About Us
Grassroots Reparations Campaign
We uplift faith-based and ethically-centered frameworks that demand accountability for the history and current world conditions that slavery, colonialism, genocide, and other material and moral abuses created. We have set out to create a culture of reparations that emerges from spiritual practice, transformative education, and action.
Our Sponsors
Reparations Interfaith Coalition
The Reparations Interfaith Coalition (RIC) is a Massachusetts-based alliance of ethical and faith communities committed to pursuing reparative justice for Black and Indigenous peoples in collaboration with reparation efforts across the country.
Unitarian Society of Northampton & Florence
The Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence is an inclusive and welcoming intergenerational congregation of diverse spiritual beliefs and practices. Our mission is to build a caring community where children and adults can safely learn and grow - where we are supported and challenged on life's journeys, called to service and to our higher selves, and inspired to better our world.
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
At All Souls, our mission is to welcome all who seek fellowship in our liberal religious tradition; to nurture the spiritual well-being of our children and ourselves; to show that people can transcend differences; to nourish and enrich each other in a common spiritual quest; and to provide information and opportunities for members of All Souls and others to act upon the issues of injustice and inequity.
First Church in Jamaica Plain
We are a congregation diverse in belief and united in the power of love and the strength of community. We are reverent and playful, contemplative and joyful, seeking to put liberating love at the center of our lives. We gather in worship to center in the Love that holds us all, just as we are, and which calls us forward to greater wholeness, compassion, and integrity.
Showing up for Racial Justice
Showing Up For Racial Justice (SURJ) is a national network of groups and individuals organizing white people for racial justice. The Western Mass chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice is part of a national network of groups and individuals working to undermine white supremacy. Through community organizing, mobilizing, and education, SURJ aims to move white people to work towards racial justice in an accountable way, as part of a multi-racial movement.
The Reparations Collective
We are a growing group of white antiracists who acknowledge how much we benefit from white privilege. In recognition of this, and of the collective harms of the past, our goal is to agitate for reparations education, policy change, and legislation. We also invite people to join us in making regular, individual reparations payments.
Kibilio Community & Farm
Kibilio Community and Farm is rooted in Black and Queer land sovereignty. It is an intergenerational, intentional community dedicated to embodied healing, and reparative, ecological, and reproductive justice. We in this BIPOC community invite you to be a part our journey of healing and healthy living so that we may cooperatively work toward educating for indigenous land justice and ecological balance.
St. John’s Episcopal Church
At St. John's we are building deeper connections and friendships within community. We embrace new ways of practicing our faith together, from adjusting our sanctuary layout to crafting a joyous monthly intergenerational service and organizing small group gatherings during Lent. Whether you’ve been part of the community for decades or are just thinking about attending, your presence, exactly as you are, is welcome and wanted.
Racial Justice Rising
Racial Justice Rising is a small, all-volunteer racial justice organization based in Franklin County, Massachusetts. The members of Racial Justice Rising are ordinary people who are troubled by the persistent racism that plagues this country. Believing that the damage caused by racism must be repaired before our society can be whole, we work for just and respectful treatment for all. While much of our work is focused in our local area, we reach out to and are connected with the broader movements in our region and the nation.
Greening Greenfield
Locally, we use the concept of “Greening” as the economic and inspirational guiding force to build a more sustainable Greenfield, so present and future generations can enjoy life in our beautiful, abundant valley. In short, we aim to make Greenfield, MA a more sustainable, resilient and vibrant place to live.
Boston Workers’ Circle
Founded by Jewish immigrants over 120 years ago, Boston Workers Circle is a secular, progressive, member-led Jewish community. We champion progressive Jewish values and advocate for social justice, serving as an arts and education center that celebrates Yiddish, Jewish, and progressive culture.
Congregation Dorshei Tzedek
Dorshei Tzedek is a dynamic Reconstructionist congregation dedicated to innovative Jewish practice and ethical living in the modern world. In keeping with our name (“Seekers of Justice”), we are committed to pursuing justice through personal, social, and political action for our broader community and for our planet. We gather in Newton MA for services, education and events, with members drawn from across and beyond the greater Boston area.
SURJ Boston
SURJ Boston is a local chapter of Showing Up For Racial Justice, a national network of groups and individuals organizing white people for racial justice. Through community organizing, mobilizing, and education, SURJ moves white people to act as part of a multi-racial majority for justice with passion and accountability. We work to connect people across the country while supporting and collaborating with local and national racial justice organizing efforts.
Race and Class Working Group of Mt. Toby Friends Meeting in Leverett, MA.
Reparations Work Group of Congregation B'nai Israel
The Reparations Working Group is one sub-team of Northampton’s Congregation B’nai Israel's Tikkun Olam (social action) Committee. The work group is committed to community education and healing with the hopes of transforming the culture of the larger CBI community towards a more rigorous and widespread understanding and commitment to reparations.
UU Mass Action
Our mission is to organize and mobilize the 20,000 Unitarian Universalists and 142 congregations in Massachusetts to confront oppression. All of our work is in partnership with larger campaigns and coalitions. Our pathways to justice are selected by identifying the priorities in which our congregations are engaged, taking part in our coalition partners’ shared priorities, assessing legislative momentum, and identifying who are the most vulnerable people in tour Commonwealth.
Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal
The Church of the Good Shepherd is an Episcopal community of joyful believers, where children are full members of the church. We experience Christ in our liturgy, in prayer, in our work for justice and peace, and in each other. We find strength and resilience in the combined abilities of all our members. We strengthen our faith and understanding through formation and community engagement. We take care of one another and our neighbors. We welcome you.
