July 27-31, the Union of Black Episcopalians hosted a multi-day virtual event open to the entire Episcopal community and included both day and evening events. Listen to a message from Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry during the opening worship.
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Save the Date!
Diocesan Convocation
Saturday, September 25
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The joyful gathering, which will be our first big, in-person event in 22 months (!), will be an event for all ages, filled with music, fun, learning, eating and worship. The theme is "Proclaiming the Dream," following along with the four paths of Becoming Beloved Community that have guided our past three conventions.
The day will be capped off with a tent revival-style Eucharist with guest preacher, the Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers, Canon to the Presiding Bishop for Evangelism, Reconciliation, and Creation Care.
More information on this fantastic, free event will be coming soon. This will be a day you will NOT want to miss!
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Our weekly advocacy update from July 27. |
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Our Friday Circle of Practice is a hiatus until around the end of August. Join our Tuesday Circle any time! |
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Tuesday, August 10, 7 p.m.
Intersect is the Ohio Council of Churches' webinar series which explores the intersectionality between faith, policy, and racism.
The Ohio Redistricting Commission holds its first hearing on Friday, August 6. In a session moderated by Jen Miller, executive director for the Ohio League of Women Voters, join the Ohio Council of Churches for a panel discussion on the redistricting process, the impact of gerrymandering on our communities, and how faith communities can engage in the process.
Panelists include:
- The Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis, Co-Chair, The Poor People's Campaign
- Alora Thomas-Lundborg, Senior Staff Attorney, Voting Rights Project, ACLU
- Jamal Watkins, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Advancement, Strategy, NAACP
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Defecting from Supremacy is an online course designed to help white men forge healthy racia l and gender identities, cultivate emotional resilience, and gain political clarity as we join with people of color and people of all genders in the struggle for collective liberation.
Course begins August 15.
An Online Course for White Men with White Awake
Facilitators: Chris Crass and Topher Stephens
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Healing from Internalized Oppression
Virtual training August 20 - 21
All are invited.
Please note: this is primarily a training for people of color. Participants must register 24 hours prior to the start of training. There is no fee to participate.
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Fourth Annual Interfaith Celebration
Compassion through Action:
We are in it together!
August 22-29, 2021
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This website is a web-based version of a workbook originally designed to support the Dismantling Racism workshop offered by Dismantling Racism Works, a training collaborative that is not offering workshops or consulting support at this time.
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Exploring Trauma and Healing in African American Communities
Be a part of the conversation led by The Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas, Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Seminary and
Dr. Catherine Meeks,
Executive Director of the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing
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Dates: Sept. 15, Oct. 20, Nov. 10,
7-8:30 p.m. (Eastern)
Location: Zoom
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Beginning in September, Episcopal Peace Fellowship will have a monthly book discussion. This is not the same as our Peacebuilding Series, but is instead a chance for informal gathering to share thoughts about common reading. Watch your inbox this Friday to get the full details and see the list of books which are slated for us to read and discuss. We begin on Saturday, September 18 at 3:00 pm Eastern with "Whom Shall I Fear: Urgent Questions for Christians in an Age of Violence" by the Rev. Rosalind Hughes, which will be led by the author. Sign up for EPF's newsletter for more details.
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In this new book on race, faith, and the future of the church, the first five Black women diocesan bishops speak on faith, leadership, and what it means to be trailblazers.
In a series of conversations recorded over the tumultuous year of 2020, these five Black women bishops provide a compass on how to move forward. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, Carlye J. Hughes, Kimberly Lucas, Shannon MacVean-Brown, and Phoebe A. Roaf offer honesty, vulnerability, and wisdom from their own lives that speaks to this time in American life.
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Action Alerts from Office of Government Relations:
Headlines from The Episcopal Church:
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Diocese of Southern Ohio
800.582.1712
#DSOBeloved
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