The Alliance has been actively involved in anti-racism work for 20 years. It began with the formation of our anti-racism team which received extensive trainings from both the People’s Institute (New Orleans) and Crossroads (Chicago).

 

The Alliance has developed a curriculum to assist parish  leaders and members to understand racism and combat it in their everyday lives.  We have sponsored various anti-racism trainings throughout Metro Detroit with religious organizations, parishes, and community groups as well as  with Catholic High Schools.

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In the Spring of 2020, shortly after the death of George Floyd, the Alliance called a group of priests, religious and lay people called the Change Makers.  This group came together with the sole purpose of drawing together a plan that would shift the dynamics within the Archdiocese of Detroit.

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This plan was submitted to Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron in November of 2020.