Anti-racism update 1.1.25

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AR QUIZ

  • What famous proclamation was issued on New Year’s Day? 

EDUCATION

  • As we enter the New Year, listen or read this piece by Trisha Hershey about rest as resistance. She shares that rest is a form of resistance because it disrupts and pushes back against capitalism and white supremacy. “We have been brainwashed by this system to believe these things about rest, about our bodies, about our worth, this violent culture that wants to see us working 24 hours a day, that doesn’t view us as a human being but instead views our divine bodies as a machine.” Learn more insights here and also disrupt capitalism and white supremacy through rest.  https://www.npr.org/2022/12/27/1145716272/how-to-think-about-rest-as-a-form-of-resistance 
  • Wisconsin immigrants are integral members of our communities. This story explores how immigrants in WI are responding to the threat of possible mass deportations. https://www.wpr.org/news/terrified-wisconsin-immigrants-threat-mass-deportations-trump 

ACTION 

  • Are you wondering how to get organized in 2025? Read or listen to these reflections from organizers called Wading into 2025: How to Begin for wisdom and encouragement about how to approach action as we enter the New Year.  
  • Save the Date! City of Madison 40th annual Rev. Martin Luther King Day Celebration will be the weekend of January 17th- January 20th. There are multiple events including a Community Dinner on Friday, Eucumenical Service on Sunday, and City and County Observance on Monday evening including MLK Community Choir, first female bishop of the AME church and Humanitarian award  https://mlkingcoalition.org/ 
  • Join WISDOM, the statewide affiliate of MOSES, for a monthly call on Immigrant Rights. Sign up here for calls on the second Monday of each month at  https://wisdomwisconsin.org/immigrant-rights 

AR QUIZ ANSWER

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