Racial Healing Supper Club

November 5

6–8 pm in Finlator Hall

“Racial healing” is a process that can restore individuals and communities to wholeness, repair the damage caused by systemic racism, and transform societal structures to affirm the inherent values of all people. Racial healing can facilitate trust and build authentic relationships that bridge divides created by real and perceived differences. Before we can transform systems and structures, we must start with people.

The first step in the healing process is having difficult conversations about racism. And healing from the effects of racism takes more than one day! During regular racial healing sessions, participants acknowledge and discuss past wrongs created by individual and systemic racism, addressing present-day consequences for people, communities, and institutions.

What?

Join the Racial Healing Supper Club! This monthly meeting provides a safe space to tackle the “hard issues.” We begin with a potluck meal and time to socialize, followed by a lively conversation where participants are free to disagree respectfully. We meet on the first Thursday of each month.

Contributions to the potluck are welcome (but not required). Bring a dish, snack, or dessert to share. We’ll provide beverages.

Who can attend?

Anyone who wants to bring people together, build relationships, cultivate trust, and tell the truth. All ethnicities, ages, and backgrounds are welcome.

Pullen Memorial Baptist Church and The Encouraging Place co-sponsor the Racial Healing Supper Club. For more information, email Maggie Zeillmann. If you’re ready to join us, click here to register.