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Mission Outreach
The Book of Common Prayer
Did you know that in the year 2000, one hundred, eighty-nine nations
pledged to take specific actions to address the underlying causes of
poverty? That plan, called the Millennium Development Goals,
(MDGs) is a blueprint for long-term systemic improvement in the
lives of the poorest of the poor. The Episcopal Church and
Episcopal Relief and Development have embraced the MDGs; we're asked
to do the same through our dioceses, churches and individual action
and prayer.
The goals are (1) eradicate extreme poverty, (2) achieve universal
primary education, (3) promote gender equality and empower women,
(4) reduce child mortality, (5) improve maternal health, (6) combat
HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, (7) ensure environmental
sustainability, (8) develop a global partnership for development.
What can YOU do to become a model for inclusion and justice
making?
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Attend Anti-Racism training
workshops.
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Commit yourself to being a
multiculturally competent person resisting racism.
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Challenge prejudice,
intolerance and racism in the church and the community
wherever it exists.
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Join the Anti-Racism Committee
in your church of diocese.
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Join the other denominations
and faith traditions to dismantle institutional and systemic
racism.
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See the connection between
racism and other forms of oppression
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Read and share articles, books
and publications on racism and related oppressions to
sustain you on your journey.
Provincial Initiatives:
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Establishing Provincial
Anti-Racism Networks and Training for Trainers.
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Developing a diocesan
workbook of best practices and strategies for community
building.
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Sharing and developing
training resources with the Ecumenical Anti-Racism
Partners Network.
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