BRIDGING TRAUMA AWARENESS TO HEALING AND RECONCILIATION!  
THANK YOU!

​Let's keep the momentum going strong!
Help us reach our Regional Goal of $16,000 for the Reconciliation Special Day Offering, September 29-October 6th

Co-sponsoring scholarships, congregational workshops, and capacity building for organizing the work of trauma-informed anti-racism.

Donate any time!

NEW! DISCIPLES OF CHRIST ANTI-RACISM CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOPS:

SEPTEMBER 12 (FOLLOWING DMA): 1-5 PM
Merriam Christian Church, 9401 Johnson Drive, Merriam  Kansas 66203 
​OCTOBER 5, 9am-3pm at Merriam Christian Church 9401 Johnson Drive Merriam Kansas 66203 
No cost, and, Yes!  They do meet the requirements for clergy standing in 2020.

MORE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALSO MEET LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
  • Racial Equity 2-day workshops:
September 12-13
​October 23-24
​Register  HERE
If one or both of the sign-ups are indicated as "sold out,"  folks should send an email to Stephenie Smith (stephenie@sophicsolutionsgroup.com ) or Rodney Smith (rodney@sophicsolutionsgroup.com) so they can be placed on a waiting list and have first dibs for November 7-8 and December 12-13 REI workshops.  They offer sign-ups 2-3 weeks before the trainings.  
Goals for our work together include:
  • Equipping ourselves and others to become trustworthy allies and effective and faithful collaborators  who challenge systemic racism anywhere and work for racial and economic justice everywhere
  • Helping followers of Jesus to know that the work of dismantling systemic racism is an essential part of what it means to be one of his disciples

In the section below we will gratefully share additional resources from individual contributors who have given us permission to share their work.  As this section grows, we will consolidate links onto documents that list the resources by category.  If you have found material worth sharing and you have permission to do that, please contact us.