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Read more about the article Bloom Where You’re Planted

Bloom Where You’re Planted

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 10, 2020
  • Post category:Parenting/Privilege and Race
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I used to think that the only way for me to participate in social healing was to move. I live in a predominantly white, affluent, highly educated neighborhood. How could…

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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: The Best of What I Read, Watched, and Listened To on Vacation

AJB Recommends: The Best of What I Read, Watched, and Listened To on Vacation

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:August 28, 2020
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I took 10 days of vacation at the beginning of August, and I had a chance to read and listen and watch a lot. Here are some podcasts, books, articles,…

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Read more about the article Four Spiritual Practices That Help Social Justice Stay Grounded in Love

Four Spiritual Practices That Help Social Justice Stay Grounded in Love

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:August 26, 2020
  • Post category:Faith/Privilege and Race
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As individual human beings, the scope of the brokenness in our society is impossible to comprehend, much less to address. It is easy to get overwhelmed. Without an abundance of…

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Read more about the article Questions About Justice: Talking With Everybody’s Church

Questions About Justice: Talking With Everybody’s Church

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:August 22, 2020
  • Post category:Faith/Privilege and Race/Speaking
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What are two practical things I can do this week to respond to racial injustice? What if in trying to say something welcoming I instead commit a microaggression? Do people…

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Read more about the article Choosing to Be Present in Suffering

Choosing to Be Present in Suffering

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 27, 2020
  • Post category:Current Events/Faith/Privilege and Race
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For people like me—for people who are white and live in affluence and stability—stories like that of George Floyd are easy to ignore. In the past, I have told myself…

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Read more about the article We All Need Healing from Racism

We All Need Healing from Racism

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 13, 2020
  • Post category:Guest Post/Privilege and Race
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We All Need Healing from Racism is part of a series of posts I’m sharing, written by people who read White Picket Fences and responded to the themes of the…

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Read more about the article Creating a More Equitable World

Creating a More Equitable World

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 6, 2020
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Creating a More Equitable World is part of a series of posts I’m sharing, written by people who read White Picket Fences and responded to the themes of the book…

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Read more about the article The Long, Slow Work of Healing

The Long, Slow Work of Healing

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 3, 2020
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The Long, Slow Work of Healing is part of a series of posts I’m sharing, written by people who read White Picket Fences and responded to the themes of the…

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Read more about the article Announcing Head Heart Hands Action Guide

Announcing Head Heart Hands Action Guide

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 2, 2020
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Download FREE PDF: Head Heart Hands I'm excited to announce Head Heart Hands, which is an action guide designed to equip anyone who wants to respond to the harm of…

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Read more about the article Overcoming Social Divisions

Overcoming Social Divisions

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:December 31, 2019
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Our social divisions will only be overcome through collective and connected action that grows out of relationships of love, powered by a love that is bigger than any one of…

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