Montgomery County’s Faith Community Working Group invites you to participate in a new program, “Candid Conversations on Race” based on facilitated book or film discussion groups meeting this fall & winter.
Participants will learn how our racialized society affects all people. Multiple book groups and a film discussion group, located throughout the county, based on books chosen to raise awareness of racism and white privilege meeting 4-5 times in the Fall & Winter. Participants MUST purchase their own copy of the book they select.
Update
11/12/2019
Updated list of groups, Candid Conversation on Race
| Book/Film | Date & Time | Location |
| Waking Up White | Nov. 5, 4:30-6:30 PM (First Tuesday Afternoons) | Park Potomac Place (Board Room) 12500 Park Potomac Ave Potomac, MD 20854 |
| So You Want to Talk about Race | Nov. 5, 6:45-9 PM (First Tuesday Evenings) | Rockville Public Library Room 331 21 Maryland Ave Rockville, MD 20850 |
| So You Want to Talk about Race | Nov. 13, 3-5 PM (Second Wednesday Afternoons) | JCRC 6101 Executive Blvd. Suite 300 North Bethesda, MD 20852 |
| White Fragility | Nov. 13, 7-9 PM (Second Wednesday Evenings) | Catholic Charities Family Center 12247 Georgia Ave Silver Spring, MD 20902 |
| Waking Up White | Nov. 7, 3-5 PM (First Thursday Afternoons) | Cedar Lane UU Chuch 9601 Cedar Lane Bethesda, MD 20814 |
| Race – the Power of an Illusion | Nov. 14, 6:45-9 PM (Second Thursday Evenings) | Cedar Lane UU Chuch 9601 Cedar Lane Bethesda, MD 20814 |
If interested, please contact dc.interfaith@gmail.com. You will be contacted by the facilitators of the group that you want to join. Participants must purchase their own copy of the book.
Groups are forming in early November, and will continue to meet monthly for four more months. To join a group, please respond as soon as possible. You may join any of these groups when they meet next in December. After the December meetings, these groups will be closed to additional participants.
