Anti-Racism Work
Living the Pledge to End Racism
Want to know more about Living the Pledge to End Racism? Want to refresh your knowledge about systemic racism and other oppressions? Please plan to attend the workshop on Saturdays, November 8 & 15. Learn more and register here. Invite a friend to register, too!
We take our anti-racism work very seriously at 1st UU.
Resources on Mental Health Issues Facing the Black Community
BIPOC Therapists: Empowering the Community through Education and Awareness
We take anti-racism work very seriously, and in 2018, the congregation adopted an 8th Principle about that:
"We, the members and friends of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Richmond covenant to affirm and promote journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse, multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions."


Anti-Racism Group
- Living the Pledge Workshop: http://richmondpledge.org/
- Maintains Social Justice table on Sunday between services to provide resources to the church community
- Works with the Black Lives Matter Group
- Provides a space for communication and processing for members of our church and community
- For more information, please contact Deborah Coleman and Sheryl Johnson
- Educates members about systemic racism and encourages participants to become active in fighting racism evident in our systems throughout the city.
- Class curriculum includes American and Richmond history, personal biases and microaggressions. The goal of Living the Pledge is to transform understanding into action.
- For more information, please contact: Anita Lee at La_toute@principle2.org
Black Lives Matter
- Vigils
- Protests
- Solidarity
- According to Black Lives Matter, the movement "is an ideological and political intervention in a world where Black lives are systematically and intentionally targeted for demise. It is an affirmation of Black folks’ contributions to this society, our humanity, and our resilience in the face of deadly oppression."
You can find more resources here: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/