From the BlackQuaker Project site…
“The BlackQuaker Project (1) celebrates the lives and contributions of Quakers of Color worldwide and (2) documents and addresses their concerns. It is an outreach and in-reach ministry of Wellesley Friends Meeting, guided by the Quaker testimonies of Truth, Peace, Equality, Community, and Justice.”
Among current activities the BlackQuaker Project recommends..
“Reforming Quakerism: Developing New Narratives & Models
The BlackQuaker Project calls on Friends to take the following steps:
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Address the inadequacies of the acronym SPICES, which neglects the testimony of justice and constrains our vision of what Quakerism is and what it might be.
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Move the justice testimony to the front-burner in the Religious Society of Friends.
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Focus on structural violence–not just direct, visible violence–as we confront today’s domestic and international conflicts.
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Adopt a model of Retrospective Justice for healing historical injustice. “
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Learn more about The BlackQuaker Project…