Candler Sacred Worth

Updated location for our first general meeting on the fourth! It will be at Fellini’s Pizza on Ponce!! 😊 and as for our first LGBTea of the season, comment below any tea suggestions and we will try and have them available.

🥳🥳🥳 come and hang out with us! Updates to follow!

Come on by!!! Free snacks & tea and free k cups on third floor!

May the Lord be with you during finals season! Come get some free tea tomorrow & if you’re able, bring your own mug to reduce waste! Thank you 😊

Good afternoon, all! Today is our first Ally Tip Tuesday!
When you find out that someone you know is a part of the LGBT+ community, avoid asking the question “How did your family react to you coming out?” It can be a triggering question that is better left up to the individual to disclose at their own comfort level. Instead, try asking if they have a reliable support system!
And of course, everyone is different! Some people may be fine to talk about their family, but it’s best to approach the topic with consideration and respect! 😊
Happy Tuesday!

(Swipe to see chaos) My name is Will and I’m Sacred Worth’s new president! I’m a first-year MDiv student & I’m beyond thrilled to be joining Sacred Worth’s team! I wanted to introduce myself in hopes that you might see me on campus and come say hello! We can talk about anything from Clobber passages to how incredible Dolly Parton is. Just know that I am here for you and if there’s something you want to see from this group, please let me know!! 😊

Join us for an event with Rev. M Barclay (they/them) of Enfleshed ministry :The Strange Ways of Salvation: Living Q***rly Toward Collective Liberation. In our time together, we'll linger in the ways q***r people, q***r histories, and q***r theologies are holy gifts for the work of creating futures more alive for everyone and everything.

Topic: The Strange Ways of Salvation with M Barclay
Time: Apr 14, 2021 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://emory.zoom.us/j/99304960364

Meeting ID: 993 0496 0364

Join us tonight on Zoom for trivia tonight at 8PM! DM or comment to have someone send you the link!

bring your mask + socially distance w/ other q***r candler students

Welcome new students! We are excited to host an orientation event TONIGHT at 5pm to introduce new students to Sacred Worth. Please DM if you want the link to attend.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-ne-pulse-nightclub-memorial-followup-20200626-eosvc7f7krcfjoy5rl34rxervm-story.html

U.S. House passes bill to establish Pulse Nightclub as a national memorial The U.S. House unanimously passed a resolution Friday that would establish the Pulse nightclub in Orlando as a national memorial site.

Some starting anti-racism resources for white people!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRlF2_zhNe86SGgHa6-VlBO-QgirITwCTugSfKie5Fs/edit?fbclid=IwAR0eTxb0MK6Pcg3O1zKdyFdcVVHSMiGVnZcwJM-NrPBJSRSg6-iLXaD3LI0

Anti-racism resources for white people This document is intended to serve as a resource to white people and parents to deepen our anti-racism work. If you haven’t engaged in anti-racism work in the past, start now. Feel free to circulate this document on social media and with your friends, family, and colleagues. Here is a shorte...

Support the Just Georgia’s Fight for Justice for Ahmaud Arbery!

Just Georgia is a collective of Georgia organizations, activists, faith leaders, attorneys and justice-seeking community members. They believe that the killing of Ahmaud Arbery was the result of decades of systemic harm against Black Georgians. They hold two truths: (1) that many in our communities want to see that the killers of Ahmaud Arbery are accountable for the trauma they have inflicted on an entire community and (2) that our contributions must better equip Georgians to respond to the multiple systemic ills inflicting violence on our communities on a daily basis.

Sacred Worth encourages our members to support this important work! https://www.just-georgia.org

Untitled the Just Georgia’s Fight for Justice for Ahmaud Arbery $25 $50 $100 $250 $1000 Other Join our fight for Justice for Ahmaud, and all Georgia residents in need of a better tomorrow.

So you want to learn about Juneteenth?
https://www.nytimes.com/article/juneteenth-day-celebration.html

So You Want to Learn About Juneteenth? On June 19, 1865, enslaved African-Americans in Galveston, Texas, were told they were free. Now, 155 years later, people in cities and towns across the U.S. continue to mark the occasion with celebrations.

Dear Sacred Worth members, we share with you part of a message from the Emory Graduate Student Government Association regarding Juneteenth. If you are able, we encourage you to participate in some of these worthy events:

Good Morning Emory Graduate Students,

More than 2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, June 19, 1865 marked the emancipation of enslaved Black people in Texas. Juneteenth commemorates this day. To celebrate, the Graduate Student Government Association (GSGA), with support from the Laney Graduate School Council, is calling all graduate and professional students, faculty, and staff to check out local events being planned for this weekend, including:

1. Peaceful march on Juneteenth, 6/19, at 1 pm, starting at MLK Jr. National History Park and ending at Centennial Olympic Park. The march will be followed by a concert & voter registration event at Murphy Park, for which the organizers need additional volunteers. Contact [email protected] for information.
2. To get involved in something this weekend that is Emory-specific, Black Emory students and alumni, allies, and friends are organizing a peaceful demonstration at Emory Village on 6/20 at 10am. Contact .hills or on Instagram with questions.

Please see the attached [graphics] for more details. Remember to stay safe, stay hydrated, and wear a mask! Feel free to wear your Emory gear and make signs to show what our university represents, and to hashtag along with .

For more information on Juneteenth, feel free to start with these resources:

So You Want to Learn About Juneteenth?, by Derrick Bryson Taylor for the New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/article/juneteenth-day-celebration.html

What is Juneteenth?, 3-minute video by Inside Edition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-MvzoTaV3A

✨Happy Pride Month 🌈 Here are some tips on how to celebrate this month!

We stand with leaders protesting entrenched racism, injustice, and violence toward people of color in America. In this moment, we mourn specifically those lost to anti-Black state violence. George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Atatiana Jefferson. Tony McDade. Nina Pop. And countless others. Black lives matter. Black trans lives matter. Black q***r lives matter.

We are listening. We will not normalize systemic racism. We will not lose hope in the possibility of liberation. We recognize that the liberation of Black lives is necessary for our collective liberation. We are committed to action for the long haul in collaboration with community leaders.

We encourage our members to take action:
1) Donate to Just Georgia, a coalition fighting for justice for Ahmaud Arbery;
2) Read anti-racism resources at bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES,
3) Hold Sacred Worth accountable to partnering with racial justice organizations

Welcome new students! The incoming Sacred Worth board members would love to connect with you over the summer. Send us an email and say hello✌️🏳️‍🌈

The Transgender Seminarian Leadership Cohort is a year-long program that is open to all seminary students who identify as nonbinary, genderq***r, gender nonconforming, and/or transgender. We hope that you will invite your students to apply to this program, which provides mentorship, community building opportunities, academic and theological reflection, and participation at retreats and conferences. Our next Cohort will begin in the Fall Semester of 2020, continuing through the Summer of 2021. Travel expenses, housing, and meals will be paid for all in-person gatherings.

Our Cohort meets remotely throughout the year and gathers in person 3 times: there will be a retreat in Tampa, Florida (October 23-25, 2020); participation at the Creating Change Conference in Washington DC (26-31 January 2021), and a final gathering at the Trans Faith and Action Network Retreat in North Carolina (August 2021, date TBD).

Due to COVID-19 and the uncertainty about travel, we cannot guarantee, of course, that we will be able to meet in person for any or all of the scheduled three gatherings. For many years we have conducted many of our meetings via Zoom and will continue to do so as needed.

Here is the link to the application: https://clgs.org/2020/04/cohort2021/ . The deadline for receipt of applications is 1 June 2020.

The Transgender Seminarian Leadership Cohort is co-sponsored by Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion - CLGS, National LGBTQ Task Force, and The Freedom Center for Social Justice.

https://clgs.org/2020/04/cohort2021/

CLGS is Accepting Applications for the 2020-2021 Trans Seminarian Cohort! - CLGS CLGS is Accepting Applications for the 2020-2021 Trans Seminarian Cohort! 03 April 2020 by CLGSAdminy1 Trans Seminarian Cohort Application Click here to apply for the 2020-2021 Trans Seminarian Cohort! The application deadline is 1 June 2020.   A YEAR-LONG LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR TRANSGE...

Emory University Office of LGBT Life is offering virtual Q***r Discussion Groups. Please email the facilitators for a link to the Zoom chat!

Hi, everyone! Emory's Counseling and Psychological Services are still available during COVID-19.

We hope you are staying well and healthy during this time.

Voting is now LIVE for Sacred Worth exec board until Tuesday, April 28th. If you did not receive the ballot via email, please send a message to [email protected].

TODAY is the final day to apply for the Sacred Worth Board. Please get your nomination in by 11:59 PM.

You can read more about the available positions and put your name forward here: tinyurl.com/SW2020nominations

FINAL DAY! Rush Sigma Wortheta (no Koine translation) by applying for Sacred Worth leadership! All nominations/applications must be in by 11:59pm TONIGHT! tinyurl.com/SW2020nominations

Join Sacred Worth's Executive Board! Submit your name by April 9th. Learn more here: tinyurl.com/SW2020nominations

tinyurl.com/SW2020nominations

REMINDER! Thursday at 11:59 PM is the deadline to apply for the Sacred Worth Board. You can read more about the available positions and put your name in the hat here: tinyurl.com/SW2020nominations