Racial Reconciliation Collaborative

In honor of Juneteenth, six local faith communities within the Racial Reconciliation Collaborative (RRC) displayed a new banner, “Conversations Build Community” in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County. Saint Philip's Episcopal Church, St. Anne's Episcopal Church - Annapolis Maryland , Congregation Kol Shalom in Annapolis, MD Annapolis Friends Meeting, Quakers and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Eastport educated their faith communities about the mission and vision of the RRC over the Juneteenth weekend.

The Racial Reconciliation Collaborative (RRC) is a group of faith communities and individuals who are creating space for education and conversation about race relations, the path towards racial reconciliation, and social justice in Anne Arundel County and Annapolis.

St. Luke’s participated in the first meeting of the RRC in March of 2022 about creating a banner that would allow faith communities to speak with one voice. The purpose of the “Conversation Builds Community” banner is to raise awareness about the mission and vision of the RRC to build a beloved community in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County. We can’t build community without being able to talk to one another, especially about difficult topics like the state of racial relations, addressing hatred, anti-racism and social justice.

The St. Luke’s Vestry voted to purchase and display the Conversation Builds Community banner in support of the RRC’s mission. The RRC hosts a quarterly Speaker Series to educate and engage faith communities and the public about racial and social justice. You can learn more about the Racial Reconciliation Collaborative at www.RRCmovement.org and watch the first speaker program about the state of racial relations in our county on the St. Philip’s YouTube channel.

The Racial Reconciliation Collaborative Hosts “A Conversation
about Toxic Polarization & the Way Forward” On June 8 at 7pm with Andrew Hanauer, President & CEO of the One America Movement

Annapolis, MD- The Racial Reconciliation Collaborative welcomes Andrew Hanauer, President & CEO, of the One America Movement to talk about Toxic Polarization and how to build relationships with people who hold opposing viewpoints on Thursday, June 8th at 7pm in the Great Hall of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church and streaming on Zoom.

The One America Movement is an organization founded by faith leaders to fight toxic polarization. It supports faith leaders and faith community’s efforts to reject toxic forms of division and offer a moral vision that transcends our divisive and disconnected culture.
Under Andrew’s leadership, the One America Movement has become one of the largest and fastest growing organizations combating division in American society, growing from four staff to more than twenty in the past two years.

When: June 8, 7pm-8:30pm

Who: Andrew Hanauer, President & CEO, One America Movement
Andrew is a frequent public speaker at houses of worship of all kinds and has spoken at the United Nations, the National Press Club, and to Congress. His work has been published or featured by USA Today, The Washington Post, National Public Radio, Salon, the Christian Citizen, and media outlets across the US.

Where: St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
730 Bestgate Road, Annapolis, MD 21401
and streaming on Zoom

The Racial Reconciliation Collaborative started as a conversation between St. Philip’s Episcopal Church’s Anti-Racism Ministry and St. Anne’s Episcopal Church’s Reconciliation Ministry to address their sometimes painful past. What has emerged is a larger collaborative of faith communities and community organizations that creates opportunities for education and conversation about anti-racism, racial reconciliation, and social justice in Annapolis and Anne
Arundel County.

See event blow (on the page) to RSVP

Learn more at www.RRCmovement.org.
https://www.racialreconciliationcollaborative.org/


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Racial Reconciliation | Racial Reconciliation Collaborative | Maryland The Racial Reconciliation Collaborative is an online platform for faith communities and community groups to share educational programs, events, trainings, and resources about anti-racism, racial reconciliation, and social justice in Anne Arundel County.

Street Banner Initiative

The Street Banner Initiative is aimed at uniting faith and community organizations in the quest for racial and social justice by displaying a banner outside their organization. The RRC has selected
the Conversation Builds Community banner to speak with a common voice and show the unity of purpose. By proclaiming the dream, the Street Banner Initiative is one way we will build The
Beloved Community here in our county, and beyond!

More info soon......


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