SOUTH CAROLINA UNITED METHODIST WOMEN

South Carolina Conference Charter for Racial Justice Committee is establishing a Charter for Racial Justice Club to engage United Methodist Women in addressing racism and renew their commitment to the Charter for Racial Justice. The Committee is challenging you to start your own Charter to Racial Justice Club. The Committee provides a choice of actions for your unit to become a member of the club. Units must carry out a minimum of three (3) or more activities annually. Your report is sent to your District Coordinator of Social Action by September 1. The District Coordinator will then send the report to the Conference Coordinator of Social Action. Each action must show when the action took place. A certificate will be sent to the units to be presented at one of their meetings. 

Your choice of items must include at least one of the starred(*) items.

• Use a program on racial justice/human rights from the UMW Program Book
• *Watch a video relating to the Charter for Racial Justice
• *Give a book report on a Reading Program Book selected from the Social Action Area
• Invite a minority group or person to come and speak about their home country
• *Regularly share articles from Response and New World Outlook relating to racism
• *Supply each member with a copy of the Charter for Racial Justice Policies
• Participate in a qualifying UMW Social Action Mission Study
• Give a report to the unit about the experience of attendance to a music program, theatre performance by person(s) of a different culture, race or ethnic background
• Send one (1) member to the Legislative Day Event
• Participate in post card writing encouraging legislation favorable to the economically deprived or challenged
• Experience worship with a church of an ethnic background different from your own
• Attend or host an international tasting party, cultural fair or other event
• Participate in a Bible Study on racism
• Celebrate Black History month in February
• Suggest and plan with your pastor a pulpit exchange with a pastor of another race
• Plan an event with a unit of a different race or ethnic background (a celebration, worship, Vacation Bible School, etc.)

Mary Johnson, President SCCUMW