The Racial Justice Team's mission is to promote racial justice within the Marianist Family, the Church and the world, with a keen awareness of our own individual need for “conversion of hearts, minds and institutions to address the evil of racism that still exists in our communities" (Open Wide Our Hearts, USCCB). Providing spaces and pathways to be challenged and engage conversation towards a goal of transformation, we hold one another accountable and seek accountability beyond ourselves. We encounter this work in community and through collaboration.
Our Mission
Racial Justice Team
Facilitating Difficult Conversations
Initiate Engagement with SM Office of Education & Office of Sponsorship and FMI Office of Education
JUNETEENTH RACIAL JUSTICE DIALOGUE EVENTS
The Racial Justice Team has created a guide for anyone who might be leading a discussion about racism or other sensitive topics. We encourage all Marianists to be mindful of the guidance in this document as they lead in a group setting. This guide is meant to accompany a virtual facilitator training run by the Racial Justice Team, so that folks get some experiential learning and time to practice the skills presented.
Fill out this form to indicate your interest in the Facilitator’s Training and we will follow up with you!
Fill out this form to indicate your interest in the Facilitator’s Training and we will follow up with you!
Facilitating Difficult Conversations
Facilitating Difficult Conversations Racial Justice Resource
Juneteenth Racial Justice Dialogue Event
The MSJC Racial Justice Issue Team has hosted events to commemorate Juneteenth, the day African Americans celebrate their freedom from slavery. These events have invited participants to join in sharing prayer, songs and dialogue focused on overcoming racism. The experience has been inspiring, challenging, and reflective.
Please see resources below from our past Juneteenth programs on how you can start doing the work of overcoming racism:
Please see resources below from our past Juneteenth programs on how you can start doing the work of overcoming racism:
- Celebrating Juneteenth PowerPoint
- A Guide to Continuing the Journey
- Media Resources of Systemic Racism
Initiate Engagement with SM Office of Education & Office of Sponsorship and FMI Office of Education
JUNETEENTH RACIAL JUSTICE DIALOGUE EVENTS
Facilitating Difficult Conversations
Initiate Engagement with SM Office of Education & Office of Sponsorship and FMI Office of Education
The Racial Justice Issue Team is exploring ways our Marianist institutions are, or could be better, living out the Church's mission of racial justice. Similar to how some Marianist schools have successfully addressed environmental sustainability efforts, we feel racial justice could become an integral part of how we talk about and do things at an institutional level.
Initiate Engagement with SM Office of Education & Office of Sponsorship and FMI Office of Education
JUNETEENTH RACIAL JUSTICE DIALOGUE EVENTS
Facilitating Difficult Conversations
• Racial Justice Resources List
• Calling the Marianist Family to Renounce the Sin of Racism Booklet - Updated 2024
• Marianist Sisters Anti-Racism Statement
• Network Contemplative Dialogue Resource
Resources
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