The same systems that separate us from caring for the earth also work to separate us from caring for one another.
The United States was built on land stolen from Native people by the stolen labor of enslaved Black people. The same way of thinking and being has created a world dependent on fossil fuels at the expense of our care for each other and the earth.
We can’t work towards a thriving, just, and sustainable world without also committing to repairing the wounds of land theft and enslavement.
What sort of ancestor will you be?
"History is not the past. It is the present.
We carry our history with us. We are our history."
— James Baldwin
Take more action on reparations!
Support our BIPOC Reparations Advisory Table
This team of 8-10 BIPOC leaders will assemble quarterly to counsel our shared reparations work. And this fund ensures that MNIPL can meaningfully compensate these leaders for their time and talents. Every dollar donated through this page goes to the amazing activists who are guiding us towards authentic change.
Sign up for MNIPL's Reparations Learning Community
This email community (moderated by MNIPL’s Liz Loeb and Jessica Intermill) is a place to ask questions and engage in conversations about reparations and reparatory actions. We will share event and action opportunities, and support each other as we do the work of repair. Individuals and congregational teams are welcome. To join, email jessica@mnipl.org and ask to be added to the group!
Watch the recordings (below) of our Winter 2023 Reparations Learning Table workshops:
These entry-level workshops led by Liz Loeb and Jessica Intermill will introduce you to MNIPL’s approach to reparations and familiarize you with concepts and vocabulary that will help us journey together.
Workshop 1 - Reparations: What are They?
Workshop 2 - Why MNIPL and Why Now?
Workshop 3 - Reparations: What’s Faith Got to Do With It?
Workshop 4 - Reparations: What is Your Story?
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