FAITHFUL VOICES FOR RACIAL JUSTICE

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FAITHFUL VOICES FOR RACIAL JUSTICE

FAITHFUL VOICES FOR RACIAL JUSTICEFAITHFUL VOICES FOR RACIAL JUSTICEFAITHFUL VOICES FOR RACIAL JUSTICE
  • Home
  • About FVRJ
  • Celebrating Black History
  • Taking Action
    • Taking Action
    • Public Education & Racism
    • Faith & Democracy
    • The 1619 Project
    • Talking with Kids & Teens
  • Resources
  • Calendar

Juneteenth Resources and Events

Juneteenth (June 19th) is the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery in America. After the Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863, owners in many isolated areas kept word from the people they had enslaved so they would not flee. On June 19, 1865, some of the last enslaved people in America were freed when the news, at last, reached Confederate Galveston, Texas. Since that day, Juneteenth has been celebrated to honor the African Americans who built this nation.


Our theme this year is Living the Story of Freedom. We encourage all houses of worship to use the theme in the most appropriate way for your community. Additionally, the FVRJ leaders have written a Unity Prayer for Faith Communities in Celebration of Juneteenth: Living the Story of Freedom. We encourage and hope you will use it in your faith community setting.


CALENDAR OF EVENTS


Children's Resources by FVRJ team member Jean Swenson


Iowa Juneteenth


Des Moines Public Library


Beloved Community Initiative


Colours of Us - Juneteenth


Juneteenth Learning for All Ages


ELCA liturgical Resource


United Methodist Juneteenth Resource


Catholic Health Association

-- Equity Reflection – It's In Your Hands, Honoring Fannie Lou Hamer (video)

-- Advocating For Change (document)

-- Juneteenth Prayer Service (document)

-- Juneteenth Prayer


Reform Judaism


Communion Liturgy - General Commission on Religion and Race

Juneteenth 2020: Living the Story of Freedom

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