General Assembly Orlando,

2013

General Assembly Orlando,

2013

One WorldMany

Cultures

Y.E.S. = Youth

Education SeriesLearning

experiences that take place inside Disney them parks

General Assembly

General Assembly

of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United

States and CanadaMeets every two years in a different location.

It’s a world of laughter

and a world of tears;

It’s a world of hopes

and a world of fears;

There’s so much that we share

That its time we’re aware

It’s a small world after all.

Lord, you have blessed us with so many gifts. Unfortunately, we often use your blessings as a way to

categorize and divide. Help us to realize that our differences are blessings. Help us to remember that our divisions are of human origin. Help us to remember that

we are one body in one Lord as we share, learn and grow closer to each other. Amen.

What is:

CULTURE

?

CULTUREIs People held together by common bonds such as Language, Heritage, Religion, Government, Geography, Music, Art, Food, etc.

What is:

RACISM

?

RACISMRace prejudice

+ the misuse of power by

systems and institutions.

What is:

RACE

?

RACEis an understanding we

created to divide ourselves

How does powerImpact racism?

How does powerImpact racism?Assimilation

Accommodation

Displacement

AssimilationBlending in:

Learn to act like, sound like dress like and be like dominant culture.

Accommodation

Separate Identity:Keeping your own

culture separate from dominant society.

Displacement

Rejection:Culture is deemed unacceptable by

dominant culture and wiped out.

LOLLIPOPPOWER

forover

from

overwhen those in a

dominant culture abuse their power to limit the access people of color have to institutions and

the resources

forWhen some have the ability to build instant trust or relationships

When one culture claims something from another

culture as its own without giving credit

from

When we except the dominant culture’s

expectations for how we will interact with each

other

Empathy

Respect

What

Do

You

See?

Pieces of You

*Hearing a friend tell jokes about another culture.

* Someone complaining about the way another cultures food “stinks” in a shared church building.

* A blond, straight-haired, blue-eyed friend looking for someone to do her hair in cornrows.

* Responding to the comment, “Oh, I know about and try out other cultures every time I go to the mall

food court. I eat a little bit of Mexican, some Chinese and some soul food.”

What Could Go Wrong?

Empathy

Respect

Reconciliation

2 Corinthians 5:18

All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself

through Christ, and has given us the ministry of

reconciliation.

How can our Church confront racism?

“Lord, teach us to pray”

One WorldMany

Cultures