Resources for Responding to Racial Injustice
At this time of national upheaval, it is often hard to know what we can do to enact change and assist in healing. The Episcopal Church’s Department of Reconciliation, Justice and Creation Care and the Office of Government Relations have put together some excellent resources on how to Learn, Pray, and Act when responding to racist violence.
The Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina also offers the following additional resources from across the church and our country on topics such as talking to children about racial injustice and violence, prayers for peace, things you can do today to make change, and much more.
Book Resources about Racism and Racial Justice
A list of 31 Children’s books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance compiled by the organization Embrace Race
Books & Teaching Tips on Race and Racism from Building Faith
An Interview with Dr. Jennifer Harvey, author of Raising White Kids:Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America. Dr. Harvey was the keynote speaker at the Forma Conference held in Charleston in 2018.
Talking about Racism
Wendy Claire Barrie, an editor for Church Publishing and Christian Educator, shares her tips for Talking with Children about Race
Talking about Race Portal from the National Museum of African American History and Culture
In 2016, Trinity Church Wall Street focused their annual series Listen for a Change on Sacred Conversations for Racial Justice. Speakers include Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary, the Very Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas.
Grief
In Grief in a Time of Injustice and Covid-19, Wendy Claire Barrie explores the unique time that we are living in, shares resources for grief, prayers, and links to things you can do now.
Peace
Building Faith offers Prayers, Books and Resources for Peace and an Interfaith Liturgy Against Violence
South Carolina Organizations
Fellowship of South Carolina Bishops
Charleston Area Justice Ministry
Other Resources
Church Next offers a series on Racial Justice that can be taken as a class or an individual with topics including Theology, Spirituality, Reparations, Racism and Whiteness
Blount Montgomery reflects on our Christian duty to stand up to injustice.