evidence of racism in your lives? School? Church? Home? Other places?
Finally, will you pray with me this prayer from Marie Fowler?
Holy Father, on this day when we honor the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his courage and vision, grant us the grace to dream of a society, a world, where our differences will not divide us, but rather enable us. Grant us the humility to learn from each other, to try new ways, explore new paths, that we can turn and see that children everywhere are children regardless of color or language, religion or custom. Perhaps it is too late for us, who remember the hurt of exclusion and prejudice, who encounter it still. But, working together, we can dream of a better world where all our children will be "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"
-Fr.R
posted by St. Mark's Youth @ 9:49 AM
1 Comments:
I agree- that Chamberlain kids have a tendency to group themselves together, usually by ethnicity. Not only do blacks tend to be lower in academics then others, but the way they talk hinders them from ever catching up to the rest of us. In homeroom- since no one chooses which one their in- this one girl in particular is rather garrulous, but I can hardly understand anything she says. I love when my teachers repeat the word or phrase that wasn't understood to maybe make them realize that they're not speaking correct english. But there are exceptions of course- going either direction. BUT for the most part, they separate themselves, and define their own presence and standards.
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