Church of the Brethren Racial Justice Advocates Organizing Meetup
Date: November 19, 2024
Time: 7-8:30 Eastern
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We invite all Church of the Brethren Racial Justice Advocates and any Brethren or friends concerned about racial injustice to join us for an organizing meetup on November 19.
In 2024, the Church of the Brethren Standing with People of Color Committee created and invited Brethren to volunteer for a new role of leadership in their own context, called Racial Justice Advocates. See key elements of the role listed beneath the event description. This event is intended to support individuals working for racial justice, and help coalesce a network across the denomination.
(This role is complementary to but different from the role of Intercultural Frontliner, to which the COB Office of Intercultural Ministry is inviting church members.)
What to expect in this meeting
- Make connections with others moving into (or considering) the role of Racial Justice Advocate [See description below]
- Explore how you could live into this role in your own context
- Identify skills and support you might need to flourish as a racial justice advocate
- Establish or reinforce a relational network of Brethren who are confronting racial injustice
Key Commitments of the Church of the Brethren Racial Justice Advocate
Gather Information
- Find out the history of your own congregation, district, and community related to issues of race and culture.
- Become a Church of the Brethren Racial Justice Advocate
Educate
- Creatively share what you learned in your local research.
- Lead educational sessions for your congregation or others [district, community, denomination].
- Use resources provided or suggested by others in the network.
- Develop strategies to raise awareness in existing spaces (gatherings, retreats).
Organize
- Build relationships and networks in the congregation and community.
- Help your congregation connect with ongoing efforts by communities of color.
- Organize your congregation to participate in specific efforts to address discrimination or injustice at any community level.
- Help your congregation connect with ongoing efforts by communities of color.
When is the event?
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 07:00 PM
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