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| ARDC is a proactive committee trained to assist groups or congregations in their efforts to better understand racism (on both individual and systemic levels) and the ways we can combat it in our communities. ARDC can help connect you to a wide range of "people resources" and can assist in tailor-fitting a program to your group's specific needs. We are eager to share our years of experience in evaluation, consulting, training and program planning. No matter your point of entry to this work, no matter the question, it will be treated with the utmost concern and respect! For more information, contact one of the ARDC Co-Chairs: Carl Heath (ceheath_cti@compuserve.com) 908-273-0066 Rev. Hope Johnson (YoursHOPE@aol.com) 917-304-3048 We always tailor our services to your specific needs! ______________________________________________________________ Examples of ARDC SERVICES PEOPLE Resources: • Speakers for a Sunday services • Lecturers for a Forum • Experts for a Panel • Moderators for a group discussions • Facilitators for anti-racism training PROGRAM Tailoring: A specialty of ARDC is tailor-fitting anti-racism programs or training workshops to meet a groups' specific needs! We can assist in finding just the right curriculum, film, book, materials and "people resources" to build a program that will address all of your group's concerns and goals! See also the PROGRAMS section of this website to get an idea of some of the options available as starting points. Anti-Racism & Diversity Consultation via the JUUST CHANGE CONSULTANCY of the UUA Is your Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregation working towards increased anti-racist, anti-oppressive multicultural transformation and social action? The JUUST Change Anti-Oppression Consultancy, a new UUA initiative, can help! JUUST Change consultants (four of whom are ARDC members*) can assist your congregation in: • identifying leaders • building a team • setting goals and planning programs • developing mission and vision statements, and • building partnerships in the larger community Susan Gore, one of the consultancy's coordinators, likened the JUUST Change name to the Nike ad, "Just Do It," but with our own unique UU twist -- our commitment to work for justice -- JUUST Change! Gore explained that the Consultancy is not itself a program, but rather a service that meets congregations where they are in their anti-oppression work. By offering resources, people, and support, JUUST Change helps congregations make the most of the programs already offered by the UUA (such as Jubilee World, Beyond Categorical Thinking, and the Social Justice Empowerment Program) to move congregations to a new state of being. JUUST Change is a ministry by lay people and ministers who are committed to working against oppression of all types. * The four ARDC members working as consultants are our Co-Chairs, Carl Heath and Hope Johnson, and our former Co-Chairs, Janice Marie Johnson and Rori Kanter. For more info, see the UUA.org webpage for the JUUST Change Consultancy: www.uua.org/programs/justice/antiracism/consultancy.html For an application for The JUUST Change Consultancy, click here: www.uua.org/programs/justice/antiracism/JUUSTCongApp.doc For more information, or to discuss your possible interest, please contact one of the ARDC Co-Chairs (see top of page for conact info). Note: Portions of the above JUUST CHANGE text were taken from two longer articles, the entirety of which you can find at the following links: www.uua.org/ga/ga05/3029.html and www.uua.org/interconnections/briefly/vol8-3-briefly.html |
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