AboutThe Anti-Racism Task Force (ARTF) of the Presbytery of Twin Cities Area (PTCA)’s purpose is:
To identify and eliminate racist narratives, practices, procedures, structures, etc. within the PTCA
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What We Do
Past and current initiatives of the ARTF include:
- Sharing of anti-racism educational resources
- Scholarship support for members of PTCA to attend anti-racism educational events and conferences
- Sacred pilgrimage of silent tribute of apology and peacemaking at site of the hanging of the Dakota 38
- Year of “spiritual pilgrimage” directly engaging the legacy of racism and resistance in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin through hosted encounters of truth telling, reflection, and action — guided by the voices and/or scholarship of black, indigenous, and people of color community leaders.
- An institutional assessment on race and equity of the PTCA, undergirded by the following values:
- To understand and claim the gospel imperative to undertake anti-racism work (versus just “not being racist”)
- To build a common understanding as a presbytery about how racism functions within systems like our committees, interactions, and norms—instead of focusing on individual attitudes, intentions, or options
- To be honest about our complex history as a presbytery regarding equity, but also to have concrete steps towards change, including supportive space for BIPOC (black, indigenous, and people of color) people and communities in the PTCA
- To develop, from intentional outreach and analysis, tools for self-analysis, change, and further growth that we practice together as a presbytery
Contact UsTo learn more about the efforts of ARTF, contact:
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