One of the tools being used to confront systemic racism and the use of lethal force is called direct action. Rev. James Ross, II talks about what direct action is and is not and how direct action relates to Christian faith. Rev. Ross is the pastor at Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ in St. Louis and is the new President of the Board of MCU.

One of the tools being used to confront systemic racism and the use of lethal force is called direct action. Rev. James Ross, II talks about what direct action is and is not and how direct action relates to Christian faith. Rev. Ross is the pastor at Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ in St. Louis and is the new President of the Board of MCU.

Faith and Direct Action

This is What Democracy Sounds Like is a presentation of Metropolitan Congregations United in St. Louis, MO. MCU is a community organization that brings together religious congregations, community groups, and individuals to work for a common purpose: to create a better life for all residents of the St. Louis region. We work at the intersection of race, economy, political power, gender, and the structures of oppression at work within us individually, within our organization and within the community. We are working towards building people’s control of the government, building community control of the economy, expanding the public sphere, and creating structural racial equity.

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This is What Democracy Sounds Like is a presentation of Metropolitan Congregations United in St. Louis, MO. MCU is a community organization that brings together religious congregations, community groups, and individuals to work for a common purpose: to create a better life for all residents of the St. Louis region. We work at the intersection of race, economy, political power, gender, and the structures of oppression at work within us individually, within our organization and within the community. We are working towards building people’s control of the government, building community control of the economy, expanding the public sphere, and creating structural racial equity.

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