Living the Pledge:

End Racism

What is the Pledge to End Racism?

I BELIEVE that every person has worth as an individual.

I BELIEVE that every person is entitled to dignity and respect, regardless of race or color.

I BELIEVE that every thought and every act of racial prejudice is harmful; if it is my thought or act, then it is harmful to me as well as to others.

Therefore, from this day forward I WILL strive daily to eliminate racial prejudice from my thoughts and actions.

I WILL discourage racial prejudice by others at every opportunity.

I WILL treat all people with dignity and respect;

I WILL commit to working with others to transform this community into a place that treats people of all races, ethnicities, and cultures with justice, equity, and compassion, and

I WILL strive daily to honor this pledge, knowing that the world will be a better place because of my effort.

UUSP Pledges to End Racism

Saturdays February 1, 8, & 15, from 9am to 1pm

This 12-hour training provides a foundation for understanding racism in all its forms and ways we as individuals and collectively might work to end it.

RSVP to racial.justice@uustpete.org

Here’s what some of the 45 UUSP members who have already taken the workshop liked:

“great, thoughtful, well paced”

“the sharing with one another, the openness”

“personal, down-to earth, real, well-prepared, respectful of time”

“learning about microaggressions and implicit bias"

“encouraging self-examination”

“being with UUSP members, sharing stories and ideas”

“concrete suggestions and opportunities to act on our intentions”