Racial Justice
Seattle Presbytery Resources
Read: Document of Lament and Resolve From Seattle Presbytery’s Executive Board
March 2021 message from the Race & Equity Task Force
Appendix:
Resources for Communities of Faith:
We recognize that there are many resources that support the work of Antiracism. This list offers a starting point and is in no way meant to be comprehensive or exhaustive.
A Service of Grief and Remembrance for Ahmaud Arbery:
The Cross and the Lynching Tree: A Requiem for Ahmaud Arbery, Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III
Resources for Identifying Racism and Implicit Bias:
https://www.ibramxkendi.com/how-to-be-an-antiracist-1
Organizations that help to identify areas of racism:
https://www.focseattle.org/consulting/
More resources:
Seattle Presbytery’s Race & Equity Task Force
Anti-Racist Reading Groups Recommendations (developed by the SeaPres Race & Equity Task Force)
Podcast: Robin DiAngelo and Resmaa Menakem: In Conversation (On Being with Krista Tippett)
June 26: Race & Equity Development and Training
Co-EP Eliana Maxim’s sermon during Lake Burien PC worship on Sunday, June 7, 2020
Presbyterian Week of Action RESOURCES
While we recognize and honor the good work toward justice that has been ongoing in our denomination, we also realize that in this time, it is not enough. Though the Presbyterian Week of Action hopes to meet the immediacy of our current context, it will not be the culmination of our work as a denomination, for we have a long way to go to eradicate systemic racism and white supremacy. It is our hope and prayer that this week will empower us, challenge us and enliven the faith we follow.
Why we say: Presbyterians affirm Black Lives Matter
Bearing Witness is an ongoing collaborative effort of the PC(USA) to dismantle structural racism.
Download yard signs: “Presbyterians affirm Black Lives Matter”
“Trouble the Water: Conversations to Disrupt Racism and Dominance” is a documentary series resource produced by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for communities and congregations to facilitate conversation and engagement around the issues of race and racism. As we struggle as a nation with these deep systemic and structural issues on a daily basis, we hope this series can be a resource to listen to one another, have difficult but honest conversations and collectively work together to disrupt systemic racism.
“To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.” — Proverbs 21:3
“God sends the Church to work for justice in the world: exercising its power for the common good; dealing honestly in personal and public spheres; seeking dignity and freedom for all people…” — Book of Order, W-5.0304