The Justice in Action Committee currently meets on the first Thursday of the month at 6pm at Chapel Hill Town Hall on the 2nd floor training room. The meetings are open to the community and students and all members of the community are encouraged to apply and join. Applications can be found on the town hall website: www.townofchapelhill.org
In the September meeting, the emergence of Interactive Theatre Carolina (ITC) has a resource to help the spread awareness of some of the many issues that are present in the Chapel Hill Carrboro community and throughout the world. Also, Roger’s Road was established as a probable focal point of the committee. Roger’s Road is a predominately black area where all the trash from Chapel Hill gets sent. This is a prime example of economic, racial, and social injustice. As a committee, we intend to educate the community on this issue, trough methods like documentaries and looking to partner with other networks and partners throughout the community. Other topics included promoting justice awareness in the school systems, torture rights, and promoting voter turnout.
At the October meeting, there were several new member applicants and more are encouraged to apply as the committee continues to look to expand its network and capacity. We also revisited the ITC and have looked to make more use of this committee and have looked into getting more involved with the ITC. We also discussed the Journey of Reconciliation, which serves as the official marker about the Freedom Writers that occurred in Chapel Hill. Here, we are looking to play a supportive role and get involved in helping carry out this commemoration ceremony that will occur on April 13th, 2009. In the short tem, the committee looks to help in the upcoming Human Rights Week in December. The committee is also looking to formulate a more elaborate and detailed committee restructuring to improve its efforts as a cohesive unit.
Purpose The mission of the Justice in Action Committee is:
“To adequately and effectively reflect the Town of Chapel Hill’s integrity and commitment to preserving racial, economic, and social justice within the community.”
We fulfill this mission by:
GIVING VOICE to issues and concerns regarding race and power in Chapel Hill and the surrounding community EDUCATING the Chapel Hill community through workshops, seminars, and by developing resource materials related to issues of racism, diversity and inclusiveness for the Town of Chapel Hill EMPOWERING all ethnic groups by advocating and voicing support for initiatives designed to stimulate economic and social equality amongst the greater community ADVISE Town Council on various ways to foster a more racially inclusive community SERVING as liaisons to the Town Council, we seek to monitor and evaluate racial inclusiveness on all levels of life in Chapel Hill The Committee will coordinate its work with Town staff, the Library Board of Trustees, the Museum Board of Directors and the Orange County Human Rights and Relations Commission and others as deemed appropriate
(Purpose and Mission statement as noted on the website)
Justice in Action Committee: November In this meeting we discussed the upcoming Justice in Action Committee event that will take place on November 11, 2008 at the Council Chambers Town Hall in the downstairs area. The Justice in Action Committee has teamed with Interactive Theatre Carolina and will be putting on the ‘Be Rea$sonable’: An Interactive Theatre Performance about differences in socio-economic class in Chapel Hill. We discussed ways we’d be reaching to the community to generate publicity for the event. Then, another one of our upcoming primary objectives is the Human Rights Week and our involvement with that as a committee.
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The Justice in Action Committee currently meets on the first Thursday of the month at 6pm at Chapel Hill Town Hall on the 2nd floor training room. The meetings are open to the community and students and all members of the community are encouraged to apply and join. Applications can be found on the town hall website: www.townofchapelhill.org
September
In the September meeting, the emergence of Interactive Theatre Carolina (ITC) has a resource to help the spread awareness of some of the many issues that are present in the Chapel Hill Carrboro community and throughout the world. Also, Roger’s Road was established as a probable focal point of the committee. Roger’s Road is a predominately black area where all the trash from Chapel Hill gets sent. This is a prime example of economic, racial, and social injustice. As a committee, we intend to educate the community on this issue, trough methods like documentaries and looking to partner with other networks and partners throughout the community. Other topics included promoting justice awareness in the school systems, torture rights, and promoting voter turnout.
October
At the October meeting, there were several new member applicants and more are encouraged to apply as the committee continues to look to expand its network and capacity. We also revisited the ITC and have looked to make more use of this committee and have looked into getting more involved with the ITC. We also discussed the Journey of Reconciliation, which serves as the official marker about the Freedom Writers that occurred in Chapel Hill. Here, we are looking to play a supportive role and get involved in helping carry out this commemoration ceremony that will occur on April 13th, 2009. In the short tem, the committee looks to help in the upcoming Human Rights Week in December. The committee is also looking to formulate a more elaborate and detailed committee restructuring to improve its efforts as a cohesive unit.
Meetings
The Justice in Action Committee meets at 5:30 pm on the First Thursday of each month in the Second Floor Training Room.
Purpose
The mission of the Justice in Action Committee is:
“To adequately and effectively reflect the Town of Chapel Hill’s integrity and commitment to preserving racial, economic, and social justice within the community.”
We fulfill this mission by:
GIVING VOICE to issues and concerns regarding race and power in Chapel Hill and the surrounding community
EDUCATING the Chapel Hill community through workshops, seminars, and by developing resource materials related to issues of racism, diversity and inclusiveness for the Town of Chapel Hill
EMPOWERING all ethnic groups by advocating and voicing support for initiatives designed to stimulate economic and social equality amongst the greater community
ADVISE Town Council on various ways to foster a more racially inclusive community
SERVING as liaisons to the Town Council, we seek to monitor and evaluate racial inclusiveness on all levels of life in Chapel Hill
The Committee will coordinate its work with Town staff, the Library Board of Trustees, the Museum Board of Directors and the Orange County Human Rights and Relations Commission and others as deemed appropriate
(Purpose and Mission statement as noted on the website)
Justice in Action Committee: November
In this meeting we discussed the upcoming Justice in Action Committee event that will take place on November 11, 2008 at the Council Chambers Town Hall in the downstairs area. The Justice in Action Committee has teamed with Interactive Theatre Carolina and will be putting on the ‘Be Rea$sonable’: An Interactive Theatre Performance about differences in socio-economic class in Chapel Hill. We discussed ways we’d be reaching to the community to generate publicity for the event. Then, another one of our upcoming primary objectives is the Human Rights Week and our involvement with that as a committee.
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