Rebecca Babirye just completed her internship focusing on foreign policy and reflects here on her time in the MCC Washington Office. “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.” (John 15:4) From the very…
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By Joshua Russell The past 18 months have seen an unprecedented debate in the United States over the police and the use of force. The killing of unarmed African-Americans by police has thrust the racial tensions that many white people were unaware of or ignored into the national spotlight. Tremendous damage has been done in…
Read more The debate over “Blue lives matter” and “Black lives matter”
“I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.” Matthew 25:36 Are you interested in mass incarceration? The U.S. criminal justice system? Live in or near Pennsylvania, or have an interest to visit? Then come take part in…
After last night’s massacre of nine men and women at Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, Ewuare Osayande, Anti-Oppression Coordinator for Mennonite Central Committee U.S., published the following reflection: As Anti-Oppression Coordinator with Mennonite Central Committee, U.S., I stand with many others across this nation whose hearts are filled with grief in…
By Joshua Russell A recent article in the Washington Post showed a map of “the most racist parts” of the United States. This map was determined by data from Google, who had tracked the frequency of searches for a particular racial slur in media markets across the country. Markets that had a higher search rate…
“No one should fan the flames of hatred nor tolerate this despicable behavior which draws from one of the ugliest periods of American history….The incidents yesterday are examples of the unfinished business of America. We cannot sweep race and racism under the rug.”
MCC Washington Memo 