Temple in the Trees Virtual Town Hall

"Healing & Action" to Address Racist Violence

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1. Virtual Town Hall: "Healing & Action" to Address Racist Violence June 4th, 7:30pm – 10pm Temple in the Trees
2. Healing and Action “If your presence means anything, it’s no more rhetoric about what we need to do. We know the changes. We’ve been fighting for them long enough. We either need to have the courage to do what we say we’re going to do, or move those aside who don’t.” https://loudounnow.com/2020/05/31/i-cant-breathe-protest-packs-downtown-leesburg/ The Honorable Ron Campbell, Council Member Town of Leesburg
3. Healing and Action – Keynote 1 Dr. Corinna Moebius Florida International University White Supremacy and the Protection of Property: A Deeper Understanding of What's Happening Now
4. Healing and Action – Keynote 2 Amaku Ukpong, Spiritual Tantric Life Spiritual (R)evolution and Moral Accountability
5. Healing and Action – Keynote 3 The Honorable Ron Campbell, Council Member Town of Leesburg How can a small group of concerned citizens really make a difference?
6. Ideation, Selection and Action Ideation • Anyone can raise their hand • 5 minutes to describe their idea Selection of Actions • Each person is invited to sign up for an Action Next Steps and Close
7. Logistics ✓ Stay on mute if you’re not talking ✓ Note how to raise & lower your hand on Zoom ✓ Notes are being taken and will be shared on our website ✓ Recording will also be shared on our website OurTempleInTheTrees.com
8. Agreements for Town Hall ✓ Listen to each other ✓ Educate ourselves ✓ Commit to taking action together ✓ “To be an ally, one needs to act”
9. Healing and Action – Keynote 1 Dr. Corinna Moebius Florida International University White Supremacy and the Protection of Property: A Deeper Understanding of What's Happening Now
10. Healing and Action – Keynote 2 Amaku Ukpong, Spiritual Tantric Life Spiritual (R)evolution and Moral Accountability
11. Healing and Action – Keynote 3 The Honorable Ron Campbell, Council Member Town of Leesburg How can a small group of concerned citizens really make a difference?
12. Ideation Join the NAACP. Costs $30 per year. Takes less than a minute. Local action. NAACP.org
13. Ideation – Email Received Today “I experienced police brutality in Loudoun last year. I would like people to know police brutality is not theoretical or someone else’s problem for Loudouners. It’s real. It happens here too. We must take action before it’s too late. The citizens accountability board proposed by Buta Biberaj and Loudoun NAACP are a great start.” https://www.joincampaignzero.org
14. Ideation – Three Things 1. Universal police body cameras. 2. Universal de-escalation training. 3. Universal police peer intervention training. ✓ Write Letters ✓ Call Elected Officials and Police Leadership ✓ Town, County and State levels
15. Ideation – Bystander Training • Specifically around the issue of racist violence against people of color. • How do bystanders help de-escalate situations? • Intervene where possible? • How does that work when there’s police involved?
16. Ideation – Who’s Next?