MidAmerica Region (UUA) and Interfaith Council of Iowa

1. The MidAmerica Regional team (UUA) team would like to call your attention to Adrienne Maree Brown’s op-ed about how to work together when fighting oppression.  This article honors that we fight for the people and things we love, and that this social justice work calls for doing self-examination.  Capturing the zeitgeist of our political period, noting the proliferation of diversions and propaganda since 2016, the author adrienne maree brown appeals to readers to pause, to listen, and to respect “the power of our attention” by resolutely investing care and time into building community, even when our feelings are big and difficult to process. Go to: https://leadermorphosis.co/pages/episodes/adrienne-maree-brown-on-emergent-strategy-and-being-in-right-relationship-with-change?

2. From the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa.  “Faith & Racial Justice: The Intersection of Public Education and Racism” is a study guide for faith communities to dive deeper into the context and factors that connect racism and public education — looking through the lens of their faith or beliefs to understand the intersection of faith, public education, and racism. Find info about it here. https://www.interfaithallianceiowa.org/education-initiatives/faith-racial-justice-the-intersection-of-public-education-and-racism