WUNC on Truth & Reconciliation
WUNC Radio ran an interesting report on the Truth and Reconciliation effort this morning with quotes from the Rev. Mark Sills, Sandy Carmany, Tom Phillips and Nelson Johnson.
Even Phillips sounds less skeptical about the commission's progress thus far, though not sufficiently moved to say it's a good thing. He'll read the report, he says.
More intriguing: The Rev. Mark Sills of the T&R Commission says no evidence he's seen at this point to consider what happened on Nov. 3, 1979 a conspiracy.
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This is one of the better news reports on the T&R Commission because folks were directly speaking their minds. It is good to get a feel of where the Commission stands after the public hearings. Thanks to Cynthia Brown and Mark Sills for expressing themselves openly to the community. After all this is a community process that needs the constant flow of open dialogue.
I agree that their factual report may be less important than their recommendations concerning actions for community reconciliation. Important questions may be: What does community reconciliation around Nov. 3rd mean in Greensboro? Are healing and forgiveness the central parts of reconciliation in this process? Do we need to move to a more spiritual view of the process and allow insights to arise that are not primarily secular and political.? Will Guilford College, Bennett College, A&T and UNCG be able to receive this report and, in an interdisciplinary way, creatively add their insights to the process?
Posted on October 12, 2005 12:59 PM
I think that anyone who has attended any of the public hearings would not be surprised to hear Reverend Sills state that he has heard no evidence of a conspiracy, because there hasn't *been* any evidence presented that would support a conspiracy theory, just a couple of opinions.
I never understood why anyone *assumed* the Commission couldn't be impartial.
Best regards,
Tony
Posted on October 13, 2005 9:14 AM