Race and Faith

10/21/2026

**IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, AND I'VE GOT ONE WISH!** 🧡
Join Today! https://www.raceandfaith.org/black-joy-mail/
More Black Joy. In more homes. In more mailboxes. In more lives.

Five years ago, I launched the Black Joy Retreat because I believed something deeply: Black Joy deserves to be nurtured, celebrated, and experienced—not just talked about.

Today, as I celebrate another trip around the sun, I'm dreaming even bigger!

I'm launching the **Black Joy Mail Club** — a monthly celebration of Black outdoor pioneers, untold stories, and simple practices that help us reclaim joy in our everyday lives.

Each month, a little Black Joy arrives right at your door!

And to celebrate five years of the Black Joy Retreat, membership is just 5 a month for the first year!

Here's my birthday wish: Help me welcome 50 members into the Black Joy Mail Club!

Join the club, gift a membership, or share this post with someone who believes in the power of Black Joy.

Because joy isn't just something we feel. It's something we cultivate, protect, and pass on!

Here's to another year of life, purpose, and spreading Black Joy!

10/16/2026

Be one of at least 100 people to email the Mayor and Common Council expressing support for : https://bit.ly/3Vn0YMj.

10/16/2026

Talking about race is one skill. Holding the room when it gets hard is another. What We Carry Into the Room is a 5-week online practice for people who will need to lead these conversations, with no prior class required. Tuesdays, Nov 17 to Dec 15, 6:30-8:00 PM Central. Register at raceandfaith.org/fall

10/15/2026

10/15/2026

More children from mixed-status families are being separated from their parents through detention or deportation. Researchers and advocates believe the trauma of being split up predisposes a generation to health, academic and economic consequences.

10/15/2026

Karma Lekshe Tsomo, Ph.D. is Professor Emerita at the University of San Diego. Her scholarly interests include Buddhist social ethics, women in Buddhism, death and dying, and Buddhist transnationalism. She has published many books and articles, including Women in Buddhist Traditions (2020) and Into the Jaws of Yama: Buddhism, Bioethics, and Death (2006).

Dr. Tsomo will be a panelist at our October 29th webinar on Interfaith Resistance to Authoritarianism: Visions and Values of Solidarity. Learn more and register: https://parliamentofreligions.org/blog/interfaith-solidarity/

10/15/2026

🗞 Applications are now open for our 🌸 ️Spring 2027 internships!

Our museum provides a dynamic learning environment and access to supportive supervisors who help interns reach their educational and professional goals. Interns can gain practical museum skills and program development experience in various traditional and non-traditional museum careers.

“I applied to this internship to explore marketing strategies and how they’re applied at cultural institutions, and I’ve had a great experience!” - Naiyah B., 2025

Learn more and apply before October 15: https://s.si.edu/434KJ4x

10/14/2026

It's easy to think of elections in terms of candidates and campaigns. But elections are about people: neighbors working together in communities across Wisconsin.

In this thoughtful op-ed in the Wisconsin State Journal, Pastor Andy Twiton, a member of the LOPPW Policy Council and pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Madison, reflects on elections through the lens of neighborliness.

"On Election Day, the people who check our names, hand out ballots and watch over the voting machines are our neighbors... These poll workers represent a variety of political perspectives and life experiences, and they are sworn to serve us all," he writes.

"We the people may need to be the adults in the room this election season... Perhaps we can start by learning the name of our municipal clerk, or by waving to our neighbors as we all go to cast our ballots."

Read his full op-ed here: https://madison.com/opinion/column/article_8bdc1453-0dc7-40e5-9bba-ef0c7a541027.html

10/14/2026

White people: fighting racism in white communities is our work! We’re the largest organization in the country that does just that. Can you commit to taking action this week to fight white supremacy and join us at an info session on Oct 14 at 8 pm ET? Sign up with the link in the comments below