Continue the journey towards becoming an anti-racist church with this 40-day time of learning, reflection, and action.
40 Days 2023
You can be part of the 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism at any time of year !
Some people had a focused time of engagement with the 40 Days in the fall of 2023. Some people plan to use the content in Advent, during the season after Epiphany, and still more during Lent. This series is for any time of year!
The most recent version of the 40 Days features brand-new stories, (with recordings available on YouTube) and suggested books offered by the UnitedChurch Bookstore.
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The 40 Days offers opportunities to delve deeply into anti-racism work.
“Our congregation discussed the 40 Days program, and so many great, appreciative comments and learnings were shared. Implicit bias was an important learning that many commented on. We appreciate all the contributions and are delighted each day with new insights, prayers, and activities. Thank you!”
—A 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism participant
Continue to Engage
- Reflect on what you are doing as a result of engaging with 40 Days. Are there actions, commitments, or advocacy that you could still follow up on?
- Watch recordings of recent on the United Church’s YouTube channel:
- The Dual Function of Genealogy and Family Lore in Cases of Race Shifting (bilingual )
- Exploring Anti-Racist and Decolonial Theologies
- Raising Anti-Racist Children
- A History of Violence: The Legacy of Environmental Racism in Canada
- Sharing Our Stories: Indigenous Identity in the Christian Church
- Intersecting Identities: Intergenerational Asian Voices
- Copyright Justice and Musical Misappropriation (bilingua)
- Read a book related to anti-racism; all of these books are available from the United Church Bookstore:
A downloadable slide that can be used in your congregation is also available.
Stories
40 Days on Anti-Racism: A White Teenager’s Anti-Racism Exposure and Education
Day 20 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism. Matthew Tyhurst recounts how the testimony of a racialized person his own age helped change the way… continue reading40 Days on Anti-Racism: Learning to Be Fluent in Two Cultures
Day 19 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism. Sarah Yang, the teenage child of Korean immigrants, has wrestled with racism, identity, and… continue reading40 Days on Anti Racism: The Only Brown Person in the Room
Day 18 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism: Diane Dwarka hopes that, as time moves on, racialized people who choose to be members of the United… continue reading40 Days on Anti-Racism: The Way You Use Language Is the Way of Your Life
Day 17 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism: Ibi Soqluman (Chuan) points out that “It’s just a joke—don’t take it so seriously” is an unacceptable… continue reading40 Days on Anti-Racism: Carving Out a Space in the Church
Day 16 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism: For Shane Goldie, wearing both a minister’s hat and the hat of a Two-Spirit Indigenous person in the… continue reading40 Days on Anti-Racism: Learning to Challenge My White Privilege
Day 15 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism: What Katherine Brittain has learned most of all about White privilege is that White people have an… continue reading40 Days on Anti-Racism: Proud of Being African and Black
Day 14 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism. Inzwirashe Munikwa seeks to understand Black culture and her Zimbabwean roots beyond the labels the… continue reading40 Days on Anti-Racism: The Stories We Tell to Young Minds
Day 13 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism: For Jeffrey Dale, the stories of Indigenous or racialized experiences that we grew up on need to be… continue reading40 Days on Anti-Racism: Difficult Conversations on Race among Friends
Day 12 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism: Emo Yango asks, how does one honestly reflect on the different colonial and racist experiences among… continue reading40 Days on Anti-Racism: Music and the Universal Language Myth
Day 11 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism: Deborah Bradley notes that the belief in European superiority, including music, enabled the Christian… continue readingDownloads
- 40 Days on Anti-Racism 2023 Schedule (470.33 KB) (PDF)
- 40 Days on Anti-Racism 2023 Projection Slide (297.98 KB) (image/jpeg)
- Anti-Racism Children's Activities: Faith-Based Ideas (247.24 KB) (PDF)