by lindaoppenheim | Oct 16, 2014 | Article, Opinion
It’s the system. It’s the system. It’s the system. The opposing points of view on this issue could not be more clearly illustrated than in this powerful conversation, moderated by Gwen Ifill on the PBS program American After Ferguson.
by lindaoppenheim | Sep 4, 2014 | Continuing Conversations, Events
Ninety-nine percent of the time, NIOT’s Continuing Conversations on Race are considered confidential. For the special session called to discuss the Ferguson situation, everyone present voted to welcome a reporter, Linda Arntzenius, who wrote a wonderful account...
by lindaoppenheim | Aug 20, 2014 | Events
RESPONDING TO THE TURMOIL IN FERGUSON, the United Methodist Church’s Greater New Jersey Conference will hold a “Just in Time” conversation about race on Saturday, August 30, 9 to 3:30 p.m. at Turning Point United Methodist Church, 15 South Broad Street, Trenton....
by lindaoppenheim | Aug 16, 2014 | News, Opinion
Nancy Strong calls attention to an interview on Democracy Now I hope all of us in NIOT can find a way to hear the interview of Radley Balko on August 15 on Democracy Now! Balko said that police who change into military uniforms become soldiers facing an enemy rather...