etween 1987 and 1999, about 230 congregations attended the Creating
a Jubilee World antiracism workshops developed by the UUA's Black Concerns
Working Group, now called the Jubilee Working Group, says Susan Leslie,
associate director of the Faith in Action Department (FIA). This year,
FIA will offer several new workshops for congregations wishing to follow
up on Creating a Jubilee World, including Introduction to Building a
Transformation
Team; Introduction to Antiracism for People of Color (designed and led
by members of Diverse and Revolutionary UU Multicultural Ministries, or
DRUUM); and Jubilee II.
For information about Creating a Jubilee World and new workshops, contact the Faith in Action Department at (617) 948-4265.
The UUA also has printed materials for congregations who wish to work on racial justice issues, including curricula for children and adults, reading lists, pamphlets, periodicals like the Faith in Action Newsletter, and a congregational antiracism assessment form. Using these resources and others, congregations have created their own workshops, classes, discussions, and worship services. Contact the Faith in Action Department at (617) 948-4265, or visit the department's Web site.
The JTW Path to Antiracism Information Packet, available from
the Faith in Action Department, lists books, films, and educational resources
for children and adults. Two books that FIA staff particularly recommend
for people starting to think about antiracism are Uprooting Racism by
Paul Kival (New Society Publishers, 1996; available from the UUA Bookstore
at (800) 215-9076) and
A People's History of the United
States
by Howard Zinn (HarperPerennial, revised and updated in 1995).
Those wishing to learn more about white privilege may want to subscribe to the quarterly newsletter Birthrights, published
by UU Ian White Maher and available for $10 per year from P.O. Box 1446, Somerville, MA 02144; (617) 742-2100 ext. 456; www.birthrights.org.
