https://ctbi.org.uk/new-publication-race-for-justice/
Race for Justice: New publication is an in-depth, inter-denominational examination of how churches in Britain and Ireland have sought to tackle racism over the last 25 years. It is edited by Richard Reddie, Director of Justice and Inclusion at Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI).
In 2020, Britain marked the 25th anniversary of Racial Justice Sunday, a movement that was set up partly in response to the murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence and the struggle of many Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic people to obtain equality and justice. Also in 2020, disproportionate numbers of BAME doctors and other healthcare workers died from COVID-19 and the murder of George Floyd led to the international rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. Other recent events have highlighted continuing racial inequalities, tensions, and discrimination in Britain and Ireland, including the increase in race and religion-related hate crimes linked to Brexit, the Windrush Scandal, and the number of BAME people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire.
So what is the Church doing to address racial inequalities and injustice? Race for Justice is an in-depth exploration of the responses of individual church denominations, parachurch groups, Christian congregations, and churches collectively in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland to address racism over the last 25 years, and the extent to which these responses have been successful. The contributors are all experts in this field and represent all the major historic denominations and churches in Britain and Ireland between them. Equipped with frontline experience in the fight against racism, each contributor gives their perspective on the successes and failures of race relations over the last quarter of a century, as well as addressing contemporary challenges and their hopes for the future. Their aim is that this book will be a catalyst and a call to action to bring racial justice to our streets and workplaces, as well as to make our churches truly welcoming and diverse.
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