The Racial Justice Ministry (RJM) has developed a plan for 2022 to engage congregants in the communal and individual work of antiracism. We know many of you long for opportunities to both work together as well as have resources for individually staying abreast of new insights into antiracism work. As a result, we are announcing … Continue reading Racial Justice Ministry Antiracism Learning/Allyship Opportunities for 2022

The members of the Racial Justice Ministry (RJM) met within two hours of the verdict being announced in the George Floyd murder case. We had planned a few days prior to meet and prepare to support the congregation through any outcome. We started our meeting by checking in on how people were feeling after hearing … Continue reading UUCWC Racial Justice Ministry Reflects on Derek Chauvin Conviction

The Long Shadow is a PBS documentary about Director Frances Causey’s personal living experience of white privilege in the context of the history of anti-black racism in the US. She exposes her own family’s history of slaveholding and looks at how slavery continues to have an impact today.  During the week of Martin Luther King … Continue reading Racial Justice Ministry Co-sponsors Screening of “The Long Shadow”

Racial Justice Ministry Virtual Forum, October 27, 2020Awareness to Activism – Handling Exhaustion, Theirs & Ours Our speakers were: Darren “Freedom” Green, Trenton activist & Outreach Coordinator Trenton Housing Authority (Juneteenth speak 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2MtJut-3kU Carol Watchler, Community Outreach Coordinator for the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice (Board member bio: scroll down https://www.rustincenter.org/board-of-directors