White Allies Working For Racial Justice - Philadelphia 

As part of the broader Unitarian Universalist effort to build an anti-racist mutlicultural religious community, UU Allies for Racial Equity (ARE) invites white UUs and friends to a weekend workshop on whiteness.

Participants will deepen our understanding of whiteness and the forces that have shaped our own personal racial identities.  We will explore the dynamics of white identity and privilege in the age of President Obama and the changing demographics of our country.  We will discuss ways to be allies to People of Color, to end racism in white controlled institutions, and to shape anti-racist identity and practice within ourselves and the people in our lives.

Facilitators

Betty Jeanne Rueters-Ward, Consultant and Adjunct Faculty, Starr King School for the Ministry

Rev. Bill Gardiner, Consultant and Crossroads Anti-Racism Organizing and Training Board Member

The formal workshop will take place Friday, May 30th at 6pm and run through Saturday, May 31st ending at 5pm.  Workshop participants and those who took it last August in DC are invited to an optional potluck on Saturday evening to have a meeting of white allies in the Joseph Priestley District (JPD).

Cost is $125 per person for the formal workshop.  Scholarships are available.  Registration deadline is May 15th.  Contact Bruce Pollack-Johnson at pollackjohnson@verizon.net or Paula Cole Jones at pcolejones@gmail.com for more information.

Working Together For Racial Justice

JPD ARE/DRUUMM/JTW Community Dialogue

June 1, 2014 at 1pm - UU Church of the Restoration, Philadelphia, PA

UUs and friends of all racial identities are encouraged to join in a community conversation exploring how people of color and white allies can work together to bridge communities and transform UU congergations, and how together we as Universalist Unitarians might shape anti-racist identity and practices.  We will discuss the JPD's Journey Toward Wholeness (JTW) activities and plans for the future, including connections with DRUUMM (Diverse Revolutionary UU Multicultural Ministries), a national UU group for People of Color, and ARE.  RSVP preferred (no fee).  Contact Bruce Pollack-Johnson at pollackjohjson@verizon.net or Paula Cole Jones at pcolejones@gmail.com for more information.