RACIAL JUSTICE

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RACIAL JUSTICE
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Prepared by Doris Young, 2/07
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Racism is an enemy of peace. Whether its
attitudes and institutions disturb domestic
tranquility, contravene justice or erupt in
bloody skirmishes, racism stands opposed to every
humanizing process. The Bishops Call for Peace
and the Self-Development of Peoples
Rolling out the SPIN for a new day of diversity
of religion, culture, nations, ideas and race!
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EIGHT PRINCIPLES FOR HOW PEOPLE SHOULD ACT ON
THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE
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We believe

• That our struggle for justice must be based on
• New understandings
• New attitudes
• New relationships and
• Must be reflected in
• the laws,
• policies,
• structures and
• practices of both Church and State

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Write it down
Julius Lester Lets Talk about Race A 2006
Newbery Award Childrens Book Illustrated by
Karen Barbour manufactured in China,
HarperCollinsPublishers
www.missionresourcecenter.org Stock 2437   
16.00. 2007 Reading Program           
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Who are these children of god under the skin?

• QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER
• What is their faith?
• Are they reasonably happy/sad/other?
• Do they have siblings?
• Tell them about yourself under the skin!
• Did they have a happy childhood? How do you
  know?
• What are they like inside?
• Are you the same or different?

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If sin is understood as Separated from God,
then Psalm 1066 We've sinned a lot, both we
and our parents  We've fallen short, hurt a lot
of people. The Message What next?
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We can all SHAKE HANDS and HUG and PRAY that
our friendship will be an inspiration to others
.and we might make a small difference in a
big world.
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• Talk about it!
• Another way to say it!
• Ubuntu I am human, therefore, you are human!
• Namasté The God in me greets the God in you.
• Feeling SUPERIOR requires that someone else is
  INFERIOR.
• Good-bye to Racism as the belief that one race
  is innately superior to all other races.
• Good-bye to There is no place for people of
  other faiths in my Godly universe!

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SISTERS JOIN HANDS TOGETHER We commit ourselves
as individuals and as a community to follow
Jesus Christ in Word and Deed and to
struggle for the rights and the
self-determination of every person and group of
persons. And together, the Sisters say, AMEN
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CREDITS Photos General Board of Global
Ministries Photo Gallery Order My Steps, by
Glenn Burleigh The hymn asks God to teach me
Your will, bridle my tongue, take charge of
my thoughts, in order to live in this ever
changing World. This hymn appears on the CD
accompanying the Mission Education study Gods
Mission-Gods Song, by Joyce Sohl. PowerPoint
Presentation racialjustice.sound73007 prepared
by Doris Young, California-Nevada Conference
UMW Communications Team Summer 2007