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More Resources on Racism and the Church

				Monday, September 7th, 2020

				

					
    

  • Several Faith in Action training sessions from the summer of 2020 are posted at vimeo.com/fianational:

      

    • White Faith Leaders Denouncing White Supremacy Media Call (June 5)
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    • What does it mean to defund the police? – Rev. Ben McBride (June 24)
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    • A Conversation about Whiteness and Liberation – Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews (July 7)
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    • A Brief History of Whiteness (July 28)
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    • The Spiritual Crisis of Whiteness – Ruby Sales (Aug 11)
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Also, here are two new books along with links to author interviews: (more…)

				


				
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Responding to Racism in the Church during COVID – Resources

				Sunday, August 16th, 2020

				

					
There has been intense discussion this summer about racial/ethnic bias in police practices, including discussions in city councils and county government.  However, there has been less attention to structural racism in the church.  While systemic racism is best addressed with intense face-to-face dialog, here are a few resources to begin the conversation in the context of COVID. (more…)

				


				
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More Resources During the Pandemic – Spring 2020

				Friday, May 15th, 2020

				

					
    

  • The organizers of Ecumenical Advocacy Days have posted this list of national events:
    
Ways to Engage During the Quarantine
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  • An overwhelming list of congregational resources have been created – many of them available through denominational offices – in response to the pandemic. Here’s just one:
    
48 questions to ask before reopening your church
    
( kenbraddy.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/48-questions-to-ask-prior-to-reopening-your-church-3.pdf )
    
				


				
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Episcopal Peace Fellowship – Earth Day videos

				Friday, May 15th, 2020

				

					
The Green Faith working group has put together a list of climate change video resources to explore in honor of Earth Day. Feel free to share any others you find with your community!  (more…)

				


				
 File: environmental justice, news, resources 


			



				

				
Resources for Public Policy Advocacy during the pandemic

				Friday, May 15th, 2020

				

					
(How Quakers redesigned FCNL’s Spring Lobby Weekend in response to COVID-19)


Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL)

Spring Lobby Weekend – March 30-31 on Climate Change legislation:


    

  • plenary and breakout sessions were presented on-line, and recordings are posted.
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  • there were also virtual meetings of local groups to plan lobbing visits, and virtual lobby visits with Members of Congress after the program presentations.
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  • See details here
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Also see FCNL resources on virtual meetings with Congressional offices.

				


				
 File: environmental justice, news, resources 


			



				

				
Webinar Series on COVID-19 and Social Justice Issues

				Friday, May 15th, 2020

				

					
(United Methodist Church — Church and Society)


The weekly series, called “Pre-existing Disparities Revealed,” explores how the pandemic intersects with topics such as systemic racism, the carcel system, and access to food. “COVID-19 revealed societal injustices that already existed. This pandemic has magnified familiar societal, political, and economic disparities—now with the added urgency of a public health crisis,” said Aimee Hong, Senior Executive Director of Education and Engagement.”



Webinars will occur every Thursday, starting May 21 at 2 PM ET. Topics include:


    

  • May 21: Systemic Racism and Discrimination during COVID-19
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  • May 28: Confined and Vulnerable: Detained and Incarcerated during COVID-19
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  • June 4: From the Ground to the Table: Food Insecurity during COVID-19
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  • June 11: A Just and Peaceable Global Relief from COVID-19
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  • June 18: Imagining a Just Economy post COVID-19
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All webinars are free and open to all, but you must register for individual sessions. See details and register

here.

				


				
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Allentown Spring Events on Justice and Advocacy

				Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020

				

					






COVID-19 Advisory – Due to the corona virus pandemic, the following events have all been cancelled or postponed indefinitely






(click on event titles for more details)


    

  • “Embracing the Full Household of God”  (on Immigration)
    
March 28, 2020 (Saturday, 9am-3pm) at First Presbyterian Church, Allentown
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  • The Color of Justice: “Bail Reform: The Time Has Come!”
    
April 15, 2020 (Wednesday, 7-9pm) at Muhlenberg College
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  • Spring advocacy event: “The Bread of Justice”
    
April 18, 2020 (Saturday, 9am-3pm) at First Presbyterian Church, Allentown
    
making the connections between racism, poverty, and hunger
    
  • Poor People’s Campaign: A Call for Moral Revival
    
  • Bread for the World: Nutrition and the Racial Wealth Gap
    
  • Traces of the Trade: Slavery, Racism, and Reparations

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  • Campbell Lectures with Katrina Browne
    
“Reparations: A Faith, Spiritual and Biblical Engagement”
    
April 23, 2020 (Thursday, 7:00-8:30pm), April 24, 2020 (Friday, 9:00-10:30am)
    
responding to America’s legacy of racism, slavery, reconstruction,Jim Crow, red-lining, and mass incarceration
    
at Dubbs Center (Lehigh Conference of Churches – 5th and Allen Streets)
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Celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.

				Tuesday, December 24th, 2019

				

					
Allentown Events – January 19-20, 2020


    

  • January 19, 2020 (Sunday, 6:00pm) “Traces of the Trade”
    
A special screening of the feature documentary, “Traces of the Trade” which examines the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. Given the myth that the South is solely responsible for slavery, viewers may be surprised to learn that they were Northerners.
    
Sponsored by the Lehigh Conference of Churches and First Presbyterian Church, Allentown.
    
Location: First Presbyterian Church, Allentown. For details and [free] registration, see www.lehighchurches.org.
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  • January 20, 2020 (Monday, 9:00am) Interfaith Prayer Breakfast with Sheryll D. Cashin who will be speaking on “A Case for Reparations from the Faith Perspective.” Dr. Cashin is a Professor of Law, Civil Rights and Social Justice at the Georgetown University Law Center. Please join us for prayer, breakfast, and fellowship.
    
Location: First Presbyterian Church, Allentown. Cost: $25. For details and registration, see www.lehighchurches.org.
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  • January 20, 2020 (Monday, 11:00am) Allentown NAACP Celebration with
    
Dr. Tina Q. Richardson, Chancellor, Penn State University, Lehigh Valley campus.
    
Location: St. James AME Zion Church, 410 Union St., Allentown.
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NCC Peace & Social Justice  Conference

				Thursday, September 26th, 2019

				

					
October 1, 2019 (Tuesday, 9:00am-9:00pm) Northampton Community College
Peace and Social Justice Conference with workshops and presentations
 on prisons and restorative justice.


    

  • 9:30 – 10:45am – Lipkin Theatre – Restorative Justice Workshop
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  • 2:00 – 3:15pm – College Center 220 – Prison 101: Prison Industrial Complex
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  • 3:30-5:30pm – Lipkin Theatre – Documentary Inside/Outside, with Nandini Sikand.
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  • 5:30 – 6:30pm – Lipkin Theatre – Panel Discussion: “At the Intersection of
    
    Education and Punishment on Prisoner Education Initiatives”
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  • 7:15 – 9:00pm – Lipkin Theatre – Climbing PoeTree  musical performance
    
 (… and more … See program schedule for details).
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All events during the day are free and open to the public. 

				


				
 File: decarceration, news, restorative justice 


			



				

				
Lights for Liberty: A Vigil to end Detention Camps

				Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019

				

					
On Friday, July 12, 2019 at 7pm Lights for Liberty will bring thousands of people to detention camps and other significant sites across the country. In Easton, PA, there will be speakers beginning at 8pm and a silent candlelight vigil at 9pm.
Location: Riverside Park Amphitheatre, Easton, PA
The Easton event is sponsored by College Hill Presbyterian Church and Lehigh Valley for All. For further information, see the Easton facebook event and www.lightsforliberty.org.





				


				
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