Racial Justice and Anti-Racism
As a community and individuals dedicated to the service of faith and promotion of justice, Loyola Marymount University decries all forms of racial injustice, oppression, and violence and calls on every person to work for peace, reconciliation, and justice. The values and commitments that arise from our Catholic identity and the traditions of the Society of Jesus, the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange unequivocally affirm the inalienable dignity of every human person and the responsibility of all to create conditions that uphold peace, justice, and human flourishing.
Below are resources for education, reflection, and action from the perspective of faith as we work together to actively combat racism and foster a more just and equitable world. You may also wish to visit the LMU Office of DEI'ss resource collection, Anti-Racism and Inclusion Resources.
Resources
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Beyond Words
President Timothy Law Snyder | June 16, 2020Speaking Up and Taking Action
President Timothy Law Snyder | June 1, 2020Statement on Behalf of the LMU Jesuit Community
Fr. Allan Deck, SJ | June 1, 2020Statement on Racism and Commitment to Direct Action
U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph | June 2020RSHM Western American Area Statement related to the recent peaceful protests and civil unrest
Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary | June 2, 2020A Pentecost Message on Justice from Jesuits West Provincial
Fr. Scott Santarosa, SJ | May 31, 2020AJCU Statements on Racial Justice
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities | May 2020General Audience Statement on Racism
Pope Francis | June 3, 2020Statement of U.S. Bishops’ President on George Floyd and the Protests in American Cities
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops | May 31, 2020Statement of U.S. Bishop Chairmen in Wake of Death of George Floyd and National Protests
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops | May 29, 2020 -
ARTICLES
The assumptions of white privilege and what we can do about it
Bryan N. Massingale | National Catholic Reporter | June 1, 2020How can Catholics help lead the fight against racism?
Olga Segura | America Magazine | May 29, 2020Fellow White People, About Your Inherent Racism
Samantha Cocco | Ignatian Solidarity Network | May 29, 2020List: Catholic Responses to the Killing of George Floyd
Editors | America Magazine | June 3, 2020Open Wide Our Hearts: A Pastoral Letter Against Racism
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops | 2018RESOURCE COLLECTIONS
Anti-Racism and Inclusion Resources
LMU Office of Intercultural Affairs#BlackCatholics Syllabus
Tia Noelle Pratt, Ph.D.Anti-Racism Work: Links and Resources
U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. JosephSlavery, History, Memory and Reconciliation Project - Resources
Jesuits USA Central and Southern ProvinceCatholic Social Teaching and Racism
Fr. Fred Kammer, SJ | Jesuit Social Research InstituteAJCU Resources on Racial Justice
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities -
Commitment to Witness & Respond for Racial Justice
LMU Campus MinistryAn Ignatian Examen for Civic Life
Ignatian Solidarity NetworkAn Examen for Racism
Jesuits.orgAn Examen for White Allies
Ignatian Solidarity NetworkPrayer to Address the Sin of Racism
United States Conference of Catholic BishopsPrayers for Racial Justice and Reconciliation
Xavier University - JesuitResource.org