Race and Reconciliation: A Community-wide Conversation on Race November 14, 2009

The landmark documentary "Long Night’s Journey Into Day" will be screened, followed by a panel discussion. The panel, including Ms. Nontombi Naomi Tutu and local Fox 2 News personality Huel Perkins (moderator), will consider the ways in which this intimate film about post-apartheid South Africa and its attempts to heal itself with truth might enlighten Washtenaw County’s efforts.

This is part of a three-day dialogue, with all events free and open to the public. Nontombi Naomi Tutu, global citizen and daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, will help guide the three-day discussion. Her sustained and visible commitment to education, dialogue, reconciliation, and social justice on issues of gender, race, and international relations has made Ms Tutu a leader in her own right. With her immediate knowledge of the realities of a divisive society and the promise of communities that work to protect and sustain the dignity of all people, she encourages us to "be willing to speak and hear the truth because then we will have our just society."

Official Website: http://www.fccannarbor.org/tutu.php