From the Beloved Community Commission
Advocate for Indigenous Justice
To: Parochial & Non-Parochial Clergy, Wardens, Beloved Community
From: The Beloved Community Commission
Re: Indigenous Advocacy
Date: March 10, 2023

The members of the Beloved Community Commission are pleased to offer several actions that may be taken to advocate locally and federally for indigenous justice and an important SAVE THE DATE message.
The Episcopal Public Policy Network has created an ACTION ALERT to establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to address the unfathomable suffering caused to native peoples in boarding schools approved by the United States government. Sign on and tell your elected representatives to call for:

  • Formal investigations into the attempted termination of cultures, religions, and languages of Indigenous peoples, and into the impacts and ongoing effects of historical and intergenerational trauma in Native communities.
  • Culturally respectful public hearings for victims, survivors, and community members to testify and discuss the impacts of these policies.
  • Recommendations for the federal government to acknowledge and heal the trauma related to the Indian boarding school policies.
Join the Province 1 Indigenous Justice Network
The network meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 12 noon. Contact Martha Gardner for access details. mgardner@diomass.org
Consider supporting the MA Indigenous Legislative Agenda
Listen and Learn...
The Mission

In the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and in keeping with our baptismal covenant, we join with others to study up, speak up, stand up, and show up in order to bring the Beloved Community closer to realization in our time and place.

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