Understanding your family’s history is essential to understanding yourself and crucial to dismantling systems of oppression. We cannot reform what we do not acknowledge. Researching enslaved African Americans is challenging, but it is possible with the right tips and tools. If you’re curious about your family’s history but unsure about how to start looking, join…
The KOINONIA School of Race and Justice intends to be a part of God’s ministry of racial reconciliation and is grounded in the Christian tradition. You can engage in reducing racism by being instruments of justice in your own sphere of influence. The school is designed to equip people in three ways: to engage in…
The school is designed to equip people in three ways: to engage in transformative and self-reflective work around race; to engage in constructive dialogue regarding issues of race and justice; and to engage in the larger community to promote social justice. This year’s program will consist of three daylong seminars, and two 24-hour retreats. Gatherings…
Speak Up, Act Out! Join Co-Pastoral Directors Janie Walker and Joel Blunk for a 24-hour retreat on dialogue and action. We’ll learn how to ask open, honest questions, build trust across divides, and have the hard conversation about race. We’ll also consider ways of engaging communally to influence change. Come ready to learn from one…
by Sheryl Johnson I don’t know when I came to realize that I’m a racist. Not the hood wearing, confederate flag waving kind, but the kind that doesn’t think twice about a photo voter ID law that just happens to disproportionately impact people of color, or the kind that looks a little more suspiciously at…
Koinonia is designed to equip people in three ways: to engage in transformative and self-reflective work around race; to engage in constructive dialogue regarding issues of race and justice; and to engage in the larger community to promote social justice. This program consists of three daylong seminars, and two 48-hour retreats. Gatherings will include guest…
Koinonia is designed to equip people in three ways: to engage in transformative and self-reflective work around race; to engage in constructive dialogue regarding issues of race and justice; and to engage in the larger community to promote social justice. This year’s program will consist of three daylong seminars, and two 48-hour retreats. Gatherings will…
Saturday, April 21, 9 am — 4 pm Come engage in constructive dialogue with Sylvia Clute and the Koinonia faculty on how to practice Unitive Justice. We will listen, do small group work, and participate in a seminar discussion. Passionately committed to the practice of Unitive Justice, Sylvia Clute is the President of the Alliance…
Saturday, March 24, 9 am — 4 pm Come engage in constructive dialogue with Laura Lafayette and the Koinonia faculty on race and K-12 public education. We will do small group work, take a tour of area neighborhoods and schools, and participate in a seminar discussion. Passionately committed to the cause of educational equity, Laura…
Saturday, October 28, 9 am — 4 pm Rev. Ben Campbell, Pastor Emeritus of Richmond Hill and author of Richmond’s Unhealed History, is the speaker for the next seminar for the Koinonia School of Race & Justice. Speaking on the history of race, Campbell argues that the community of metropolitan Richmond is engaged in a…
