news stories Tagged “CCORR”

Conference Commission on Religion and Race: What’s up for 2024

September 11, 2023 / By Dr. Scott Johnson, Rev. Harold Wheat, and Georgia Whitney

As our area continues to heal from the loss and trauma of the racist attack in Buffalo last May, a new example of racist hatred taken to the most violent extremes has just happened in Jacksonville, Florida. A White supremacist gunman killed Angela Michelle Carr, Anolt Joseph “AJ” Laguerre Jr., and Jerrald Gallion for no reason other than his hatred of Black, Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC). The …more

From the Desk of Bishop Héctor A. Burgos Núñez - Affirmative Action

June 30, 2023 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Editor's Note: The following email was sent to United Methodists of Upper New York on behalf of Bishop Héctor A. Burgos Núñez on June 30, 2023. “Learn to do good. Work for justice. Help the down-and-out.” Isaiah 1:17a (MSG) Dear siblings in Christ, As United Methodists, we are called to work for peace and justice for God’s children. The construct of …more

A good year for the Conference Commission on Religion and Race

June 19, 2023 / By Georgia Whitney, Co-Convener CCORR

The Conference Commission on Religion and Race is making good progress in its mission to challenge, lead, and equip The United Methodists of Upper New York to become interculturally competent, ensure institutional equity, and facilitate vital conversations. Here’s what we’ve been up to in the last year: Imagine No Racism (INR) At least five new groups experienced the INR 2.0 curriculum, and we have a total …more