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The Voice of Seguin Today
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Local library invites you to join it for a discussion on race By Cindy Aguirre-Herrera
Jr., chief of board of governance and leadership for the Leadership ISD in Forth and Rashad Tolbert, TLU student and president of TLU’s Black Student Union.
(Seguin) --- Limited seating is still available for this weekend’s panel discussion on race. The Seguin Public Library is helping the Seguin community begin a conversation on the issue as part of its latest book study featuring ljeoma Oluo’s book “So You Want to Talk About Race.
Gross reminds residents that while they don’t need to have the book completely read by Saturday, they should pick up their free copy at as soon as possible.
Library Director Jacki Gross says this Saturday’s Seguin Talks About Race Panel Discussion is the first in a series of events designed to engage the public in a much needed and important conversation. “We have a variety of programs planned both virtual and on-site to encourage people even if they don’t want to go to the panel discussion to maybe pick up a book and join the book discussion specifically on the book if they feel so inclined or start a conversation with their peers and see where that goes. It does not have to be here at the library or a library sponsored event. We felt like the library was a place where people – we don’t have any agenda —we don’t have a political agenda or anything like that,” said Gross. Gross, as reported earlier by the Seguin Daily News, says sitting down to talk about race is “unchartered territory” for communities especially here in Seguin. She says because it is a “hard conversation” to have, she felt Seguin through its library needed to take the first step.
“We are open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. You don’t need a library card to pick up a book. You just come in and pick up a book and we have some fliers for all of the events coming up. We are requiring that people register for it if they want to attend the panel discussion because we want to ensure the safety of everyone. So, we are limiting the number of people who can be physically present. But, we will live streaming the discussion,” said Gross. ‘The book is entitled ‘So You Want to Talk About Race’ but to be honest, it’s not just about race. It’s about people who are different religions but it’s all about let’s hear each other’s stories and we might not agree but let’s respect one another and respect their experience, your experience living in Seguin is not the same as mine and it can be a good thing,” said Gross.
Those serving as panelists this weekend include Dr. Bernadette Buchanan, a professor at Texas Lutheran University; Rev. Megan Elliott, a member of the LGBT community and head pastor at Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church; Rev. Jimmie Flakes, head pastor at Second Baptist Church of Seguin; Jacinto Ramos,
The Seguin Talks About Race Panel Discussion is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at the library located on West Nolte Street. Sign-up for the in-person event is required at EventBrite. That link can be found on the Seguin Public Library’s Facebook page. Access to live streaming on Saturday can also be found on that page.
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