Race and Gender in the Congregational Space
Resources from the Web Meeting:
- Watch the recording from the webinar here.
- Ginna Green's Slide Deck
Recommended Reading:
- Safety Respect Equity (SRE) Network
- The Intersectionality Wars, Vox
- What Does Intersectionality Mean?, NPR
- Racial Equity Tools
- Center for the Study of Social Policy
FEATURED PRESENTER:
Ginna Green | Ginna Green is a Partner and Chief Strategy Officer at Uprise for Good. She is a strategist, consultant, and writer and served as Chief Strategy Officer at Bend the Arc: Jewish Action where she led the work of the communications, advocacy, electoral, rapid response and racial equity teams from July 2018-June 2020.
Ginna Green, lecturer, strategist and consultant joined us for this dynamic session that explored needs, possibilities and challenges around the pursuit of race and gender equity in our communities and congregations. This workshop was intended for those who work in the congregational space but was open to all.
- Congregational Learning
- LGBTQ+ (Sexuality and Gender) / Belonging
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
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A panel of Black Jewish artists discussed the intersection of Judaism and race, using the "Witness" portraits as a jumping-off point.
Congregation Tifereth Israel (CTI), Glen Cove, NY. CTI learners and their families participate in hands-on experiential learning. The curriculum focuses on Jewish values learned through our stories (both modern and ancient).
One of the successes of J-Life is that it continues to build community among parents. Most of the learners who started in kindergarten have stayed to continue going on to the upper grades. Parents express that they have a lot of fun participating in J-Life and that they enjoy coming to these experiences.