
Chair:
Rev. Kendra Grams
Kendra.grams@fpchudson.net
Task Force Coordinator:
Rev. Anna Kendig
ptca.anti.racism@gmail.com
Anti-Racism Task Force
External website address: https://anti-racism-ptca.weebly.com/
The 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 and equip and empower congregations and congregational leaders to do likewise in their churches and communities
What We Do
Past and current initiatives of the ARTF include:
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Sharing of anti-racism educational resources
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Scholarship support for members of PTCA to attend anti-racism educational events and conferences
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Sacred pilgrimage of silent tribute of apology and peacemaking at site of the hanging of the Dakota 38
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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.
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An institutional assessment on race and equity of the PTCA, undergirded by the following values:
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To understand and claim the gospel imperative to undertake anti-racism work (versus just “not being racist”)
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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
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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
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To develop, from intentional outreach and analysis, tools for self-analysis, change, and further growth that we practice together as a presbytery
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