Resources and Church Collaborations
River Small Groups: Ballot Party
How to Fight Racism with Jemar Tisby
Reading While Black | A Public Conversation with Dr. Esau McCaulley
The River Church Community Disaster Response Website & Resources
Anti-Racism & The Church Webinars | Moving towards True Repentance | Dismantling Systemic Racism
The Color of Compromise with Jemar Tisby
Austin Channing Brown "I'm Still Here"
Oriented to Love Fishbowl Dialogue on Sexual/Gender Diversity in the Church
Compassion & Justice Call to Action
Civic Engagement: This month live your faith out loud by speaking at a civic forum, city council meeting, school board meeting or legislators via 5 calls app (an app that facilitates phone calls to legislators), What does your faith say about your issues in our world? Take some time to reflect, and move into action, speaking out!
Download the app "5 Calls: Contact your Congress" or visit the website https://5calls.org/.
Taco Talk
Taco Talk fulfills the compassion & justice objective to equip the community to engage thoughtfully and gracefully the conversations of our day with theological depth and understanding. Taco talk is a facilitated sharing dialogue for small to medium/large groups of people on one of the following topics: Race & Ethnicity, technology, life in silicon valley, wealth, gender and sexuality, housing. Talk with Iheoma for more information.
Sustainability Cohort
A majority of Compassion & Justice initiatives are outward focused, this one is inward focused, helping the River practice creation care and increased ecological sustainability. There are a number of initiatives (and increasing) available for members of this cohort. From the "Smiling Mug" initiative to our regular "Park Cleanups" of our local green space stay tuned for an upcoming workshops and events! Talk with Iheoma for more information.