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New PBS documentary, "In the Light of Reverence," will
focus on Native American struggles to protect landscapes of spiritual
significance.
The Presbyterian Washington Office has sent this
alert on 7/25/01. Posted here on 7-27-01.
"In the Light of
Reverence"
The Television Race Initiative is thrilled to let you know about the
upcoming PBS broadcast of In the Light of Reverence. This award-winning
documentary premieres on the acclaimed PBS series of independent films,
P.O.V., on August 14, 2001 at 10:00PM (check your local listings). We
have found it exceptionally valuable as a trigger for dialogue around
issues of race, identity, culture and reconciliation.
Synopsis
Narrated by Peter Coyote and Tantoo Cardinal, In the
Light of Reverence is a 72-minute documentary on Native American
struggles to protect landscapes of spiritual significance. The film
tells the stories of three communities and places they care for: the
Lakota at Devils Tower in Wyoming, the Hopi in the Four Corners area of
the Southwest, and the Wintu at Mt. Shasta in California. The film
documents obstacles to religious freedom for land-based practitioners,
and impacts on sacred sites that range from mining and ski resorts to
New Age practices and rock-climbing.
Free Discussion Guide Offer
TRI will offer a discussion guide to accompany the
broadcast. Available the second week of July, it will include questions,
quotes and action steps to help any community leader, teacher or
facilitator lead a dialogue around the issues raised in In the Light of
Reverence. Additionally, it will contain questions specifically designed
for use in faith-based community settings. To obtain a copy, please
e-mail triadmin@pov.org or call
(415) 553-2109, or log on to http://www.pbs.org/pov/tvraceinitiative
to download the pdf file.
Want to do more than just tune in?
 | Forward this alert to friends and colleagues |
| Urge your place of worship to announce the
broadcast from the pulpit, and follow the broadcast with a dialogue. |
| Organize a group of friends on the night of the
broadcast (check local listings) using the guide to facilitate a
post-broadcast conversation. |
| Encourage a local talk radio host to promote the
broadcast on the air, and invite listeners to call in afterwards
with their comments. |
| Log on to www.pov.org
or www.sacredland.org for
more information aboutIn the Light of Reverence and related
activities. |
| Order a cassette of In the Light of Reverence for
subsequent use in faith-based or community settings by calling
1-800-543-3764 or by visiting www.bullfrogfilms.com. |
More about the Television Race Initiative
The Television Race Initiative (TRI) is a multi-year
effort in which diverse, high-profile television broadcasts create a
framework for sustained community dialogue and problem solving around
the issue of race relations. In partnership with national and
community-based organizations and public television stations, TRI uses
storytelling - initially in the form of several public television
broadcasts -- to 'break the ice' and encourage conversations that lead
to constructive action.
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Some blogs worth visiting |
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PVJ's
Facebook page
Mitch Trigger, PVJ's
Secretary/Communicator, has created a Facebook page where
Witherspoon members and others can gather to exchange news and
views. Mitch and a few others have posted bits of news, both
personal and organizational. But there’s room for more!
You can post your own news and views,
or initiate a conversation about a topic of interest to you. |
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Voices of Sophia blog
Heather Reichgott, who has created
this new blog for Voices of Sophia, introduces it:
After fifteen years of scholarship
and activism, Voices of Sophia presents a blog. Here, we present the
voices of feminist theologians of all stripes: scholars, clergy,
students, exiles, missionaries, workers, thinkers, artists, lovers
and devotees, from many parts of the world, all children of the God
in whose image women are made. .... This blog seeks to glorify God
through prayer, work, art, and intellectual reflection. Through
articles and ensuing discussion we hope to become an active and
thoughtful community. |
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John Harris’ Summit to
Shore blogspot
Theological and philosophical
reflections on everything between summit to shore, including
kayaking, climbing, religion, spirituality, philosophy, theology,
politics, culture, travel, The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), New
York City and the Queens neighborhood of Ridgewood by a progressive
New York City Presbyterian Pastor. John is a former member of the
Witherspoon board, and is designated pastor of North Presbyterian
Church in Flushing, NY. |
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John Shuck’s Shuck and Jive
A Presbyterian minister, currently
serving as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethton,
Tenn., blogs about spirituality, culture, religion (both organized
and disorganized), life, evolution, literature, Jesus, and
lightening up. |
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Got more blogs to recommend?
Please
send a note, and we'll see what we can do! |
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Plan now for our 2010 Ghost Ranch
Seminar!
GHOST RANCH SEMINAR
July 26-August 1, 2010
WE’RE ALL IN
THIS TOGETHER
CONFRONTING THE STRUCTURES OF INJUSTICE |
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