RACIAL JUSTICE

Prepared by Doris Young, 2/07

Rolling out the SPIN for a new day of diversity of

religion, culture, nations, ideas and race!

“Racism is an enemy of peace. Whether its attitudes and institutions disturb domestic tranquility, contravene justice or erupt in bloody skirmishes, racism stands opposed to every humanizing process.

The Bishops’ Call for Peace and the Self-Development of Peoples

EIGHT PRINCIPLES

FOR HOW

PEOPLE SHOULD ACT

ON THE

INTERNATIONAL STAGE

We believeThat our struggle for justice must be based on:

•New understandings

•New attitudes

•New relationships and

•Must be reflected in

•the laws,

•policies,

•structures and

•practices of both Church and State

Julius Lester “Let’s Talk about Race”“Let’s Talk about Race”A 2006 Newbery Award Children’s BookIllustrated by Karen Barbour[manufactured in China, HarperCollinsPublishers]

www.missionresourcecenter.org Stock #: 2437    $16.00. 2007 Reading Program           

Write it down

Who are these children of god under the skin?

QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER:

•What is their faith?

•Are they reasonably happy/sad/other?

•Do they have siblings?

•Tell them about yourself under the skin!

•Did they have a happy childhood? How do you know?

•What are they like inside?

•Are you the same or different?

1 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

7. 8.

9. 10.

11. 12.

13. 14.

15. 16.

If sin is understood as

Separated from God, then

Psalm 106:6We've sinned a lot, both we and our parents;  We've fallen short, hurt a lot of people. [The Message]

What next?

We can all SHAKE HANDS and HUG and PRAY that our friendship will be an inspiration to others ……… .and we

might make a small difference in a big world.

Talk about it!

Another way to say it!•Ubuntu – “I am human, therefore, you are human!”

•Namasté – “The God in me greets the God in you.”

•Feeling SUPERIOR requires that someone else is INFERIOR.

•Good-bye to: Racism as the belief that one race is innately superior to all other races.

•Good-bye to: There is no place for people of other faiths in my Godly universe!

SISTERS JOIN HANDS TOGETHERWe commit ourselves as individuals and as a community to follow Jesus Christ in Word and Deed and to struggle for the rights and the self-determination of every person and group of persons.

And together, the Sisters say, AMEN

CREDITSPhotos:General Board of Global Ministries Photo Gallery

“Order My Steps,” by Glenn BurleighThe hymn asks God to “teach me Your will,” “bridle my tongue,”“take charge of my thoughts, “ in order to live in this “ever changing” World. This hymn appears on the CD accompanying the Mission Education study: God’s Mission-God’s Song, by Joyce Sohl.

PowerPoint Presentation [racialjustice.sound73007]prepared by Doris Young,California-Nevada Conference UMWCommunications TeamSummer 2007