Category: Racial Justice Ministry

Update from the Racial Justice Initiative Praxis Group – May 2018

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by Dan Tuft, Co-Chair 7. Political Education, Study and Training The congregation offers regular opportunities for members to learn about justice issues, gain concrete skills, and develop political analysis The above assessment point was the focus of our March, 2018 Praxis Group meeting. The Praxis Group supports the adoption of the 8th Principle ( www.8thprincipleuu.org) … Continue reading Update from the Racial Justice Initiative Praxis Group – May 2018

RJI Praxis Group Update – April 2018

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2. Service and Solidarity. The congregation offers concrete support and service to resource movements for racial justice, allowing frontline communities to strategically channel their energy and resources into Leadership. The above assessment point was the focus of our February 2018 Praxis Group meeting. This year UUCWC began supporting Black Lives Matter Trenton in their Books … Continue reading RJI Praxis Group Update – April 2018

Update from the Racial Justice Initiative Praxis Group, February 2018

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5. Theological Reflection. The congregation sees racial justice work as a natural expression their tradition’s values and beliefs, can articulate a theology of racial justice, and are able to evaluate issues and actions through the lens of their faith. The above assessment point was the focus of our December 2017 Praxis Group meeting and it … Continue reading Update from the Racial Justice Initiative Praxis Group, February 2018

Update from the Racial Justice Initiative and Praxis Group – January 2018

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Our November 2017 Praxis Group meeting focused on Public Witness and Prophetic Voice. Basically, how are we as a community demonstrating our commitment to act to dismantle racial injustice as an integral part of our UU values? Our conversation at first focused on our practice of participating in public demonstration of our support for racial … Continue reading Update from the Racial Justice Initiative and Praxis Group – January 2018

Racial Justice Initiative Newsletter – Winter 2018

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UUCWC RACIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE NEWSLETTER – WINTER 2018 The latest Racial Justice Initiative newsletter is also available to download as a PDF or Word document. An 8th Unitarian Universalist Principle is Proposed Nathalie Edmond, Co-Chair of the Racial Justice Initiative I am writing this article from my multiple identities, values and commitments. Some of my identities- … Continue reading Racial Justice Initiative Newsletter – Winter 2018

Racial Justice Initiative and Praxis Group Update – January 2018

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Our November 2017 Praxis Group meeting focused on Public Witness and Prophetic Voice. Basically, how are we as a community demonstrating our commitment to act to dismantle racial injustice as an integral part of our UU values? Our conversation at first focused on our practice of participating in public demonstration for our support for racial … Continue reading Racial Justice Initiative and Praxis Group Update – January 2018

Workshop: What White People Can Do About Racism – Feb. 17

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What White People Can Do About Racism FUNDAMENTALS, Part 2 How to act against racism from a position of unearned (and unwanted) racial privilege Saturday, February 17, 2018 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing 268 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd Titusville, NJ 08560 Presented by the Center for the Study of … Continue reading Workshop: What White People Can Do About Racism – Feb. 17

Update from the Racial Justice Initiative Praxis Group, December 2017

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by Dan Tuft, Co-Chair, Racial Justice Initiative The Praxis Group is a part of the overall Racial Justice Initiative and is taking this entire church year to assess/audit where UUCWC is currently in terms of living, or putting into practice our commitment to racial justice. Nine areas of focus are being examined, one each month … Continue reading Update from the Racial Justice Initiative Praxis Group, December 2017