Partner with a Family This Thanksgiving

When Riverside Community Church’s annual free Thanksgiving dinner was canceled last year due to COVID, the congregation, with the help of Graciela Gomez, identified Latino families who would welcome a dinner. The “Family to Family” project paired a family...

MLK Day Workshops

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day – 2021 Sponsored by Somos Uno and Gorge Ecumenical Ministries Keynote: Dr. Angela Davis Link to the recording here Note: Ms. Davis begins about 30 minutes into the recording, though there are several interesting pieces in the...

A Yakima Tribal Member’s Story

Celebrating the Legacy and Dreams of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Join us  Monday, Jan. 18th Together We are building the Beloved Community Find Out More Stories from our Neighbors: A Yakima Tribal Member’s Story Justice ResourcesBooks, Articles, Documentaries,...

An Immigrant’s Story

Celebrating the Legacy and Dreams of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Join us  Monday, Jan. 18th Together We are building the Beloved Community Find Out More Stories from our Neighbors: An Immigrant’s Story Justice ResourcesBooks, Articles, Documentaries,...

Maria’s Story

Celebrating the Legacy and Dreams of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Join us  Monday, Jan. 18th Together We are building the Beloved Community Find Out More Stories from our Neighbors: Maria’s Story Justice ResourcesBooks, Articles, Documentaries, Movies, TV...

Addicted to Racism

Andy Wade – Hello, my name is Andy Wade, and I’m addicted to racism What if we began our responses as White Americans with this statement? Listening to Ibram X. Kendi’s Ted Talk where he talks about racism as an addiction challenged me to go deeper with this...

Disturbed, Destabilized, but Determined

Andy Wade – I am disturbed by what I’m seeing and hearing. I’m disturbed not only by what I’m seeing and hearing but by what’s revealed about myself as this historic scab is ripped from our collective skin. Unfolding before our eyes is a national and...

This… Must… Change…

Molly Davis — There is this logging road we hike once or twice a week. Over the course of 1.7 miles we gain 1000’ in elevation while hiking through three different ecosystems—Douglas fir and pine forest, Oregon white oak woodland, and meadow. The road climbs...

We Know Better Now

Andy Wade – We know better now. Don’t we?’ Way back then in times of “savages” and slaves, perhaps they didn’t know better. Still, as ones formed in Creator’s image, wouldn’t there have been at least a twinge of doubt? There were prophets, of course. Those...

Black Suffragists

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper In the nineteenth century, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was an influential abolitionist, suffragist, and reformer who co-founded the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs. When she was a young adult, she learned the power of...
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