Ministry on Racism

The Institutional Assessment Task Force continues to lay the groundwork for gathering evidence of the gap between our perception and our reality of systemic racism within Friends General Conference.

Our faith as Friends calls us to respect and nurture that of God in everyone. That includes advocating for an end to white supremacy and racism.

Once again, we are pleased to offer an FGC Institutional Assessment on Racism update.

Paula has been an advocate for the rights of Indigenous peoples for over 20 years

Post-Plenary notes from Thursday night evening post-plenary group: Actions Minnesota Friends could take in response to killing of black men by police. 

n the second day of the White Privilege Conference, around 40 Friends came together to discuss “How can we bring what we’ve learned at WPC back to our meetings?”

nvigorated, tired, humbled, overwhelmed, inspired, hopeful. Those are words that FGC staff who attended the White Privilege Conference (WPC) used following the conference.

The White Privilege Conference offers the opportunity to help challenge and dismantle white supremacy.

A Friend at FGC once said “In order to know God, we have to know all the faces of God.” This sentiment has become one of the rallying cries of FGC’s Ministry on Racism program.

In response to the violence that took place in Charleston, SC, a letter of solidarity was sent to the leadership of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church.

The authors of “Bayard Rustin: The Invisible Activist” are taking Bayard’s story on tour.

Next year it comes to the Philadelphia area.  I hope many more from Philadelphia will join us.