​REMEMBERING THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON AND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING’S “I HAVE A DREAM” SPEECH 60 YEARS LATER

It has been 60 years since 250,000 people marched on Washington to raise their voices for social justice, the end of segregation, fair wages, economic opportunities and the right of full citizenship, and Dr. King gave his prophetic speech at the Lincoln Memorial.

On August 28, 1963 he delivered his “I have a dream” speech.

Link to transcript of the speech–

https://www.npr.org/2010/01/18/122701268/i-have-a-dream-speech-in-its-entirety

The Episcopal Church has prioritized mobilizing our faith community to work together to build the Beloved Community–to tell the truth about racism and its harmful impact on our communities, to proclaim the dream of a community without the inequities and harm created by racism, to grow in our capacity to love each other the way Jesus wants us to love, and to engage in our communities to address inequities created by racism.

This long-term commitment to racial healing, reconciliation and justice invites all of us, as followers of Jesus, to get involved with our communities, and to live more fully into our Baptismal promises.

For more information about The Episcopal Church’s long-term commitment to building the Beloved Community, please see the resources provided at https://www.episcopalchurch.org/beloved-community/.

In the Diocese of Northern California there are resources available to support our congregations:

• The Commission for Intercultural Ministries.Its Mission is “Striving to reflect the diversity of heaven by living into the long-term commitment to racial healing, reconciliation, and justice of the Beloved Community in the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California.”For more information see the Commission for Intercultural Ministries’ webpage on the Diocesan website.https://www.norcalepiscopal.org/site/Commission-on-Intercultural-Ministries/
• Sacred Ground Circles and “I Will With God’s Help:Journey Toward Racial Healing and Justice” workshops.For more information about these formation opportunities, see the Racial Healing and Reconciliation Training and Sacred Ground Dialogue Circles webpage on the Diocesan Website. https://www.norcalepiscopal.org/site/Commission-on-Intercultural-Ministries/#tab-id-4

Miriam Casey: Member, Church of the Incarnation Beloved Community Ministry, Commission for Intercultural Ministries [email protected]