With faith, guidance, and inspiration in Jesus Christ, the Acton Congregational Church Social Justice Task Force seeks opportunities to learn, listen, and take action on a variety of social justice issues. Providing leadership and support, ACC explores social justice from individual and community-based perspectives where we invite all to pursue justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God. (Micah 6:8)
Called to Social Justice
Pursuing Justice
Our Social Justice Task Force finds opportunities to educate ourselves/our congregation, listen to others’ experiences and perspectives, and discern how to take action on social justice issues in our local community and beyond.
Education
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How to become an ally to those who experience injustice?
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Develop skill to call people out when social injustice is observed
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Awareness of stereotypes and implicit bias
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The interconnectedness of social justice issues
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How do we integrate education and action?
Prayer
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How do we integrate prayer and social justice?
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How is it God is calling us to be?
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Listening. To God’s call. To others, especially those with ideas, views, experiences different from our own.
Action
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Focus on local issues and injustices. Take action locally.
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How can we give back out of our privilege? How can we give access to the good all people deserve?
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Work with groups within ACC
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Work with other congregations/temples locally
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Justice Issues
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Environmental Justice
(People → Planet → Prosperity)
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Racial Justice
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Judicial system
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Policing
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Employment Equity
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Health Care
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Food insecurity
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Education (in)equality