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News & Updates
Watch this space for the latest Wilshire news. Check the Events section for information on upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our two weekly emails; Tapestry News, sent Fridays, includes news and a worship preview, while the Monday Recap has links to videos and blog posts from the prior week.
Virtual Choirs and Winds Videos: a Behind-the-Scenes look
Since the COVID-19 shutdown started, YouTube has swelled with virtual choir and band videos done by schools, churches and professional groups. Two Wilshire ensembles have now undertaken virtual performances. June 14 saw the debut of Sanctuary Choir’s virtual rendition...
Preparing for Worship
How do we prepare for worship with a pandemic on, routines out of place, lots of folks — or not enough folks — underfoot, and America’s whiteness problem staring us straight in the face? That is the question we are facing today. Except, are we reading this Saturday...
Wilshire Antiracism Videos and Articles
Videos and written resources from Wilshire George Mason on death of George Floyd and protests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i3Y6MU5V8k George Mason: Racism is America’s original sin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DnBQh_Ag04 Mark Wingfield: Bible study on...
Antiracism Articles
“America’s Racial Contract is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer, The Atlantic (May 8, 2020) The 1619 Project (all articles), New York Times Magazine “The Intersectionality Wars” by Jane Coaston, Vox (May 28, 2019) “Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Ibram X. Kendi, The...
Antiracism Organizations
Follow these organizations on social media: Antiracism Center (Twitter) Black Women’s Blueprint (Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook) Color Of Change (Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook) Equal Justice Initiative (Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook) Families Belong...
Antiracism Podcasts
1619 (New York Times) 1865 About Race Code Switch (NPR) Intersectionality Matters! Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast Seeing White