Our Mission Statement
Our Mission Statement
Our Mission Statement
EMBRACING RACE – The Conversation seeks to gather people of diverse backgrounds, faiths, and life experiences to engage in authentic dialogue about racism – to acknowledge and confront it, and then move in faith toward dismantling it, building a more loving community.
And Why...
Our Mission Statement
Our Mission Statement
The group’s leaders have created a safe space to share – a community of compassion and
acceptance – as people of all ages, backgrounds and experience come to the discussion. We
strive to be diligent in the practice of anti-racism. We seek to build a collective power that can
stand up to systems of oppression and prepare for a future wherein
The group’s leaders have created a safe space to share – a community of compassion and
acceptance – as people of all ages, backgrounds and experience come to the discussion. We
strive to be diligent in the practice of anti-racism. We seek to build a collective power that can
stand up to systems of oppression and prepare for a future wherein everyone has an opportunity
to thrive. All are welcome to join, share and learn
EMBRACING RACE 101
If you are new to EMBRACING RACE, we encourage you to join a 30-minute virtual meeting for new folks to engage in a review of our prior activities, events and book discussions. The 101 group also gives people the chance to get to know current members before joining a larger group discussion. To register for the next 101 meeting please email Suzannedaulerio@gmail.com.
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Drew Hart, author of Trouble I’ve Seen -- -- Changing the Way the Church
Views Racism, at First Baptist Church of Collingswood, NJ, March, 2019,
addressing a crowd of over 200 people. Photo: (l-r) Bill Johnson, Mary
Anne Degenhart, Pastor Brent Miller, Rev. Lorraine Harris