Meeting Minutes, December 10^th, 2019 @2:00p.m.

Present: Eileen Oldag, Tom Neale, Don Stepich, Diane Ryssel, Mary Beth Bolin, Ministerial Intern, Rick and Becky Groff

Next Meeting:  January 8^th, 2020 @10:00a.m.

1. Announcements:
   • January 19^th, 2020 Sunday message for MLK day by Reverend Sara and mention of 8^th Principle status
2. Discussion:
   • Idea pulled from Collective Thriving Conference to start story circles. A trust building exercise. UUA The Liberation Conversations. Discussed utilizing this tool for story circles.
   • Black History month. Possibly encourage some sort of art project and presentation, perhaps by people of color.
   • Debrief of December 2^nd Implicit Bias program:
     • Overall positive reviews from participants
     • Back of room is difficult to hear audio
     • Narrow the subject and offer more time to process
3. Racial Justice Ministry Path to Racial Allyship Series dates and topics:
   • 11/04/19 White Privilege (Don and Tom)
   • 12/02/19 Implicit Bias/Good and Bad Binary (Eileen and Diane)
   • 02/03/20 White Fragility (Diane)
   • 03/02/20 Intersectionality (Tom)
   • 04/06/20 Systemic Racism (Don)
   • 05/04/20 The Pillars of White Culture (Eileen)

Summary:

• Don will work with Jim Bigelow regarding uploading RJM materials online.
• Tom, Eileen, Don, and Diane will do a small write up for each program in 2020. Simplify titles. Submit to Eileen before Christmas holiday.
• Diane contact Debra Smith about a congregational read.

Ongoing Team Focus:

Short videos for discussion
Recruiting speakers
Advertising events
Fund raising options
Offering a book series Waking up Whiteand Finding Myself in the Story of Race, by Debby Irving (Eileen)
Story circles
Congregational Read
Discussion groups
Handouts and media sources