Social Justice Ministries

The Office of Anti-Racism & Gender Equality was created as a part of the Advocacy Center at the Episcopal Church Center. The Rev. Jayne Oasin stands ready to assist you as you seek to begin or continue the ministry of anti-racism in your province, diocese, or local church.

The Rev. Jayne Oasin
Program Officer: Anti-Racism & Gender Equality, Advocacy Center
815 Second Ave , New York, NY 10017
E-mail: joasin@episcopalchurch.org
Phone: (212) 716-6053

Contact Jayne Oasin:

To schedule an anti-racism training for your diocese, seminary, organization or committee conducted by certified anti-racism trainers

To schedule a training of trainer workshop for persons wishing to become certified trainers. *Note – only those persons who have previously participated in the full, anti-racism training workshop may be considered to be trained as trainers.

For diocesan convention keynote addresses or presentations

For information regarding implementation of General Convention Resolutions

For advice about forming an anti-racism committee in your diocese

To inquire about upcoming national or diocesan anti-racism training events

To request anti-racism brochures (English or Spanish), bookmarks, posters or buttons or other available printed material

To borrow a video or DVD

** Save the Date--National Updates on the Status of Equal Opportunity and the deceptive “Civil Rights Initiatives” **

Tuesday, September 9th 2008, 3-4pm EST/12-1pm PST

Please join the Impact 209 Coalition and the Fulfilling the Dream Fund for a national updates conference call on the status of Ward Connerly’s anti-equal opportunity ballot initiatives in Arizona, Colorado and Nebraska. On this call, you’ll hear updates from:

Representatives from Protect Arizona’s Freedom, Nebraskans United, and Colorado Unity – the state-based coalitions working to protect racial and gender equity;
NAACP LDF on the status of the legal challenge to the AZ ballot initiative;
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights on the status of national efforts to preserve equal opportunity;
National allies working to defend and preserve equal opportunity.

You’ll also learn about what you can do to support state and national efforts to promote racial and gender equality. We hope you will join us!

Please RSVP by September 5th to Sara Jackson at sjackson@equaljusticesociety.org

Day of Repentance, Oct. 3 - 4, 2008

Day of Repentance Service Booklet, PDF
Booklet-ready printable version

Day of Repentance invitation and event schedule, PDF
The Service commemorating the Day of Repentance will be held October 3 – 4, 2008, a two-day Solemn Observance where the Episcopal Church, in accordance with General Convention Resolution A123 (2006), will publicly apologize for its involvement in the institution of Transatlantic Slavery. Read the August 6th Episcopal Life Online article about this historic event.

Seeing the Face of God

Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, respect the dignity of every human being?

Will you persevere in resisting evil and whenever you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord?

The Baptismal Covenant, BCP

Seeing the Face of God in Each Other

	What does it mean to repent the sin of Racism?
	What are the steps to becoming a fully Anti-Racist Church?
	What can you do to become a model for Inclusion and Justice Making?
	What does it mean to be actively engaged in anti-racism work?