{"id":462,"date":"2024-01-16T07:00:51","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T13:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcaracialjustice\/?p=462"},"modified":"2024-01-25T11:47:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T17:47:14","slug":"honoring-national-day-of-racial-healing-guest-blog-writer-rev-jennifer-thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcaracialjustice\/honoring-national-day-of-racial-healing-guest-blog-writer-rev-jennifer-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring National Day of Racial Healing: Guest Blog Writer Rev. Jennifer Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>In honor of National Day of Racial Healing, ELCA Racial Justice Ministries invited The Reverend Jennifer Thomas to share some thoughts about this topic with our readers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As a person of faith, I am called to love God and my neighbor as myself. Because of this, I\u2019m committed to learning how white supremacy culture and my own complicity in it cause harm to my global neighbors near and far \u2014 and when I know better, to do better. As a seminarian, I attended anti-racism training in the late \u201990s. But my journey didn\u2019t stop there. Even last month I learned a new term: \u201cglobal majority,\u201d a collective term for non-white people of African, Asian and Latin American descent, who constitute approximately 85% of the global population. It has been used as an alternative to terms that are seen as racialized, such as \u201cethnic minority\u201d and \u201cperson of color,\u201d or more regional terms across the globe. It roughly corresponds to people whose heritage can be traced back to nations of the Global South.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I\u2019m a board member of the European Descent Lutheran Association for Racial Justice and a member of the Central States Synod Racial Justice Team. As a member of both organizations, I\u2019m interested in building a network of racial justice advocates and organizers across the ELCA. I also participate in #Reformation2022, a movement to reform the ELCA. Most of the work I do as a board and team member is amplifying the voices of the global majority community, whether it be an individual or an association within our church.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When I was invited to blog this month for the \u201cNational Day of Racial Healing,\u201d I had to look it up because it was new to me. The National Day of Racial Healing is a call to action for racial healing for all people. It is a time for contemplating our shared values and engaging together on #HowWeHeal from the effects of racism. It\u2019s a day to come together in a shared commitment to building relationships. Launched on Jan. 17, 2017, it is an opportunity to bring people together in their common humanity and inspire collective action to create a more equitable world. The day is observed every year on the Tuesday following Martin Luther King Jr. Day.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">You can\u2019t change what you don\u2019t know. So how much do you know about the impact of colonization on the global majority community?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When we know the truth and embrace it, we begin the process of building and strengthening right relationships with our global majority neighbors. In 2023 the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) launched the Truth and Healing Movement. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/elca.org\/indigenous\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Many resources are available<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fto assist you and your congregation as you work on your responsibilities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The ELCA also has ethnic associations for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elca.org\/Our-Work\/Congregations-and-Synods\/Ethnic-Specific-and-Multicultural-Ministries\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ethnic Specific and Multicultural Ministries.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> For even more resources, visit the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elca.org\/racialjusticepledge?_ga=2.265817295.1728050094.1704220853-1721949182.1677683841\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ELCA Anti-Racism Pledge<\/span><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">page.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If you are of European descent within the ELCA and passionate about anti-racism and dismantling white supremacy, we invite you to join our <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edlarj.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">partner list<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">And plan to attend the European Descent Lutheran Association for Racial Justice <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edlarj.org\/triennialgathering2024\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Triennial Assembly<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, March 1-3, in Minneapolis. The registration deadline is Jan. 15.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-463 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2024\/01\/Jen-Thomas-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"117\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcaracialjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2024\/01\/Jen-Thomas-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcaracialjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2024\/01\/Jen-Thomas-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcaracialjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2024\/01\/Jen-Thomas-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcaracialjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2024\/01\/Jen-Thomas-1020x1536.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcaracialjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2024\/01\/Jen-Thomas-1361x2048.jpg 1361w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcaracialjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2024\/01\/Jen-Thomas-250x376.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcaracialjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2024\/01\/Jen-Thomas-233x350.jpg 233w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcaracialjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2024\/01\/Jen-Thomas-scaled.jpg 1701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 117px) 100vw, 117px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW230051437 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230051437 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">The <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230051437 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Rev. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230051437 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Jennifer Thomas is an ELCA pastor, ordained in 1998. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230051437 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">She\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230051437 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> served congregations in Wisconsin, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230051437 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Missouri<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230051437 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> and Kansas. Her current call is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230051437 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">as associate director<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230051437 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> for <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230051437 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Mission Funding<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230051437 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> in the<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230051437 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">ELCA <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230051437 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Office of the Presiding Bishop. 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