TWIR 7.8.18 Shake Off the Dust

This week Rev. Anne Dunlap draws the connection between Jesus being unwelcome in his hometown and teaching his team to shake off the dust from their feet when they are unwelcome (Mark 6: 1-13), with some Langston Hughes and Dr. Vincent Harding to help us think about all of this in the context of the 4th of July. "This empire that holds the truths of white supremacy and capitalism to be self-evident is a space where compassionate community is unwelcome. This empire is a space that tries to sap us of our collective power..." Action links: *"Let America Be America Again," by Langston Hughes https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/let-america-be-america-again ***"Civil Rights Figure Talks Nonviolence and Faith in Today's Society," by John Dear, National Catholic Reporter, June 26, 2012. https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/road-peace/civil-rights-figure-talks-nonviolence-and-faith-todays-society ***Mijente Immigration Policy Platform https://mijente.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Mijente-Immigration-Policy-Platform_0628.pdf Transcript can be found here: http://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/the-word-is-resistance.html