Register for the June Acting for Justice Webinar
History: The Missing Ingredient in Challenging Conversations
Blatant ignorance and/or denial of U. S. history has affected so much of the deep divides we are experiencing in politics and society today. DEI and immigration programs make no sense without an understanding of the terrible racial, immigrant and gender history in the United States. So how do we help those we seek to influence in this journey to stay off the onslaught of hate and bring healing elements into difficult relationships and conversations? We will take a brief look at the history of Civil Rights and immigration and how we might help others come to some understanding of the importance of this history.
Bob Hunter: Before retirement in 2014 Bob Hunter was a Diversity and Justice specialist for the Indiana division of Intervarsity. He was also on the national leadership team for Black Campus Ministries of InterVarsity. He has taught courses in Racism, Conflict Management and occasionally Statistics at Trinity College, Binghamton University and Earlham College and is the former chair of the Richmond Indiana Human Rights Commission. He is the Co-Author of Loving Justice, InterVarsity Press, 1990 and Co-editor of Yearning to Breathe Free: Liberation Theologies in the United States, Orbis Press, 1990. He is on the planning committee for NAACP Town Halls on dealing with the current crises in the US and is Chair of the Richmond Indiana Interfaith Commission. He is also on the board of the Belonging committee dedicated to making the local school system a place where all students know they belong! Bob is the pianist at Bethel African Methodist Church and plays keyboard for the band “Mononymous Rae”.
Bob has two grown children, Rachel and Daniel. Rachel, a talented musician, teaches Spanish at a Quaker school. Daniel is an organizer and skilled trainer and has published a number of books including, What To Do If Trump Wins. Bob was married to Dr. Carol Hunter for 40 years until her death in 2015. Together they worked for various organizations and taught justice issues to scores of students. Bob is on the board of JustFaith Ministries.
Join us on Thursday, June 12 at 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT for this important Acting for Justice event.