Quakers in
Britain ‘have declared our commitment to becoming an actively anti-racist faith
community.’
Britain
Yearly Meeting 2021.
Racial Justice group
Carlton
Hill meeting has a Racial Justice group which normally meets on the first Monday of the
month at 7pm on Zoom.
Everyone
is welcome.
If you
would like to join us, details are in the weekly email newsletter, or can be
requested using the contact form.
The aims
of the Racial Justice group are:
o
To set work in the context of the anti-racism work across Britain
Yearly Meeting (Quakers).
o
to create a culture and conversation about anti-racism and racial
equity which involves everyone in our meeting, and possibly Leeds Area Quaker
Meeting (LAQM).
o
To be pro-active in bringing forward ideas into all sections of
the meeting to help make us a more inclusive meeting.
o
To organize and support learning and educational opportunities and
to work with other relevant local organizations.
o
To include other issues about difference and inequality.
If you are
interested in learning more about anti-racism and racial justice, there is a
section in the library at Carlton Hill meeting house, and there are lots of
resources, from as little as 2 minutes long in the 21-Day Anti-Racism Challenge
Leeds Quakers are part of the Sanctuary Meeting movement, we are committed to:
- Joining local initiatives to build a culture of welcome
- Building alliances with groups opposing racism
- Working with others to change the laws on destitution, detention, deportations and removals.
Grant support is available for projects helping Asylum Seekers and Refugees, see: LAQM Grant Application Form
Sanctuary Meeting video link: https://youtu.be/RbWRVROHEFs