The Social Holiness team of the UNY AC UMC is involved with the denominational effort to dismantle racism in our culture and our church. We offer this podcast as a way to bring awareness to the justice matters of racism in our midst, and sense of hope that all God's people are able to see one another in light of God's grace.  Specifically, the UNY AC assembled a task force to work with the Conference Commission of Religion and Race (CCORR) and the General Commission on Religion and Race (GCOR) to bring awareness to the racism that harms us all.  This task force was requested to educate us on personal and systemic racism, make us aware of our bias assumptions, invite us into grace-filled relationships to dismantle racism, and hold us accountable for the acts of racism.  The population of the United Methodist community of UNY AC  is approximately 97% white folks of European ancestry.

We will hear from Dr. Boggin, UMC Archives and History, Rev Dr Arroyo, GCOR, Bishop  Moore-Koi-Koi, Western PA AC UMC, and Rev Evelyn Woodring and Georgia Whitney, both on the task force at UNY UMC. 

This faith-centered conversation is filled with information that a might be familiar to some, yet brand new to many.  We hope you will listen with the grace and light of eager love to bind the wounds that need healing as we all reach to, Imagine No Racism.

A Few Resources:
Imagine No Racism, UNY AC  UMC
Resources in addition: https://www.unyumc.org/images/uploads/Comprehensive_Anti-Racism_Resources.pdf
Books and videos: https://www.unyumc.org/images/uploads/CCORR_Resource_List.pdf
What is it to be privileged? https://www.r2hub.org/wait-thats-privilege
General Commission on Religion and Race: gcorr.org



Contact Georgia Whitney for questions to be answered, or time and place to experience the Imagine No Racism curriculum:  585-410-4370 
(please not before 9:00am, or after 9:00pm)

The Social Holiness team of the Upper New York Annual Conference of the UMC presents: Common Table Podcast UMC. We aim to lift awareness and offer education to matters of justice in the human community in the name of Christ. Rev. Dr. Robin Blair, host.

n The spiritual truths we share are part of the universal human experience.  In this Common Table UMC Podcast, Rev. Dr. Robin Blair speaks with Ansley Jemison, Cultural Liason of Ganondagan Historic Site in Victor, NY. 
Ganondagan State Historic Site located in Victor, NY is a National Historic Landmark, the only New York State Historic Site dedicated to a Native American theme (1987), and the only Seneca town developed and interpreted in the United States. Spanning 569 acres, Ganondagan (ga·NON·da·gan) is the original site of a 17th century Seneca town, that existed there peacefully more than 350 years ago. The culture, art, agriculture, and government of the Seneca people influenced our modern understanding of equality, democratic government, women’s rights, ecology and natural foods. www.ganondagan.org

Mr. Jemison is a member of the Seneca Nation and shares with us some of the historic realities of the Iroquis people (Haudenosaunee) and some of his own personal journey.   Please listen with your heart to imagine the weight of his laments. 

Listen for how God speaks to you with this bit of information geared toward the truth of Jesus words:" Love one another as I have loved you" (Jn 13:34), and see where your heart calls you to journey with our neighbors.

Recources:
Giving Our Hearts Away, Native American Survival
by Thom White Wolf Fassett

Native American Ministries and the UMC

www.ganondagan.org

Sullivan Campaign

Native American Boarding
Schools

Original People Podcast, Ansley Jemison, Host

Other 

Resources:
Giving Our Hearts Away, Native American Survival
by Thom White Wolf Fassett

Native American Ministries and the UMC

www.ganondagan.org

Sullivan Campaign

Native American Boarding
Schools

Original People Podcast, Ansley Jemison, Host

The Social Holiness team of the Upper New York Annual Conference of the UMC presents: Common Table Podcast UMC. We aim to lift awareness and offer education to matters of justice in the human community in the name of Christ. Rev. Dr. Robin Blair, host.

October is Domestic Violence Prevention Awareness month in the USA. 

Brittany McCray is the Adult Advocate for Safe harbors of the Finger Lakes (SHFL),  a  domestic violence counseling not for profit center in several central NYS counties.   The SHFL centers exist to help people whose violent victimization has harmed, wounded, and perhaps  overwhelmed their lives;  because what once was a loving relationship to them has become something fearful and violent, confusing and heart-breaking.  New York state has a coalition of organizations to help victims:
New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Of course, every month is domestic violence prevention month, because this awful thing that happens inside of intimate relationships harms its victims and extends its harm and confusion to friends and families.  Domestic Violence (DV) is not only one partner taking a swipe in anger at another - but it is also spiritual abuse, gaslighting, emotional abuse, controlling the money and inducing fear generally in the household.  Domestic  Violence touches 1 in 3 women. Again, Domestic Violence touches 1 in 3 women, in our country.

This is a matter of faith and justice, healing and education. We must act with love and say Domestic Violence is rejected in the name of grace and love.
Christians, we reject the harming of one another in the name of Christ.

We call upon all communities of faith to pray how to get involved to keep women and children from harm and provide healing; we also pray that abusive men have a path to learning how to respect and love the people with whom they are partnered.

Listen as Rev. Dr. Robin Blair of the Social Holiness Team in the UNY AC UMC, and Brittany McCray from SHFL talk about DV prevention and offer hope to those suffering this spiritual, emotional, physical and psychic abuse at the hands of domestic partners. 

The Social Holiness team of the Upper New York Annual Conference of the UMC presents: Common Table Podcast UMC. We aim to lift awareness and offer education to matters of justice in the human community in the name of Christ. Rev. Dr. Robin Blair, host.