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ongoing racial equity work
​of the community church

Our Unitarian Universalist faith calls us to work for Racial Equity.
Dismantling racism is the work of our whole congregation, for all ages.
​This work requires learning, reflection, and action in the congregation and in the world to build the Beloved Community.

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WALK THE WALK
Stagville Plantation Tou​r
​

On October 8, 2022,  more than a dozen members participated
in a tour of Stagville to learn more about the impact of slavery in our area. Walk the Walk is a program for racial justice learning which is local and in person.
​Walk the Walk is cosponsored by Spiritual Exploration for Adults (SEA), Side with Love, and Living Our Covenant with Intention.



​JOURNEY OF RECONCILIATION
COMMUNITY WALK


On Sunday, April 10, our church partnered with University Presbyterian Church and the Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition to lead a community walk visiting notable sites from when the Freedom Riders came to Chapel Hill in 1947. Pictured: Rev. Thom Belote telling a portion of the story in front of the Presbyterian Manse. Listen to Rev. Thom's 
sermon about the Journey of Reconciliation.
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​SPIRITUAL EXPLORATION FOR ADULTS / 

SIDE WITH LOVE / 
LIVING OUR COVENANT WITH INTENTION:
Northside Soundwalk

On March 18, 2022, Thirty members of our congregation learned  during the Northside Soundwalk--an audio tour and history of the historic African American neighborhood in Chapel Hill.

RACIAL EQUITY CHALLENGE:
​Continuing the Conversation

Moving from White Supremacy to Racial Equity
through personal and collective resilience 

​
Mondays: Sept 27, Oct 11, 25, Nov 8, 2021, on Zoom from 7-8:15 PM

Our learning and community building continue this fall with four focused conversations spaced every other week. The discussions are open to those who have participated in our previous racial equity challenges and those who have not. 
 
You asked for discussions around focused topics so we can go deeper together. During this series we will learn and talk about how we as individuals and a community can prepare for sustained work on racial equity. Join us as we explore what we need spiritually, socially/communally, and emotionally to continue the unlearning of white supremacy culture and the learnings of racial equity. 
 
As part of the challenge, you will be provided with all new readings, videos, and questions to ponder. We will meet every other week in facilitated small groups on zoom to reflect on and discuss our learnings. Register HERE . Questions? Contact Marion Hirsch.


RACIAL EQUITY MOVIE DISCUSSIONS


We watched a movie/series each month dealing with issues related to racial equity on our own, meeting together on the third Thursday of each month to discuss the movie. March's movie was Just Mercy.   We explored the issues that these movies raise in our lives and how they point us in ways to respond.  Discussions were led by Kathy Hodges and Baptiste Lefebvre.
  
​Information about how to stream the movies can be found here.
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​CAMPUS MINISTRY:
Northside Tour

On March 30, 2021, six Members of the Campus ministry took the Soundwalk Histories of Home: A Walk with Northside Neighbors, 
​sponsored by Marian Jackson Cheek Center for Community and Justice.


​Daily Reading and Reflection Group on
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
by Isabel Wilkerson


SEA (Spiritual Exploration for Adults) sponsored a reading and reflection Facebook group on for the book, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. Particpants read 10 pages a day (a chapter), and posted a short reflection daily in a private Facebook group. Each of us took the lead to start the post for each day. The book is terrific and very well written but heavy and deep and helpful to read slowly and in community.  February 1 -  March 11, 2021. Led by Marion Hirsch. 
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​LET'S KEEP TALKING: RACIAL EQUITY CHALLENGE  JANUARY-MARCH 2021
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This program was aimed to help us deepen our understanding of racism and better work for racial equity in the world. The Challenge  is for people who participated in the Challenge in the fall  and and want to continue the work, as well as for new participants.  It is similar to Fall Challenge and includes readings, videos, activities and small group discussions to reflect on our learning. We met every other week for an hour on Zoom in facilitated small groups (limited to 6 participants each) This is powerful work and more powerful when we work together.
The Let's Keep Talking Challenge Curriculum is based on the 21 Day Challenge curated by Eddie Moore.

Let's Keep Talking Racial Equity Challenge Curriculum 
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​RACIAL EQUITY OFFICE HOURS
​

 Racial Equity Office Hours are a space where people are encouraged to tackle challenging questions and reflect on their own interactions with race throughout their lives. There will be a few experienced facilitators present to provide topics and guide the discussions in general. The format will be very casual, and people are encouraged to drop in or drop out whenever they get the chance. 
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​​29-DAY RACIAL EQUITY CHALLENGE
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The Spiritual Exploration for Adults (SEA) and Living Our Covenant with Intention (LOCI) Ministry Teams organized a church-wide 29-Day Racial Equity Challenge (Challenge), held September 3 – October 8,  2020. Based on the 21-day Challenge curated by Eddie Moore, our five-session event challenged our community to a daily act (read an article, watch a video, reflect, notice, or act) aimed at helping us, individually and collectively, deepen our understanding of racism and white supremacy.
Each week participants engaged individually in common learnings and then gathered over Zoom in facilitated small groups to discuss and share their own experiences and insights.  65 people participated in the Challenge. 



SIDE WITH LOVE:
Postcard Writing Party

​On August 18, 2020, Nine volunteers came together to write postcards to voters in partnership with the NAACP and Reclaim the vote. Over 50 members wrote over 2,000 postcards in August!
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​SIDE WITH LOVE,  NAACP &
​RECLAIM THE VOTE:

MOBILIZING VOTERS

On August 7, 2020, in collaboration with The North Carolina NAACP and Reclaim the Vote, over 46 members and church friends wrote over 2,000 postcards ​to help mobilize voters in August.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:
ANTIRACIST PICTURE BOOK CLUB

​On July 8, 2020, children participated in the first meeting of the Antiracist Picture Book Club - a weekly storytime and small group discussion that centers BIPOC authors and illustrators and features Black and Brown lives and voices. This week,  we read Earth Mother (by Ellen Jackson illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon),  a beautiful story about our interconnectedness. Next on the reading list is, A is for Activist (written and illustrated by Innosanto Nagara).

For more information about the Antiracist Picture Book Club or programming for children and youth, contact Marion Hirsch here.
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​COMING OF AGE:
HISTORIC THOUSANDS ON JONES STREET
​

On February 8, 2020, six teens from our church marched in
​the Historic Thousands on Jones Street demonstration in Raleigh.



THE COMMUNITY CHURCH CHOIR:
THE CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO INTERFAITH
​MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY SERVICE 
​

On January 20, 2020,  more than 40 members of the Community Church attended  this inspirational event at First Baptist Church, including 6th- and 7th-graders ​in the Neighboring Faiths Class with their families.
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RACIAL EQUITY INSTITUTE (REI)
​
The Racial Equity Institute is "an alliance of trainers, organizers, and institutional leaders who have devoted ourselves to the work of creating racially equitable organizations and systems. We help individuals and organizations develop tools to challenge patterns or power and grow equity." The Community Church provided grants for staff and lay leaders to attend REI's "Groundwater Institute" anti-racism training. 

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