Continue the journey towards becoming an anti-racist church with this 40-day time of learning, reflection, and action.

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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

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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 reading

40 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 reading

40 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 reading

40 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 reading

40 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 reading

40 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 reading

40 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 reading

40 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 reading

40 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 reading

40 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 reading