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Promoting Racial Justice in the Church

Encourage the Episcopal Church Center to develop new ways of welcoming people of diverse ethnic backgrounds into the Church. (GC 2003)
Make all official documents and publications by DFMS available in Spanish and French no later than 2006, and in other languages used in the Episcopal Church as soon as possible. Encourages the whole Church to do the same. (GC 2003)
Recognize continued prevalence of racism and extend anti-racism commitment for another nine years. (GC 2000)
Mandate anti-racism training for all professional staff and all lay and clergy leaders at all levels of the Church. (GC 2000)
Monitor progress in dioceses implementing resolutions on racism adopted by previous GCs. (GC 1997)
Strengthen the recruitment, retention, and education of people of color for the ordained ministry. (GC 1994)
Develop policies in dioceses to ensure that Hispanics and other ethnic minorities will have full access to local and regional decision-making positions. (GC 1994)
Call on all baptized persons to work to remove racism from the life of the nation. (GC 1991)
Support affirmative action in Church organizations. (GC 1985)
Urge deployment of women and people of color as interim pastors. (GC 1988)

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