‘Race Partners’ is inspired by the work of POWER Philadelphia, an interfaith organization committed to building communities of opportunity that work for all, and representing over 50 congregations.
Race Partners will connect people with each other to share perspectives of how stories, experiences, and understandings are seen differently through varied racial lenses.
Looking at articles, news stories, and life experiences through an alternative racial lens, and in pairs of folks from different racial and ethnic backgrounds, we are moved to interrogate our racial bias, and raise our racial perception beyond our own.
Direct Action is a form of nonviolent protest.
White folks are accustomed to taking direct action only when white communities are feeling impacted. Everyday people of color encounter life-threatening events just for being themselves–an experience no amount of empathy can help a non person of color to understand. But this experience can be better acknowledged through joining with compassion a similar spirit of letting go of white racial comfort and passive action, and instead taking direct action. We can train you and find appropriate nonviolent actions to take and build for your local area.
Facilitators embrace and implement race curriculum in their congregations, helping to build a foundation for the continuous work of transformation through intentional actions and thoughtful dialogue. If you would like to facilitate this transformation within your congregation or learn more about this role, please join us!
