Alongside our response to COVID-19 and the easing of the lockdown we have seen a crying out for racial justice across the world. The Black Lives Matter protests in summmer 2020 across Hereford, Ross-on-Wye, Telford, Bridgnorth and many other towns in our diocese, led to a group forming who wish to respond with love and compassion as part of efforts to tackle racial injustice. We know that there is work for us to do in this area and we are starting to look at this across a number of areas:
Our record in this area in the Church of England is not good and Bishop Richard is encouraging us to begin by looking at ourselves.
In May 2021 the Church of England issued a report and recommendations - moving from Lament to Action. The document proposes a suite of changes to begin bringing about a change of culture in the life of the Church of England. Are there any additional resources I can read?
The following resources may help build greater understanding and knowledge around racial injustice and black british history.
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