Partners in Racial Justice

Fireside Chat Series: Indigenous Gifts
2024-04-26 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Brief description: As we face 2024 (B.E. 181), are WE / YOU listening to the VOICE of the INDIGENOUS (Youth, Mothers, Educators)? WHY should we? Here’s the promise from our Creator: “Indigenous tribes … singled out to be recipients of special favors and promises…So enlightened that the whole earth will be illumined.” Hear about gems to Lift the Spirit and a Guide on the path towards ONENESS today. As prophesied—a gift from the Indigenous.

Eliminating Racism. Connecting Hearts.
2024-04-28 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-05-26 14:00 - 15:30 | Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 530 Lystra Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27517, United States

Eliminating Racism. Connecting Hearts.
2024-05-05 13:00 - 14:30 | Mt. Sinai AME Church, 176 Chatham Street, Pittsboro, NC, 27312, United States

A Process of Integration: African Diaspora of Caribbean and USA
2024-05-10 19:00 - 20:30
Presently, the conditions of the world ‘grow more desperate, and its divisions become more severe.’ Learn about current models to rebuild communities of the African DIASPORA in the Caribbean and the US.

Spirit of Blackness: Inherited Strengths and Talents
2024-05-13 19:00 - 20:30
Black culture emphasizes community, solidarity, and social justice. It encompasses collective values, traditions, and social structures that promote unity, mutual support, and resilience in adversity.
If you are of African descent and have not registered before, please register by emailing suestclair@partnersinracialjustice.org to receive a Zoom link to join. If you registered before, your email is already in the database to receive a Zoom link for the program. Please do not register again.

Black and Indigenous Led Prayer and Meditation
2024-05-15 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-06-19 19:30 - 20:30
This is an uplifting devotional space created and led by Black and Indigenous individuals. The Baha’i Writings proclaim special spiritual designations for each of these unique populations. Join us in celebrating the vision of the oneness of mankind through cultural meditative expressions in art and philosophy followed by a united prayer circle.

Reflections on the Life of the Spirit
2024-05-28 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-06-04 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-06-11 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-06-18 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-06-25 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-07-02 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-07-09 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-07-16 19:30 - 20:30 and 2 more dates
PRJ is pleased to offer ‘Reflections on the Life of the Spirit’ through the lens of racial justice. This weekly series is the first of a multi-part global curriculum founded on the oneness of mankind. Our special focus is on learning together how we can play our part in eliminating racism—America’s most vital and challenging issue.
Participants from diverse backgrounds join together in a weekly interactive study group aimed at increasing capacity and skills critical for personal transformation and contributing to the betterment of our communities. These powerful sessions introduce personal practices and group exercises exploring the power of prayer, the purpose of our lives, and the relationship of life and death, making clear how we are all connected.
Email Dr. Charles Bullock at drcbullock@partnersinracialjustice.org for more information.

Eliminating Racism. Connecting Hearts.
2024-06-02 13:00 - 14:30 | Mt. Sinai AME Church, 176 Chatham Street, Pittsboro, NC, 27312, United States
We must work towards eliminating racism and fostering connections between people’s hearts. We can create a more inclusive and equitable world by embracing our shared identities and standing together. Let’s be partners in the fight for racial justice and make a positive impact together!

Race Amity Day - June 9 - Pittsboro, North Carolina
2024-06-09
Nearly a year ago, unbeknownst to those of us who agreed to partner to begin taking small steps toward the betterment of our community, the seeds of a powerful potential movement were sown.
The initiative began as a co-creation between Partners in Racial Justice and four Chatham County churches, two predominantly Black and two predominantly White. Our express intention was the connecting of hearts and the development of deep relationships toward the elimination of racism and every form of “othering”. Together, we were determined to break down he barriers in the most segregated part of the community. It started on a Sunday, often referred to as the most segregated day of the week. That day was June 11th. Race Amity Day, 2023.
This small but deeply inspired new community met every month without fail, in two separate church spaces, one in the county and the other in Pittsboro. For what should be obvious reasons, we chose to hold those meetings in each of the participating Black churches and to open each monthly program with arts based devotionals, celebrating Black culture in a quiet effort to root out anti-Blackness by lifting up a truly joyous experience.
We began to see ourselves as cycle-breaking agents of change, determined to stand against the increasing division in America, connecting our hearts with others who we have not before come to know in meaningful ways due to the centuries old walls of othering and racism that have been constructed.
Now we are calling those with a heart for this unifying work from every community of interest – the arts community, the education community, the business community, the law enforcement community, from every ethnic background, from every faith community and those of no faith, to join us in the co-creation of the next step in the expansion of what holds great promise of becoming the nucleus of a movement.
On Sunday, June 9, we begin with Pittsboro’s First Annual Race Amity Arts and Music Festival, a feature of which will be a Mass Choir, when some dozen choirs from predominantly Black and predominantly White churches and some beyond the churches will perform together with One Voice.
This historic gathering will be followed, that same afternoon, by Chatham County’s first area wide Diverse Communities Racial Justice Co-Creation Consultation. Everyone is invited to attend, to learn about the foundational structure and to add your voice as we consult together regarding the way forward toward the betterment of our community.
This unprecedented conversation will be followed by fellowship in an early dinner compliments of some of our gracious new partners including Doherty’s Irish Pub and Restaurant and Ben and Jerry’s Chapel Hill.
We hope you will join us for these exciting and most important events and do invite others to come as well!

One Chat Series: Medicine Wheel: Art as a Visual Prayer
2024-06-12 19:00
Nadema is an activist for Indigenous People. View her mixed media visual art of canvas, paintings, and sketches. Witness how her art is a tool representing the merger of culture, races, religions, and traditions. It’s a form of visual- worship.

Fireside Chat Series: Indigenous Gifts (Part 2)
2024-06-14 19:00 - 20:30
Join Martha as she continues her in-depth call to listen to the VOICE of THE INDIGENOUS. Hear the promise from our Creator: “Indigenous tribes… singled out to be recipients of special favors and promises… So enlightened that the whole earth will be illumined.” Come hear (Part 2) about the gems to “Lift the Spirit” and a “Guide” on the path towards ONENESS – for this era.

Spirit of Blackness: Whatever Shade; Black is Beautiful.
2024-06-17 19:00
Colorism is a practice of discrimination by which those with lighter skin are treated more favorably than those with darker skin. Colorism often happens within the Black community and is a practice of internalized racism.
If you are of African descent and have not registered before, please register by emailing suestclair@partnersinracialjustice.org to receive a Zoom link to join. If you registered before, your email is already in the database to receive a Zoom link for the program. Please do not register again.
6pm CDT/7pm EDT

Eliminating Racism. Connecting Hearts.
2024-06-23 14:00 | Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 530 Lystra Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27517, United States

Fireside Chat Series: The Spiritual Impact of Sisterhood
2024-06-28 19:00 - 20:30
Explore the unique spiritual capacities of women and the genuine bonding in addressing issues of life ( marriage, family, education, employment, death). It’s all about the bonds of “Sisterhood.”

Eliminating Racism. Connecting Hearts.
2024-07-07 13:00 - 14:30 | Mt. Sinai AME Church, 176 Chatham Street, Pittsboro, NC, 27312, United States
We invite you to join Partners in Racial Justice in our initiative to eliminate racism and connect hearts.

Fireside Chat Series: The Sacred Feminine
2024-07-12 19:00
Nadema is a visual artist, illustrator, curator, educator, writer, poet, author. Join her as she carries us through “Sacred Feminine”—past, present, and future, from the authority and guidance of the Creator.

Spirit of Blackness: How do we be our authentic self
2024-07-15 19:00
Do you ever feel as if you’re wearing a mask? Instead of being yourself, you’re playing a role to fit in or impress others. Instead of behaving genuinely, we tell people what we think they want to hear and act in ways that go against our true nature. In short, we’re living inauthentically.
If you are of African descent and have not registered before, please register by emailing suestclair@partnersinracialjustice.org to receive a Zoom link to join. If you registered before, your email is already in the database to receive a Zoom link for the program. Please do not register again.

Black and Indigenous Led Prayer and Meditation
2024-07-17 19:30
This is an uplifting devotional space created and led by Black and Indigenous individuals. The Baha’i Writings proclaim special spiritual designations for each of these unique populations. Join us in celebrating the vision of the oneness of mankind through cultural meditative expressions in art and philosophy, followed by a united prayer circle.

Fireside Chat: The Sacred Feminine
2024-07-26 19:00
Nadema is a visual artist, illustrator, curator, educator, writer, poet, and author. Join her as she carries us through the “Sacred Feminine”—past, present, and future—from the authority and guidance of the Creator.
