Taking a Faithful Stand for Equity started as a one time teaching webinar whose work expanded into a statewide campaign working on equity with a particular focus on what is happening in our schools. Currently this group gathers for monthly webinars featuring speakers on a variety of topics related to equity and a time for local organizing around the state.
To join our email list and receive invitations to these webinars and other events, please sign the pledge.
YES! I want to be an effective advocate for racial equity in our schools and in my local community.
I commit to:
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- Prepare myself to be an advocate for equity, truth and nonviolence, using the tools of my faith and ethical commitments.
- Monitor agendas and public discourse relating to my local government bodies (school boards, common councils, county boards, etc) so I am aware of items which may invite the engagement of those with white supremacist views or goals.
- Be prepared to take action by being physically present at meetings, speaking publicly during public comment periods, submitting written testimony, and/or responding to other opportunities for citizen/resident input.
- Seek out like-minded colleagues, neighbors and friends and engage at least one of them in this work with me.
- Share updates with “Taking a Faithful Stand” organizers when related activity is taking place in my area so allies can be aware and respond with support.
Please note that volunteers with additional skills are needed and welcome for this effort! If you have gifts in phone calling, data entry, programming, web design, organizing – or more – please let us know when you respond.
Projects and Events of Taking a Faithful Stand for Equity include:
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- Teach the Truth Wisconsin – Learn more here
- WI Faith Community Reads Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Riverside Speech – Beyond Vietnam (April 4, 2022) – Watch it here.
- March Webinar (March 4, 2024) –
Wisconsin’s presidential preference primary will be held on April 2. Also on the ballot will be two referenda calling for constitutional amendments that will affect the administration of our elections. In addition, some local municipalities will have school board elections. There are also local school referenda, as well as other local offices on your ballot. As people of faith, we believe in the sacred power of the vote and that our elected officials should be accountable to the needs and the values of those they represent.
The webinar featured Dan Lenz, staff counsel at Law Forward, who briefed us on the constitutional amendments and their implications for our democracy. Also joining us was Peggy West-Schroder, Executive Director of FREE, who acquainted us with What’s On Your Ballot. Finally, we got an update from the Wisconsin Public Education Network on school board races to watch.
Watch the Webinar Here
This initiative is co-sponsored by the Wisconsin Council of Churches, WISDOM, Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice, Wisconsin Council of Rabbis, MICAH, and the Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee.
