AN OPEN INVITATION TO A BOOK DISCUSSION FROM ST JOHN’S SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUP

The Social Justice Group is sponsoring a Book Discussion focusing on Heather McGhee’s book entitled The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together. Below are the details for the book group meetings, and following that, we’ve offered some links to more about the book, the author, and a link to the Reader’s Guide.

From the author’s website: “Racism…is the common denominator of our most vexing public problems, the core dysfunction of our democracy and constitutive of the spiritual and moral crises that grip us all. How did this happen? And is there a way out?” “…tallying what we lose when we buy into the zero-sum paradigm—the idea that progress for some of us must come at the expense of others.”

How to join the discussion

If you are not already on the book group mailing list from last time, and are interested in participating in all or part of this book discussion, contact the Parish Administrator at parish.admin@stjohns-jp.org so you can get the zoom link and further info.

Meeting Info

Meetings will be from noon to 1:30 on the following Sundays:

Apr 25 - Chapters 1 – 4

May 23 - Chapters 5 – 7

June 27 -Chapters 8 – 10

Getting the Book

There is a long wait list for the library book, so we encourage interested buyers to purchase it from: Frugal Bookstore, 57 Warren St, Roxbury, 617-541-1722; or Papercuts, 60 South Street, JP, 617-522-3404.

Links

· Reader’s Guide: https://heathermcghee.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/McGHEE_TheSumOfUs_HC_DiscussionGuide_Final.pdf

· Interview with Heather McGhee on Fresh Air: https://www.npr.org/2021/02/17/968638759/sum-of-us-examines-the-hidden-cost-of-racism-for-everyone

· Explore videos and presentations on Heather McGhee’s website: https://heathermcghee.com/

· Bookshop.org https://bookshop.org/books/the-sum-of-us-what-racism-costs-everyone-and-how-we-can-prosper-together/9780525509561