Human Rights

The United Church of Canada has a long history of engagement with social justice issues, rooted in the social gospel movement of the early 20th century. Building on this tradition, the 37th General Council in 2000 recognized the need to address racism within and outside ourselves, and adopted the Anti-Racism Policy That All May Be One.

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Working to End Racial Discrimination

The call to act against racism is more urgent now than ever before. Modern racism is becoming more difficult to name and identify, because it is hidden within the liberal democratic policies that we all value and adhere to.

General Council Chapel Worship Service

This worship service was celebrated as part of the United Church General Council Offices' commemoration of the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Resources

• Ending Racial Harassment: Creating Healthy Congregations (2008) offers guidelines to help church members, ministers, and congregational committees recognize, understand, and stop racial harassment. A workshop outline is included to facilitate group study. This booklet can be ordered from UCRD or downloaded as a PDF.
• Brochures with the full text of "That All May Be One" are available in English from the Racial Justice Office, and in French from the Unité des Ministères en Français.
• That All May Be One: A Resource for Educating toward Racial Justice (The United Church of Canada, 2004). This resource contains a range of materials, including personal and group stories, theological reflections, workshop designs, and awareness raising exercises for people who experience racism and people who experience White privilege. It can be ordered from UCRD or your local presbytery resource centre.

For more information, please contact

• Alcris Limongi
  Program Coordinator
  Racial Justice, Gender Justice, and Sexual Minorities
  Tel: 416-231-5931 ext. 3015
  Toll-free: 1-800-268-3781 ext. 3015
  E-mail: Alcris Limongi
• David Fines
  Ministries in French
  Tel: 450-466-7733
  E-mail: David Fines