2022 Activities
(c) Ending Racism USA
Ending Racism USA has come a long way in 2022 with program initiatives, resource production, and organizational development.
We're moving ahead to raise funds to support hiring full-time staff and develop more programming.
Partnerships
Visual Parables
- Ed McNulty, the founder of Visual Parables, joined the Ending Racism USA volunteer staff
Elaine Legacy Center
- Held brainstorming session in Elaine, Arkansas
- Produced videos from events at the Center
Grace and Race Ministries, LLC
- Co-sponsored "Heeding King's Call" event
- Rev. Brenda Girton-Mitchell, Founder and President, joined the Ending Racism USA Board of Directors
North Mississippi Roots & Wings
- Larry W. Rubin, Founder, joined the Ending Racism USA volunteer staff and co-edited the newsletter
Forum Foundation (Seattle)
- Co-sponsored "Our World Without Racism" event
- John Spady, President, serves as an Ending Racism USA Special Advisor
- I am a member of the Board of Directors of the Forum Foundation
Arvada (Colorado) United Methodist Church
- Co-sponsored "Our World Without Racism" event
- I coordinate an anti-racism group called Challenging Racism Forum that meets monthly
OMNIA Leadership
- Rev. Shanta Premawardhana, Founder, is an Ending Racism USA Special Advisor
- I am a member of the OMNIA Leadership Advisory Board
- I coordinate a monthly meeting of the Anti-Racism Virtual Interfaith Peacemakers Team
International Expressions of Kindness
- Promoted their project
- I serve on their advisory board
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History
- Co-sponsored livestreaming of sessions from the Annual Convention to the Rust College campus
Other partnerships
In 2022 we also participated in meetings, led short-term studies, and made presentations at events sponsored by:
- Christ the King Episcopal Church, Colorado
- Stevensville United Methodist Church, Montana
- Mountain View United Methodist Church, Colorado
- Rust College, Holly Springs, Mississippi
Website
We published 32 articles on racism, the Constitution, and related issues.
National events
Video productions
- What is Ending Racism USA (4 minutes)
- What Are You Doing About Racism (5 minutes)
- Heading King's Call (1 hour 20 minutes)
- Rewriting the Constitution to support a multiracial nation without racism (5 minutes)
- Garlinda Burton Interview (10 minutes)
- Judge Rev. Wendell Griffen Presentation (15 minutes)
- Article V of the Constitution (5 minutes)
Organizational development
We established the foundations of a non-profit organization with a dedicated board of directors, eleven special advisors, five volunteer staff members, and a student intern who receives a stipend.
We also have other organizational structures in place like a website, social media accounts, a bank account, a secure account for online donations, nonprofit status, a Salesforce contact management system, a MailChimp account, VIMIO account, and other organizational tools.
Other
We established the Ending Racism USA Directory where individuals and organizations can find each other and connect.
Sponsored Movies that Matter discussions.