sojo.net

[link removed]

Facebook

Twitter

Instagram

[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]

 

SojoMail

[link removed]



=================================================================
SOJOMAIL: A weekly ezine of spirituality, politics and culture
=================================================================

The Corrosive and Malignant Danger of Remaining Silent About
Racism
Adam Taylor

Words matter. Words have the power to hurt or to heal, divide or
to unite, to shed truth or to spread falsehood. Words matter,
particularly when you are the President of the United States and
possess both a bully pulpit and a magnified microphone.

Demeaning and denigrating his opponents is nothing new for
President Trump, but he crossed into ever more alarming and
dangerous territory this past week when he sought to demonize and
dehumanize an entire city with his tweet storm assault on
Congressman Elijah Cummings, calling his district in West
Baltimore a "dangerous and filthy place" and a "disgusting,
rat and rodent infested mess."

This is not the first time Trump has used references to rats,
vermin, and infestation. As Ben Zimmer documented in Politico,
Trump has attacked Rep. John Lewis' Atlanta district, called it
"crime infested," has said that Democrats want "illegal
immigrants, no matter how bad they may be, to pour into and
infest our country," and has said that sanctuary cities involve
a "ridiculous, crime infested & breeding concept." He has
also said that we have an "infestation of MS-13 gangs in
certain parts of our country."

Yet, Trump has offered no serious plans or prescriptions for how
to improve blighted and struggling neighborhoods or communities
such as West Baltimore -- only to exploit their struggles to
promote his own dystopian, fear-mongering agenda. And indeed, the
brutal irony is that to the extent there are struggling
neighborhoods in Baltimore, they are largely a result of more
than a century of racist and unjust policies explicitly designed
to segregate and marginalize people of color.

+ READ MORE
[link removed]

=================================================================
OUR LATEST
=================================================================

Congress Divided on How to Handle Crisis at Southern Border (by
Sarah Little)

Members of Congress heard from experts to learn how the
situation at the border escalated to a crisis.

'The Farewell' and the Moral Complexities of a 'Good Lie' (by
Abby Olcese)

The film challenges Western beliefs about familial and individual
responsibility.

True Climate Justice Is Impossible Without Racial and Economic
Justice (by Melody Zhang)

The communities who contribute the least to rising
greenhouse gas emissions bear the largest burden of climate
change.

Policymakers Aim to Address 900,000-Person Green Card Backlog (by
Yuru (Priscilla) Zhu)

Currently, Indians face the longest wait time --
potentially amounting to 151 years for certain
applicants.

+ [link removed]
+ [link removed]
+ [link removed]
+ [link removed]


=================================================================
FROM THE MAGAZINE
=================================================================

From Theologies of Tolerance to Active Strategies for Peace (by
Najeeba Syeed)

We need interreligious education.

+ [link removed]



-----------------------------------------------------------------
ADVERTISEMENTS
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Advertise with Sojourners

Sojourners is reaching new and unique groups every day through
our award-winning magazine, website and video content, and social
media presence. By advertising with us, you will reach highly
engaged readers who are leaders and influencers in their
communities.

[link removed]

+Support Sojourners
[link removed]



 

DONATE
[link removed]

 
TELL A FRIEND
[link removed]

Unsubscribe or update email preferences
[link removed]

Update your contact information
[link removed]

[link removed]

Copyright © 2017 Sojourners, All rights reserved.

Sojourners | 408 C St. NE |
Washington, DC 20002

Email: [email protected] | Tel.:
202.328.8842