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Ben's Campus Ministry: All. together

Montana Public Radio article about the controversial eventhttps://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2022-06-23/drag-queen-story-hour-at-zoomontana-draws-hundreds-of-kids-supportersLocal news video covering the eventhttps://www.kulr8.com/dozens-protest-drag-queen-story-hour/video_8cd0345a-f297-11ec-99f0-d78f45a1a42b.htmlArticle on  what the bible says about homosexuality from The Human Rights Campaignhttps://www.hrc.org/resources/what-does-the-bible-say-about-homosexualityWhat Are Religious Texts Really Saying About Gay and Transgender Rights?https://www.americanprogress.org/article/what-are-religious-texts-really-saying-about-gay-and-transgender-rights/

Don’t do this stuff alone!Mike and Dan reference  Dr. Beverly Tatum’s work and book, “Why are the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?Here’s a link to an interview with Dr. Tatum that explores some of the issues highlighted in her book. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/10/10/why-are-all-the-black-kids-sitting-together-in-the-cafeteriaDan talks about the program he’s involved in, Constructive White Conversations. Here’s a link if you are interested in learning more or attending a conversation. https://www.constructivewhiteconversations.org/Mike talks about what it means to be a co-conspirator. Here is a link to Bettina Love’s  Video that he referenced:https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4804332/user-clip-conspiratorsDan and his wife Claudia make great music together. Here’s a link to learn more about their music and performances.  https://www.danandclaudia.com/

OWGs!Peter’s Theater OrganizationStage North is a diverse and inclusive group of theater professionals dedicated to creating vibrant, live experiences that bring people together to tell and celebrate stories of urban life.https://stagenorthmpls.org/ Peter’s Article about Old White Guys (OWGs) in the Minneapolis StarTribunehttps://www.startribune.com/old-white-guys-of-the-world-unite/600094809/

USA today article covering rallies related to the Teach the Truth Rallies.Arkansas Times Article about Teach the Truth RalliesMore information about states that have passed or are considering passing critical race theory bills. Jared refers to the first Native American peoples that Columbus encountered. Here is more about the Taino people. Jared mentions that he and a partner host a podcast.Jared mentions the Zinn Education Project that invited him to host a rally in service of teaching the truth.

Background on the Asatru Folk Assembly.More about what was happening in Murdock Minnesota where Ben showed up to protest.MPR NewsNY TimesNBC NewsWhat is Systemic Racism? Check out this short video series from Race Forward that shows how racism shows up in our lives across institutions and society. Ben mentions how challenging it can be to talk about racial issues with those people closest to you. Here is a toolkit to help with talking about these challenging topics. It was created by SURJ: Standing Up for Racial Justice, a number of years back after Trump won election.Ben references inequities in the justice system. This article by Radley Balko explores systemic racism in the criminal justice system.Here’s a quote from the article: “Of particular concern to some on the right is the term “systemic racism,” often wrongly interpreted as an accusation that everyone in the system is racist. In fact, systemic racism means almost the opposite. It means that we have systems and institutions that produce racially disparate outcomes, regardless of the intentions of the people who work within them.”

Stephen talks about growing up “poor” and white. Here is some background on the demographics of poverty in the U.S. from the U.S. Census Bureau: https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/09/poverty-rates-for-blacks-and-hispanics-reached-historic-lows-in-2019.html#:~:text=In%202019%2C%20the%20poverty%20rate,race%20and%20Hispanic%20origin%20groups.&text=The%20poverty%20rate%20for%20Blacks,Hispanics%2C%20it%20was%2015.7%25.Stephen mentions a well known study about labor market discrimination. Here’s a link to that study published by Marianne Bertrand and Sendhi Mullainathan in the American Economic Review. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/0002828042002561Stephen offers his time and talent to help young people of color learn to code. Here’s an article describing black and brown tech workers experience of racism on the job. https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-06-24/diversity-in-tech-tech-workers-tell-their-storyDemographics of white vs People of Color in tech and computer programminghttps://www.wired.com/story/five-years-tech-diversity-reports-little-progress/2020 People of Color in Tech Report addressing the lack of diversity in the tech industryhttps://www.trustradius.com/vendor-blog/people-of-color-in-tech-report