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News and Editorials Open Door for Open Conversations about Race March 23, 2008 Thanks, Senator Obama, for opening the door to a calmer conversation about the realities of race consciousness in America today. Yes, race does matter even if we wish it didn’t, because we make it so. Same for gender, ethnicity, religion – everything we use to divide us. Wishing it weren’t so doesn’t make it go away; action does! For 43 years Silicon Valley Conference for Community & Justice has been leading this kind of open conversation. Wherever we do, with students through civic, business and religious leaders, we see the positive effects. Together we can get beyond our fears. We actually CAN speak about these supposedly “intractable issues”, and we can do it in safety. Thank you, Senator Obama, for making an honest statement. We stand ready to discuss it with the community. We’ll all be the better for doing so. Bart A. Charlow, President |
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