Church to host film, discussion on 'Black Lives Matter'

The community is invited to focus on perspectives related to the "Black Lives Matter" campaign at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva, 110 S. Second St.

After watching Bill Moyers' show "The United States of Ferguson," which features journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates talking about the nation's legacy of slavery and white supremacy, attendees will consider steps that can be taken to work toward creating a community that does not assume white privilege.

Coates, a senior editor at the Atlantic magazine, is an award-winning journalist. His cover story article, "The Case for Reparations," in the June magazine is one of the finalists in the National Magazine Award in Essays & Criticism. It is the third for Coates' work for The Atlantic in the last three years.

This is part of the free monthly fourth-Friday Film programs that are sponsored by the Social Justice Team of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva. The public is encouraged to register at www.uusg.org/friday-flicks/ to receive email notices of future programs.

The Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva, established in 1842 and the oldest church in Geneva, is a diverse, welcoming community that endeavors to make its Covenant a living reality. It provides religious education and opportunities for spiritual growth. It encourages individual and mutual responsibility to together work to be a liberal religious voice in the community and a force for compassionate social justice. For more information, visit www.uusg.org.