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by Regina Podhorin Zilinski The Racial Justice Ministry (RJM) and Adult Faith Engagement will jointly present a three session training and deep discussion forum on reparations starting in late February and ending in April. The issue of reparations was chosen as a strategic issue area by RJM for this next year in collaboration with the … Continue reading Reparations – Moving Toward Saying the Word
by Regina Podhorin Zilinski The Racial Justice Ministry (RJM) recently hosted a speaker from the Unitarian Universalist Faith Action New Jersey (UUFANJ) Reparations Task Force to update us on their activities and plans to move forward the conversation about reparations in New Jersey. As a result of this conversation, we have decided to engage more … Continue reading Racial Justice Ministry Considers Reparations
Please join the Racial Justice Ministry and congregational allies in becoming a learning community about dismantling racism. A list of resources for this work can be found at: https://www.eddiemoorejr.com/21daychallenge We will be hosting open discussions on Thursday January 20th and 27th for anyone who wants to find new resources or discuss something there read, heard or experienced in … Continue reading Racial Justice Ministry Events Jan/Feb 2022
Save the Date! Racial Justice Ministry (RJM) Discussion Forum – January 11, 2022 7pm Join the meeting on January 11th at 7pm here. RJM is offering an online discussion of two resources RJM members recently found helpful in our antiracism journey. Join us to discuss these resources and kick off a 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building … Continue reading Racial Justice Ministry Forum 1/11/22
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 Racial Justice Ministry is responsible for ensuring the implementation of the 8th Principle at UUCWC. We see our goal as supporting individuals on their journey to becoming active advocates/accomplices for bringing about racial justice. We also hold the organization accountable to integrating a racial justice lens in all policy and practices of the church. … Continue reading Racial Justice Ministry
by Regina Podhorin Zilinski, Personnel Committee When I became the Chair of the Personnel Committee in late 2014 my first task was for the committee to align the staffing needs of the congregation with the strategic priorities set in mid-2014 and with the emerging needs of a much larger and more sophisticated needs of a … Continue reading Personnel Needs in Support of Congregational Goals
