Still on EDT time I had no trouble being at the registration desk when it opened. I toured the convention center to get a lay of the land and visited the Fair Trade Marketplace where the coffee from the independent small growers was strong and good, the weavings, pottery and art objects beautiful and the message of mission impressive, especially that of entrepreneurship support through small loan programs and buying agreements.
I met with my committee vice moderator and resource person to share meeting venue logistics.
The afternoon session on confronting racism was deeply moving with several individuals sharing personal experiences ranging from hurts imposed to pain felt by some left out or disregarded and disrespected to the awaking to such realities by "recovering" racists. We also viewed the video "The House We Live In" showing how federal mortgage practices from the thirties New Deal and post WWII urban renewal projects had the effect of institutionalizing segregation by race. The workshop included table team sharing and the diversity of persons at my table led to instructive insights.
Dinner comprised more training and prep work for committee leadership as we worked to finalize meeting agenda and met with overture advocates to establish time allotments for their presentations to our full committee. We worked late trying to shoehorn the audit review in for the weekend before the work of the full committee begins.
Peace, Kears
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