Jim Grant, retired Director of Social Justice Ministry for the Diocese of Fresno interviews Dr. Malik Simba, Professor Emeritus, Fresno State University where he taught several courses in the Africana Studies Program and History, wrote a number of important books, and inspired countless students. In his first appearance on Looking at Social Justice, he will share his experience of teaching American history via Critical Race Theory for 40-plus years to White, Black and all others. He'll define CRT, offer examples of it, and why it is important that we use it as a way to best appreciate the complex and difficult mirror of our nation's history. Our country was built on racism, and it's high time to address systemic racism that sustains so many of our institutions to this very day.

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Looking at Social Justice #162 Dr. Malik Simba: Critical Race Theory

Jim Grant, retired Director of Social Justice Ministry for the Diocese of Fresno interviews Kyla Mitchell, who will share about there Women's' International League for Peace and Freedom (hereto listed as WILPF) and the film Hibakusha, which they will be presenting at the Big Red Church on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 7:00. Inspired by Jane Addams, WILPF has been working globally for world peace and justice for more than a 100 years. Hibakusha (Japanese for Survivor)It is a powerful film about Survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and is part of the Human Rights Coalition Commemoration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, August 6th and 9th.

Looking at Social Justice #161 Kyla Mitchell: WILPF and Hibakusha

Jim Grant, retired Director of Social Justice Ministry for the Diocese of Fresno interviews Destiny Rodriguez, Regional Community Relations for the Climate Center. She will introduce viewers and listeners to the Climate Center, Community Choice Energy, benefits that deserve to be explored, where this is already a reality, what kit would do for the central valley an d how to learn more and become involved.

Looking at Social Justice #160 Destiny Rodriguez: The Climate Center and Community Choice Energy

Jim Grant, retired Director of Social Justice Ministry for the Diocese of Fresno will briefly describe the Human Rights Coalition of Centyral California's Second Annual Commemoration of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and then Dr. Daniel O'Connell will invite viewers/listeners to join him in a "fast" from August 6 through August 9 in solidarity with those suffereing injustices around the world even today.

Looking at Social Justice #159: Dr. Daniel O'Connell: Fasting for Hiroshima & Nagasaki

Jim Grant, retired Director of Social Justice Ministry for the Diocese of Fresno will introduce viewers and listeners to Heath Cox Richardson, distinguished professor of History at Boston College, his alma mater. He'll invite the public to subscribe to her daily newsletter Letters From an American which hundreds of thousands read each day, and share a bit more on Then and Now, the podcast she and Joanne Freeman (History Professor at Yale) started posting weekly since June 1, 2021. These are tremendously important resources which contextualize the current American political landscape by connecting it to other moments  and movements in U.S. History, sometimes as far back as the colonial times.

Looking at Social Justice #158: Heather Cox Richardson, Boston College History Professor

Jim Grant, retired Director of Social Justice Ministry for the Diocese of Fresno will discuss with Judge Dale Ikeda, retired Judge on the Superior Court of Fesno County the Human Rights Coalition of the Central Valley's Second Annual Commemoration of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This year's event includes an opening ceremony on August 6th (Peace Harden @ FSU), a film on August 7th (Big Red Church), and a closing ritual on August 9th (Shinzen Garden). It includes land acknowlegments, speeches,readings, and an invitation to Fast (Dr. Daniel O'Connell). Judge Ikeda inttroduces us to VORP, Restorative Justice, Japanese American Citizens League, Fresno-Kochi Sister City Program, Japanese Internment, Japanese-American bravery in Wortld War II, Peace Garden at FSU, Seedlings from Hiroshima, and Nuclear Disarmament

Looking at Social Justice #157? Judge Dale Ikeda: Hiroshima- Nagasaki Commemoration

Jim Grant, retired Director of Social Justice Ministry for the Diocese of Fresno will interview Rev. B.T. Lewis, Pastor of Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church. In response to the dismissal of Yvonne Spence as Fresno City Clerk, their discussion will begin with the call of Black leaders for the City of Fresno to develop an anti-racism taskforce to create action plans and roundtables to address employment and career opportunities, economic development, and greater justice and equity for everyone in Fresno. Racism in Fresno, the Fresno City Council, the Fresno Black Leadership Collective, the African American Clergy Caucus will be mentioned in this part 2 of 2 programs with Pastor B.T. Lewis.

Looking at Social Justice #156 Pastor B.T. Lewis: Racism in Fresno

Jim Grant, retired Director of Social Justice Ministry for the Diocese of Fresno will interview Rev. B.T. Lewis, Pastor of Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church about faith leadership and politics and the importance of addressing inequities and the woven roots of racism and implicit bias in society, institutions, and systems. Pastor will share how his experience of growing up in Greenville Texas definitely influenced him as a young man, and how all forms of racial bias, attitudes and  injustice need to be addressed by all institutions, including churches. This is part 1 of 2 programs with Pastor B.T. Lewis

Looking at Social Justice #155 Pastor B.T. Lewis Systemic Racism

Jim Grant, retired Director of Social Justice Ministry for the Diocese of Fresno will introduce viewers and listeners to four podcasts that he is personally enjoying in his retirement: The Commonweal Podcast, Inside the Vatican, The Gloria Purvis Podcast, and Now and Then.

Looking at Social Justice #154: Four Interesting Podcasts You May Enjoy

Jim Grant, retired Director of Social Justice Ministry for the Diocese of Fresno will interview Rabbi Dr. Laura Novak Winer, Director of Clinical Education at the Rhea Hirsch School of Education, Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles, CA. Among other things hey will talk about Rabbi's rabbinic and doctoral studies, Tzedek, Shalom, Tikkun Olam, Jewish Education, creating cultures of learning, Faith in Fresno, working on the Eviction Prevention Program for Fresno, empowering tenants to advocate for their rights, the legal defense fund, systemic racism, the Interfaith Scholar Weekend, witnessing, and reparations.

Looking at Social Justice #153 Rabbi Dr. Laura Novak Winer

Jim Grant, retired Director of Social Justice Ministry for the Diocese of Fresno will discuss the importance of Juneteenth , the 13th and newest Federal Holiday 

Looking at Social Justice #152 Juneteenth: 13th Official Federal Holiday

Jim Grant, retired Director of Social Justice Ministry for the Diocese of Fresno will discuss Eboo Patel and his Interfaith Youth Core. The podcast will be based on a reading of  Patel's column in USA Today, June 9, 2021, "Bridges of Unity Don't Just Fall From the Sky".

Looking at Social Justice #151 Eboo Patel: Founder and President of Interfaith Youth Core

Jim Grant, retired Director of Social Justice Ministry for the Diocese of Fresno will interview his brother, Rob Grant, who is a pastoral musician serving in ghe Archdiocese of San Francisco and gthe Diocese of Oakland.

Looking at Social Justice #150 Rob Grant Reflects on the Pandemic

Jim Grant, retired Director of Social Justice Ministry for the Diocese of Fresno will interview Hajj Reza Nekumanmesh, Executive Director of the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno regarding how people of faith in the Central Valley are following the example of Pope Francis and Ayatollah Ali Sayed al-Sistani in reaching out to those of diverse faiths in the effort to deal with issues of social, racial, environmental, and economic injustices right here where we live.

Looking at Social Justice #149 Fraternity and Social Frienship in Fresno

Jim Grant, retired Director of Social Justice Ministry for the Diocese of Fresno will interview Hajj Reza Nekumanmesh, Executive Director of the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno regarding the global significance of Pope Francis' recent Pilgrimage of Peace, Reconciliation and Healing to Iraq (March 5-8, 2021). We will discuss especially the significnce of Pope Francis' vist to Najaf, center of Shi'a Islam, and his monumental meeting with thwe Ayatollah Ali Sayed al Sistani, spiritual leader of 200,000,00 Shi'a Muslims. The Holy Father met with the Sunni Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmad Al-Tayyeb back in February 2019.

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