It’s time to work through the pain of racial healing
It’s time to work through the pain of racial healing By Laura Hill “’Healing is a process.’ How many times have we heard this well-meaning cliché? “Last fall these fateful words were uttered by an emergency room physician, after I fell at home...Reparations
Reparations Reparations Work is a vital part of Coming to the Table because it provides avenues to impact racial justice directly in the community, whereas our other Groups (i.e. Linked Descendants, Mindfulness, etc.) support very crucial racial healing on more...Her ancestors enslaved mine. Now we’re friends.
Phoebe Kilby discovered her ancestors were slave-owners and she wanted to pay reparations. Through an organisation called Coming To The Table, she found her linked descendant Betty Kilby, and asked if they could meet. To watch this video story, go to: Her ancestors...Hate, interrupted: Coming to the Table offers a way to talk about race
It’s no coincidence that activist Mary Dadone calls Coming to the Table meetings a “12-step program” for racial reconciliation. Jane Carrigan, a co-founder of the Annapolis chapter, has shared with the group her recollection of the white supervisor at her first summer...Our Organization
Coming to the Table is a program of RJOY, Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth
