Racial Justice and Repair

Absalom Jones

I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.

John 13:34

Jesus

Racial discrimination and inequality remain a formidable barrier to quality education, employment, housing, health care, and equal justice under the law in throughout the nation.

As Episcopalians, we are called to reconciliation, the spiritual practice of seeking loving, liberating, and life-giving relationships with God and one another, and striving to heal and transform injustice and brokenness in ourselves, our communities, institutions, and society. As the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. so eloquently put it: “The end is reconciliation; the end is redemption; the end is the creation of the beloved community.”

Resources

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2023 Anti-Racism Training Schedule

This Anti-Racism Commission presents a series of workshops designed to help participants understand the historic creation, preservation, and personal and institutional effects of a society built upon ideas of racial difference, which in turn support an unjust, racially based hierarchy. Completion...
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Loving Presence Report and Video Released

Loving Presence was a group of fifteen clergy who developed a broad plan to dismantle racism in the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania. The group met throughout the summer and completed a report identifying ten major recommendations, with accompanying elaborations and action steps. The Loving...
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Responding to Racism: What you can do

  In light of the murder of George Floyd, the Anti-Racism Commission has assembled the following ways you can help right now.  The full document is here and below.  Renewing our commitment to end racism Not just an issue or a cause, anti-racism is a spiritual practice, a life’s work. For...

Featured Events

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Celebrating the Life and Ministry of Blessed Absalom Jones (2/11/23)

Saturday, February 11th, 2023

9:00 am - 11:30 am

Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, 23 S 38th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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KUSANYA: “The Gathering,” A Racial Healing Circle

Saturday, February 18th, 2023

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Online
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KUSANYA: “The Gathering,” A Racial Healing Circle

Sunday, May 21st, 2023

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Looking to be more engaged?

Each one of us has a part to play in eliminating racism in the church, society and the world. We offer training and resources to increase awareness of the racism around us, and help each of us live into our Baptismal Covenant to “strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being.”

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