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PRINCIPLE: RACISM
Within a Year to Plant the Seed
- Develop a forum for discussion with Bishops and parish leadership
the issues of race, racial tensions and its social, economic,
educational and political implications
Within Three Years to Nurture Growth
- Develop strategies that involve all ethnic groups in discussions
to eliminate racism at the parish and diocesan level.
Within Five Years to Establish Roots
- Design strategies to increase Black leadership on diocesan boards
and other Church institutions..
PRINCIPLE: AFRICA
Within a Year to Plant the Seed
- Develop materials and resources on African history, culture,
politics; African saints, martyrs and popes, and Africa's contributions
to the Church to educate Catholics in general, but specifically
directed toward Black Catholics. Resource materials should include'
a series of homilies based on "A Call to Solidarity with Africa" and
suggestions for planning Africentric liturgies and celebrations.
Within Three Years to Nurture Growth
- Develop partner relationships with African dioceses, parishes,
Church organizations and/or villages and towns, and for that
purpose host African Bishops as well as encourage U.S. Bishops
to visit Africa.
Within Five Years to Establish Roots
- Advocate for legislation that addresses debt reduction, disease,
poverty, and conflict in Africa.
PRINCIPLE: HIV/AIDS
Within a Year to Plant the Seed
- Provide educational opportunities for parish staffs, schools,
parishioners and the local community, with emphasis on parenting
education and HIV/AIDS awareness for youth.
Within Three Years to Nurture Growth
- Develop a Black Catholic fund to support HIV/AIDS ministries
in the United States and in Africa.
Within Five Years to Establish Roots
- Establish comprehensive parish based youth programs that address
the dissemination of information, behavior modification and follow
up for HIV/AIDS related issues.
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