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5) Prepare to Join the 2021 Congregational Antiracism Model Project

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Michelle Burke

St. John’s members attending a CROAR training

In 2020, initial team members were commissioned in February and have been meeting monthly to work on this 7 step pilot project with the Diocesan Antiracism Commission and CROAR trainers. We have taken steps to institutionalize antiracism work at St. John’s to make sure this doesn’t go away with time. As part of Step 3, we will be presenting a vision, mission, mandate and charter/by-laws document to the vestry in June to strengthen the structure to support antiracism work and create systemic change at St. John’s.

To get involved with the 2021 Congregational Antiracism Model Project, complete a recommended antiracism training in 2020 to be ready to begin work in January 2021. For more info on the Congregational Antiracism Model contact Laura Singer at laura.t.singer@gmail.com

St. John’s Antiracism Vision, Mission, Mandate and Charter

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Michelle Burke

The St. John’s Vestry approved this Antiracism Vision, Mission, Mandate and Charter on June 18, 2020.

Members of the St. John’s Antiracism Team

Land Acknowledgement

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Michelle Burke

The plaque has been installed!

We will have a dedication and day of learning whenever we can safely gather. We hope this is the beginning of meaningful relationships with our Native neighbors, a continued commitment to care for the earth, and symbol of our anti-racism work. In an irony of history this land was “free,” given by Sheriff John Gray in 1887. The cost of building the church in 1888 was $1,963.00; the plaque cost $1900. It was cast by by the Bronze Memorial Company and installed by Lopez Concrete. Expertise and wording donated by Dr. Dorene Wiese, president of the American Indian Association of Illinois. Please stop by and read about our history in your next walk around the neighborhood.

Are We Non-racist or Anti-racist? And What Can We Do About It?

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Michelle Burke