Committee on Race and Reconciliation 930am1200 pm Committee Members Central Chair Dr George Mims 2018 1st term The Rev Wayne F Farrell 2019 1st term Mrs Lisa Parker 2020 1st term ID: 790508
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Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida
Committee on Race and Reconciliation9:30am-12:00 p.m.
Slide2Committee Members
Central Chair: Dr. George Mims [2018 - 1st term]
The Rev. Wayne F. Farrell [2019 - 1st term]
Mrs. Lisa Parker [2020 - 1st term]
NorthThe Rev. Ray S. Bonoan [2019 - 1st term]Dr. Navita Cummings James [2018 - 1st term]Position Vacant [2020 - 1st term]
Slide3Committee Members
Southern The Very Rev. Cesar Olivero [2018 - 1st term]
The Rev. Marc Panel Guerrier [2019 - 1st term]
The Rev. Aubrey E.
Cort [2020 - 1st term]Staff Liaisons The Rev. Canon Michael P. Durning, The Rev. Adrienne R. Hymes, The Rev. Canon Richard Norman
Slide4Identity and Mission
Support Support the congregations, committees, commissions and related organizations in eliminating racism.Encourage cultural diversity recognizing and incorporating God’s diverse and enriching gifts of all races and cultures.
Slide5Identity and Mission
Support
Promote life-long learning, formation and healing around the multi-layered issues of racism.
Advise the Bishop regarding matters of race and reconciliation with particular expectations for engaging the ordination process.
Set diocesan standards for anti-racism training and formation. Integrate and model TEC’s Becoming Beloved Community model rooted in Holy Scripture.
Slide6Identity and Mission
Communications PlatformIllumine grassroots initiatives for increased inter-parish visibility and accessibility.
Union of Black Episcopalians (UBE)
Christians for Reconciliation
Explore and honor the sacred narratives of those who are oppressed by the sin of racism in the institutional church.
Slide7Landing Page on Diocesan Website https://www.episcopalswfl.org/dfc/index/reconciliation.html
Slide82019 Year of Racial Reconciliation Ministry
Diocesan-wide Absalom Jones ServiceSunday, February 17, Cathedral in St. PetersburgDiocesan Pilgrimage to National Memorial for Peace and Justice (the Lynching Memorial/Museum)
(Dates TBD, Montgomery AL)
All counties within the diocese are represented except Sarasota
Lenten Study Event Race and Reconciliation Transformation Conference SeriesNovember 16, DaySpring
Slide979th General Convention Report
Racial Reconciliation
Dr. Navita Cummings James, DSWFL Lay Deputy
Slide1079th General Convention Report
503 Resolutions Completed by General Convention
At least 20+ resolutions directly or indirectly addressed Anti-Racism, Racial Reconciliation, Racial Justice & Beloved Community
Slide1109 Racial Justice & Reconciliation
A015
Anti Racism/Diversity/Bias Awareness Training for Interim Bodies
A042
Proposed Name Change for EC Committee on Anti-RacismA043 Clarify and Update Mandate
Slide12A045
Revision and Reminder of Anti-Racism Training Requirement
A228
Beloved Community Summit: Igniting the Church to be Bold Agents for Racial Healing, Justice, and Reconciliation
A229 Condemnation of Racial Discrimination and Encouragement to Confront Racism
Slide13A230
Deploring the Sin of Scapegoating in Politics
B004
Encourage the Language of Dismantling Racism and Racial Healing, Justice and Reconciliation
D002 Funding the Working of Beloved Community
Slide14Other Legislative Committees
A011 Oppose Environmental Racism
A055
Develop Multicultural Ministry Pathways
A178 Halt the Intensification and Implementation of Immigration Policies and Practices that are Harmful to Migrant Women, Parents and Children
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Against Caste-and-Descent Based Discrimination
C029
Clergy Compensation by Race
C033 Respecting the Dignity of Immigrants
Slide16D011
Doctrine of Discovery Training
D013
Eliminate the Provision for Legal Slavery in the U.S. Constitution
D089 Supporting Non-Discrimination and Civil Rights
Slide17Diocese of Southwest Florida Resolution
C065
Include The Reverend John Edwin
Culmer
in Feast/Fast Calendar
Slide18A Few Chapter Insights
Slide19Chapter One: Living into God’s Dream of Community
Explores the Dream of God for us to be community. In order to do this, we must name the realities of racism and provide a framework for transformation. This is deeply personal work and happens one interaction at a time.
Slide20Chapter Two: Dissecting Racism: Healing Minds, Cultivating Spirits
Race as a Societal Construct and we learn it from each other. Our Spirituality and The Church provide the space to be transformed because we can dig deep and identify ourselves by Whose we are first…Children of God
Slide21Chapter Three: Why Is This Black Woman Still Talking about Race?
“Color Blindness” is not an answer. It denies the realities of race and undermines any serious conversation. We must instead find ways to break down the barriers that keep us from being loving and accepting of each other.
Slide22Chapter Three (Cont.)
Justice and Reconciliation must go hand in hand. Racism cannot be dismantled without the dismantling of the very mechanisms that perpetuate the unequal treatment of citizens.
Slide23Chapter Four: Mama, It Is So Hard to Be Black in America
Racism is damaging to all of us.
Without the inner work that integrates equality and potential of each and every one of us, we will continue to miss the mark and lose the hidden gifts that we will not see in each other.
Slide24Chapter Seven: Architects of Safe Space for Beloved Community
A spiritual director is an architect for safe space who uses the instruments of contemplation, discernment and forgiveness to open doors to the mysteries of God.
The power of story (narrative) powerfully connects people and events so that meaning-making can emerge.
Example of the two nations that each claims the land belongs to their people (Israeli vs Arab)
Slide25Chapter seven (cont.)
Tools recommended for nurturing inner work counteract self-centeredness Decrease our reaction to judgment and increase our compassion and mercy
Conflict creates the inability to see each other as fully human
Slide26Chapter Eight: The American South is our holy land
Location has personal and communal meaning in our experience of God.Places help us flesh out the stories of racism.
Holy places can reveal truth and unmask the reality of the experiences of those who came before us.
Slide27Forgiveness is a necessary component of conflict resolution and the creation of Beloved Community
Slide28Break
Up Next: Storytelling CarouselSmall Group Conversations
Slide29Part II: Storytelling Carousel
Small Group Conversations
Slide30Storytelling Carousel Conversations
When and how did you first become aware of racial differences?
Slide31Storytelling Carousel Conversations
What did the important people in your life tell you about racial differences?
Slide32Storytelling Carousel Conversations
Name a time when you stood up for your rights or the rights of others. What did you do? What do you wish you had done?
Slide33Storytelling Carousel Conversations
How has racism kept you isolated and separated from others?
Slide34Storytelling Carousel Conversations
What would your life be like without racism?
Slide35Concluding Prayer