Some people are affected by environmental hazards more than others. In the United States and around the world, more people of color live and work in unhealthy, polluted environments than do white people. People living in middle and upper class neighborhoods often are able to avoid toxic dumping, nuclear waste, or sewage treatment near their homes, schools, and work places. They are also privileged to receive a better response from government agencies to their requests for environment law enforcement and creation of clean, healthy green …
APPROVED BY THE 207TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY (1995)
The 204th General Assembly (1992) mandated that “the Racial Ethnic Ministry Unit as lead entity in consultation with the Committee on Social Witness Policy and Social Justice and Peacemaking Ministry Unit . . . prepare a resolution that clarifies the policy of the PC(USA) on the issue of ‘Toxic Waste, Race, and the Environment,’ suggest steps the PC(USA) may take in responding to this issue, and report to the 205th General Assembly (1993)” (Minutes, 1992, Part I, pp. 627−28).
The 207th General Assembly (1995) approved a recommendation to amend Section “A. Basic Policies …
Where should the General Assembly Mission Council (GAMC) — the mission agency of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) — focus its energies? A 2009 survey asked representative samples of members, elders and pastors to indicate the two most important activities from a list of 14.
- from the May 2010 issue of Presbyterians Today magazine.
Responding to a recommendation from the Advocacy Committee for Racial Ethnic Concerns, the 213th General Assembly (2001) created a Task Force to Study Issues of Reparations for African Americans, Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, Asian Americans, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and Others Who Have Experienced Unjust Treatment. The task force met over the next three years, seeking input from a variety of Presbyterians. Consistent with its commitment to racial justice, the 216th General Assembly (2004) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) adopted the report of the Task Force to Study Reparations, "affirming that Jesus Christ calls us to repair wrongs done to one …
From 2006. This year we reflect on the significance of Race Relations Sunday by honoring the legacy of women of color in active leadership in the Presbyterian Church. We celebrate the gifts of racial ethnic women who have led the church to foster an environment of wholeness, peace, and reconciliation.
A service to use for Race Relations Sunday.
“Stories from Our Past: Presbyterians and the Struggle for Civil Rights” is a paper that Fred Heuser gave at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church on January 14, 2007. Heuser’s paper, an assortment of stories about how Presbyterians were involved in this tumultuous struggle for justice, was written exclusively from archival material at the Presbyterian Historical Society (PHS). Heuser is an associate stated clerk and director of the historical society.
Excerpts from order of worship (January 10, 2007) honoring the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. and those youth and young adults who were part of the movement and who work for justice today.
A chronology of important events in the life of Dr. King.
Order of worship drawn from the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other sources.