Colours of Living is an organization that is unique in it's intent to engage others in discussion of how to bring about a better world for us to live in, our communities and neighborhoods. Colours of Living has witnessed the consequences when there’s no effort made to remove the marginalization thereby bringing about decrepit results to families and individuals.
Colours of Living have been trained and have conducted various seminars, classes, curriculum, sermons and participation in building a more loving world that we all envision. A world built on less strife, less war, less violence, no hate but more love.
We have found and tested that when we have individuals who are willing to celebrate their differences and get to the core of a matter, the best results and encouraging findings occur. How can we get to that point when history and present events work against such model?
As we take a look at history, there has been marginalization of others, from slaves, indentured servants to the class system that exists in many lands. The mere fact that people are being marginalized and judged based on the color of their skin, disability, income, clothing, education and even personal preferences is an atrocity that borderlines hate of humanity. To many people, this marginalization maybe viewed as another person's ‘problem’, while, in truth, the problem always exists in ourselves and how we think.
All of us are a part of the problem, whether we believe it or not.
But to solve this problem, we HAVE to change the way we think.
Allan G. Johnson in his book Privilege, Power and Difference writes: “ …. the purpose is to change how we think so that we can change how we act, and by changing how we participate in the world, become part of the complex dynamic through which the world itself will change”. This is Colours of Living mantra.
By changing our thinking, we can change the way we think about another human being and not to marginalize others. This is why dialogue and discussions are so very important in finding the truths about ourselves and our neighbors and communities.
RACE - RACISM
What a big topic! What is RACE? What is RACISM?
So many books, ideas and comments have been written about race and its’ meaning, from the Bible to writings of scholars, philosophers, sociologists and even politicians....so many books. Yet not much ever changes. And many of these beliefs have fostered marginalization among its' constituents.
And now it is even a critical part of our presidential election!
Colours of Living is dedicated to serving our community by providing an environment of valuable service and a safe haven for discussion of social and racial inequities that still thrive in today's world. We want our community to become a model of open philosophy and a socially balanced community. We strive to change the way we think and act regarding racism, classism and all the other social forms that create and enhance marginalization. We know that racism and marginalization cannot be wiped out "over night", but we have to start somewhere. We think we can help provide that "somewhere", preferably, the ground roots. If you feel there is a better way for our society to exist, you are the one(s) we wish to talk with.
We are not a club or a formal social group of any sort. We have no religious or political affiliations. We are just a small group of people with the thought and desire that there is a better way to live in today's world. We do believe in a strong spiritual involvement and firmly believe that to achieve this sort of harmony, we must work from the heart!
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