The Racial Healing and Justice Committee works to support our congregations and diocesan life through fostering conciliation and reconciliation across our state.
Congregations seeking support for their efforts in racial reconciliation, justice, and healing should complete the committee’s intake survey. Take the Survey.
Resources, and major partners in the ministry of racial reconciliation, justice, and healing can be found on the Episcopal Church website.
Contact
For more information on the Racial Healing and Justice Committee contact its chairperson, Archdeacon Susan McMillan
Resources
Abenaki and Vermont Native Peoples
“We acknowledge the traditional, ancestral, and unceded land of the Abenaki people on which we are worshiping, praying, and celebrating today. We honor the Abenaki people who have been living and working on this land from time immemorial. We recognize that colonialism and the oppression of Native peoples is a current and ongoing process, and we commit to building our awareness of our present participation. And so, we give thanks for those who have come before us, honoring the legacy of Vermont’s Indigenous people, the Abenaki People of the Dawn. We are grateful for the care and sharing of this land.” – Excerpt from the liturgy of the 187th Diocesan Convention of The Episcopal Church in Vermont (October 26, 2019).
Learn more about the Abenaki and Vermont Native People
Sacred Ground
Available now, Sacred Ground is a film and reading-based dialogue series on race and faith. Participants will walk together through America’s history of race and racism, while weaving in the threads of family story, economic class, and political and regional identity. It’s an invitation for small groups to gather to learn, share, and prepare to become Beloved Community.
Built around a curriculum of powerful documentary films, videos, and readings, this 10-part series considers some of the major chapters of the United States of America’s history of race and racism. It focuses on Indigenous, Black, Latino, and Asian American histories as they intersect with European American histories. Participants are invited to peel away the layers that have contributed to challenges and divides in the present day – all with a deep foundation in faith and love.
