The Racial Justice Task Team

seeks to raise awareness among members of the district about issues of racial justice and call us to action through education, relationship building, and advocacy to bring about healing and wholeness in our community.

Resources for Understanding Race Relations

General Commission on Religion and Race of the UMC
From the Vital Conversations Video Series
 
Meaningful Conversations about Race
Dr. David Anderson Hooker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv_G8BD8eKI
 
Deconstructing White Privilege
Dr. Robin DiAngelo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwIx3KQer54
 
Building the Beloved Community
Dr. Miguel De La Torre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syAyAOr8AKw&t=4s
 
Being an Ally with People of Color
Katelin Hansen, PhD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnhgW_zgFdo
 
The Intersections of Oppression
Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9cHZ0hKfhY
 
 
Contrasting Current Activism with Civil Rights Movements of the Past
Rev. Jennifer Bailey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oiemehq2mb0