Social Justice

Links and Resources

This is a sample of recommended media. If you have recommendations, please contact us at socialjustice@bethchaim. org

  • Books

    The Sum of Us : How Racism Hurts Everyone by Heather McGhee

    Heather McGhee explores how American society has inherited and perpetuated a zero-sum mentality- the idea that progress for one group will hold other groups back- and offers an alternative vision.

    On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in and Unapologetic World by Danya Ruttenberg

    A crucial new lens on repentance, atonement, forgiveness, and repair from harm—from personal transgressions to our culture’s most painful and unresolved issues.

    The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World by Sharon Brous

    An acclaimed preacher and story-teller, Brous pairs heart-driven anecdotes from her experience building and pastoring to a leading-edge faith community, The Amen Effect translates foundational ideas into simple practices that connect us to our better angels, offering a blueprint for a more meaningful life and a more connected and caring world.

  • Websites

    https://lorettajross.com/callingin-online

    It's imperative to ensure that we don't grind each other up and harm each other out of our despair and drama. Calling In is a tool and practice for turning difficult conversations into productive ones. This framework can help address harm while creating space for growth, forgiveness, and understanding.

    www.raceforward.org

    Advancing racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture. We help to operationalize strategies that drive sustainable change towards racial justice at all levels of society.

    www.https://www.hrc.org/

    The Human Rights Campaign leading the fight for LGBTQ+ rights.

  • Movies and TV

    Selma

    Selma is a 2014 historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb. It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches.

    I am Not Your Negro

    This 2016 documentary is based on the work of James Baldwin.

    Black KKKlansmen

    An African American police officer from Colorado Springs, Colorado, successfully infiltrates the local Ku Klux Klan branch aided by a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader.