After the 2018 the institutional assessment on systemic racism to identify and address structural oppression within FGC as an institution and among FGC-affiliated Monthly and Yearly Meetings, a committee was formed of volunteers and staff to support the organization and affiliated meetings to carry forward the assessment’s recommendations.

Transparency and collaboration have been a priority of this committee from the beginning. The hope is that this page will shed light on the committees work as well as help inspire and resource others in moving towards embodying an actively anti-racist community.

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Call to Action

Demographic Data Subcommittee

The Demographic Data Subcommittee aims to collect demographic data from Yearly Meetings to get a clearer sense of where Friends of Color worship. This information will help us to better shape FGC’s priorities and program offerings. We ask that Friends encourage their Yearly Meeting to participate with this effort.

Monthly Meetings can collect this information from individuals using a form such as this one. Aggregate data can then be shared with their Yearly Meeting.

Yearly Meetings can submit compiled demographic information using the below form:

Submit Yearly Meeting Demographic Data

5-Year Report Subcommittee

The 5-Year Report Subcommittee is drafting a report to track FGC’s progress towards becoming a fully antiracist organization since 2018. We are seeking feedback from Friends regarding their experience at FGC events to inform this report. We intend to share a full report with Central Committee and the wider community in October 2024.

Please complete the following survey and circulate it to other Friends who worship with FGC-affiliated meetings.

Take the Survey

Current and Past Committee Actions

  • Leading Noticing Patterns of Faithfulness and Oppression trainings for Central Committee members and Gathering workshop leaders
  • Establishing Funds for Friends of Color to attend FGC programming
  • Asking all FGC bodies to use the query ‘How does this decision support FGC in its goal to transform into an actively anti-racist faith community?’ when decision making
  • Implementing a Racial Wounding Policy
  • IAIC is currently asking for Demographic data from all affiliated FGC meetings.
  • Drafting a 5-Year Report using information from the Institutional Assessment: Anonymous Evaluation and various focus groups
  • Asking for reports from Central Committees on progress with implementing recommendations
  • Delivering yearly Gathering presentations of organization’s progress

Questions or interested in joining the Institutional Assessment and Implementation Committee?

Please contact Shaina, FGC’s Ministry on Racism Associate at shainar@fgcquaker.org

Updates and Resources by the Institutional Assessment Implementation Committee – May 2019 to Present

IAIC Reports to Central Committee

Anti-Racism Ministry Updates in Vital Friends

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