On Wednesday, May 1 at 7 pm on Zoom, the Rev. Melanie Mullen, The Episcopal Church’s director of reconciliation, justice, and creation care, will join members of the diocesan Hunger Committee to discuss their work against hunger and poverty across the diocese. Register to attend.
The Zoom event is part of the “One Book, One Diocese” discussion of Poverty, by America, by Matthew Desmond, an initiative led by the Peace and Justice Committee. Learn more about One Book, One Diocese and contact Ellen Lindeen with questions.
Satisfies requirement of three-days of antiracism training for clergy. Prerequisite is one-day Animating Antiracist Ways of Being. Training should be repeated every five years.
This Crossroads workshop builds upon the foundation of their Animating Antiracist Ways workshop. From White Supremacy Toward Liberation is an intensive workshop that explores a power analysis of white supremacy and systemic racism in the United States.
Please see instructions on how to register on the Crossroads website. Register at Crossroads for the May 2-4, 2024 From White Supremacy Toward Liberation with the access code EDOCLib. You will not be charged at registration. The Antiracism Commission will later bill you $125. For more information contact Lucas Sweitzer.
On Saturday, May 11 from 9 am to 5 pm, the Antiracism Commission of the Diocese of Chicago will host a workshop called Animating Antiracism Ways of Being presented by Crossroads at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Glen Ellyn. The May 11 workshop is open exclusively to members of the Diocese of Chicago. The cost is $20 and registration is capped at 40 participants. Register online.
The one-day training, formerly called Introduction to Antiracism, satisfies the antiracism training requirement for elected and appointed diocesan lay leaders and is a prerequisite for the three-day training required of clergy every five years.
Satisfies requirement of one-day of anti-racism training for elected and appointed lay leaders. This course is a prerequisite for the three-day training required of clergy. Training should be repeated every five years.
The Animating Antiracist Ways of Being workshop (formerly called Introduction to Antiracism) offered by Crossroads builds a foundation of shared analysis of systemic oppression among colleagues, establishes skills for talking about race and racism, and introduces participants to Crossroads’ applied tools for dismantling racism: an equation framework to describe systemic racism, an applied power analysis, and the Continuum on Becoming an Antiracist Institution.
Saturday, May 11, 2024 – 9am – 5pm Central Time at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Glen Ellyn, IL. This will be a private offering customized for the Diocese of Chicago. The registration cost is $20 per person, limited to 40 people.
Register with the Diocese of Chicago for the May 11, 2024 private offering of Animating Antiracist Ways. The cost of the private offering, $20 per person, will be charged at registration. Contact Lucas Sweitzer with questions.
Bishop Clark invites lay leaders and clergy to join her for a series of quarterly “Lunch, Learn, and Lead” sessions on Zoom.
The next Zoom meetings will be held September 4, and December 4.
The sessions will be offered with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish and will be recorded for those who cannot attend the live session. These meetings are scheduled during the lunch hour, so please feel free to eat during the presentation.
Satisfies requirement of one-day of anti-racism training for elected and appointed lay leaders. This course is a prerequisite for the three-day training required of clergy. Training should be repeated every five years.
The Animating Antiracist Ways of Being workshop (formerly called Introduction to Antiracism) offered by Crossroads builds a foundation of shared analysis of systemic oppression among colleagues, establishes skills for talking about race and racism, and introduces participants to Crossroads’ applied tools for dismantling racism: an equation framework to describe systemic racism, an applied power analysis, and the Continuum on Becoming an Antiracist Institution.
Register at Crossroads for the June 12, 2024 Digital/Online Animating Antiracist Ways of Being with the access code EDOC1day. You will not be charged at registration. The Antiracism Commission will later bill you $40.