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CONCERNED CITIZENS OF THE NOVEMBER 3rd INCIDENT MINUTES July 7, 1982 Trevi Fountain Restaurant Present: Joyce Johnson, John Erwin, Nelson Johnson, Steve Lipscomb, Rev. Wayne Clapp, Katie Greene, Sol Jacobs, Anne Welsh, Gayle Korotkin In the absence of Mr. Davis, Joyce Johnson chaired the meeting. There were two main items of business: (1) discussion of the statement of moral and ethical concerns, drafted by Gordon Chamberlin; and (2) plans for the July 15th evening meeting of Concerned Citizens. The group formally agreed to adopt the statement of moral and ethical concerns drafted by Gordon Chamberlin as the statement of Concerned Citizens. The group did not feel any changes were necessary. It was felt that the statement really reflects the group's thinking, focuses the issues sharply, and and challenges the thinking and conscience of the whole community. One suggestion, however, was that in addition to the statement, we will need an action agenda to propose to people - that is, the statement calls for joint action for justice, and we should have some ideas about what form this action could take. There was discussion of different approaches for using the statement to reach out to other groups and individuals. Two basic approaches were discussed: (1) to do outreach on a 1-to-l basis with key people in the religious community who could then reach other people; and (2) mailing to all local clergy asking for an endorsement which could be used publicly. The two approaches were not seen as contradictory, but could be carried on almost simultaneously. The mass mailing to clergy would get it to more people more quickly, and could possibly result in some immediate effect, in terms of generating action which could impact the grand jury process while it's still going on. The 1-to-l approach is a longer-term one which relates to the larger question of the church role in relation to social issues generally. It was agreed that the mass appeal to the clergy would be most effective if it came from within the religious community. It was proposed to approach a few clergy to be co-signers of a letter to the other clergy, asking the rest to endorse the statement. When the statement is sent out on a broad scale, it should include a request for suggestions, invitation to a meeting, a return envelope, etc. A committee of people is to meet with Gordon to further develop the ideas based particularly on his experience with the Justice Project. Rev. Clapp also suggested that Gordon, Sol Jacobs and Nelson Johnson go to the Pulpit Forum to ask their support. People felt the statement should probably not be distributed broadly to the general public at this time, before there's some support from within the religious community. With regard to the evening meeting, Joyce reported that Rev. Hairston had agreed that the meeting could be held on the evening of July 15th at Shiloh Baptist Church, 1210 S. Eugene Street. There are basically 3 things we want out of the
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Full text | CONCERNED CITIZENS OF THE NOVEMBER 3rd INCIDENT MINUTES July 7, 1982 Trevi Fountain Restaurant Present: Joyce Johnson, John Erwin, Nelson Johnson, Steve Lipscomb, Rev. Wayne Clapp, Katie Greene, Sol Jacobs, Anne Welsh, Gayle Korotkin In the absence of Mr. Davis, Joyce Johnson chaired the meeting. There were two main items of business: (1) discussion of the statement of moral and ethical concerns, drafted by Gordon Chamberlin; and (2) plans for the July 15th evening meeting of Concerned Citizens. The group formally agreed to adopt the statement of moral and ethical concerns drafted by Gordon Chamberlin as the statement of Concerned Citizens. The group did not feel any changes were necessary. It was felt that the statement really reflects the group's thinking, focuses the issues sharply, and and challenges the thinking and conscience of the whole community. One suggestion, however, was that in addition to the statement, we will need an action agenda to propose to people - that is, the statement calls for joint action for justice, and we should have some ideas about what form this action could take. There was discussion of different approaches for using the statement to reach out to other groups and individuals. Two basic approaches were discussed: (1) to do outreach on a 1-to-l basis with key people in the religious community who could then reach other people; and (2) mailing to all local clergy asking for an endorsement which could be used publicly. The two approaches were not seen as contradictory, but could be carried on almost simultaneously. The mass mailing to clergy would get it to more people more quickly, and could possibly result in some immediate effect, in terms of generating action which could impact the grand jury process while it's still going on. The 1-to-l approach is a longer-term one which relates to the larger question of the church role in relation to social issues generally. It was agreed that the mass appeal to the clergy would be most effective if it came from within the religious community. It was proposed to approach a few clergy to be co-signers of a letter to the other clergy, asking the rest to endorse the statement. When the statement is sent out on a broad scale, it should include a request for suggestions, invitation to a meeting, a return envelope, etc. A committee of people is to meet with Gordon to further develop the ideas based particularly on his experience with the Justice Project. Rev. Clapp also suggested that Gordon, Sol Jacobs and Nelson Johnson go to the Pulpit Forum to ask their support. People felt the statement should probably not be distributed broadly to the general public at this time, before there's some support from within the religious community. With regard to the evening meeting, Joyce reported that Rev. Hairston had agreed that the meeting could be held on the evening of July 15th at Shiloh Baptist Church, 1210 S. Eugene Street. There are basically 3 things we want out of the |