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ELCA Racial Justice

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"When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place." Acts 2:1 Dear church, the Spirit is moving. Can you feel it?

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When I Broke by Regina Banks blogs.elca.org/elcaracialjust… This week's racial justice blog contributor Director for the CA Lutheran Office of Public Policy shares a personal reflection about criminal justice and her call to serve in advocacy.

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May we as a nation rejoice in the removal of the Confederate emblem of the Mississippi state flag. This symbol has a hateful history of white supremacy and black subjugation.

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Ending White Supremacy Requires White People To Realize That Black Liberation Isn't A 'Zero Sum Game' theroot.com/ending-white-s… via The Root

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Join the National Council of Churches for an upcoming webinar. REGISTER TODAY: Who Lives and Who Dies: How COVID-19 Has Shined a Light on the Politics of Death in United States - Webinar - July 30 grnewsletters.com/r/73HCx/E/xcQv…

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Wisdom cries out in the street; in the squares she raises her voice. ~Proverbs 1:20 First photo by Paul Jeffrey at a #BlackLivesMatter protest on June 7, 2020. Last 3 photos are from the ELCA's march to ICE building in Milwaukee, WI during the 2019 Churchwide Assembly.

Wisdom cries out in the street; in the squares she raises her voice.
~Proverbs 1:20

First photo by Paul Jeffrey at a #BlackLivesMatter protest on June 7, 2020.
Last 3 photos are from the ELCA's march to ICE building in Milwaukee, WI during the 2019 Churchwide Assembly.
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Even in death Rep John Lewis is still speaking words of wisdom for all generations. John Lewis: Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation nytimes.com/2020/07/30/opi…

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“Breonna Taylor. She was just like you. And like everyone who dies unexpectedly, she had plans.” Oprah Winfrey announced that, for the first time, someone other than herself will be featured on the magazine: Breonna Taylor: bit.ly/2EBC1oX

“Breonna Taylor. She was just like you. And like everyone who dies unexpectedly, she had plans.”

Oprah Winfrey announced that, for the first time, someone other than herself will be featured on the magazine: Breonna Taylor: bit.ly/2EBC1oX
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Today we recognize the 55th anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act. Voter suppression is still a reality. We must continue to advocate for fair policies. #ELCAVotes.

Today we recognize the 55th anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act.  Voter suppression is still a reality. We must continue to advocate for fair policies. 
#ELCAVotes.
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More than 1 in 3 Black women are on the front lines of today’s pandemic but they are still disproportionately underpaid for their work. #BlackWomensEqualPay cnb.cx/3ajp52P

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Black women in America typically make just 62 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men. It's 2020. This needs to change. #BlackWomensEqualPay nwlc.org/resources/its-…

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Today marks 505 days since the House passed the Paycheck Fairness Act. On #BlackWomensEqualPay Day, we again call on the Senate to take immediate action to support economic security for women and their families. #BlackWomenCantWait for equal pay any longer.

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Comparing property that can be rebuilt, replaced & covered by insurance to the ongoing slaughter of Black people by police is violent.

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They have treated the wound of my people carelessly, saying, “Peace, peace,” when there is no peace. Jeremiah 6:14 (NRSV) No justice. No peace. #BlackLivesMatter