| Resolution Number: | 2015-D068 |
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| Title: | Support Ministries Against the School-to-Prison Pipeline |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 78th General Convention renew The Episcopal Church’s commitment to offer relevant and transformative ministry in societies where the school-to-prison pipeline exists as a systemically racist and devastating process undermining the hopes of children and young people in challenged communities, replacing that hope with a belief that incarceration is not only inevitable, but a laudable rite of passage; and be it further
Resolved, That The Episcopal Church is called to promote an alternative vision necessary to transform these unjust structures of society; and be it further
Resolved, That the Offices of Black Ministries and Social and Economic Justice work collaboratively to promote and support existing programs; to identify, create, and support additional programs which can serve as a blueprint for local leaders, and empower challenged communities to engage in grass roots organizing and faith-based education. The goal is to turn the pipeline to prison into a pipeline to the Kingdom, inviting children and young people to see themselves as valued members of the Kingdom of God; and be it further
Resolved, That the General Convention request the Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget and Finance to consider a budget allocation of $200,000 for the implementation of this resolution with $90,000 earmarked for 12 individual start-up ministries.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Salt Lake City, 2015 (New York: General Convention, 2015), p. 440. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Rev. Ronald Byrd |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Social Justice and United States Policy |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Social Justice and United States Policy presented its Report #34 on Resolution D068 (Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline) and moved adoption with amendment.
Original Text of Resolution:
(D068)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 78th General Convention renews its commitment to offer relevant and transformative ministry in a society where "a pipeline from school to prison," exists as a systematically racist and devastating process undermining the hope of children and young people in challenged communities, replacing hope with a belief that incarceration is not only inevitable, but a laudable Rite of Passage; and be it further
Resolved, That The Episcopal Church is called to promote an alternative vision necessary to transform these unjust structures of society; and be it further
Resolved, That the offices of Black Ministries and Social and Economic Justice work collaboratively promoting and supporting existing programs (RISE); to identify, create, and support additional programs serving as a blueprint for local leaders empowering challenged communities to engage in grass roots organizing and faith-based education, turning the "Pipeline to Prison" into a Pipeline to the Kingdom; while inviting children and young people to see themselves as valued members of the Kingdom of God; and be it further
Resolved, That the General Convention request the Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget and Finance to consider a budget allocation of $200,000 for the implementation of this resolution with $90,000 earmarked for 12 individual start-up RISE or Christian Rites of Passage ministries.
Committee Amendment:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 78th General
Convention renews itsThe Episcopal
Church’s commitment to offer relevant and transformative ministry in
a societysocieties where "a pipeline from
school to prison,"the school-to-prison pipeline exists as a
systematically racist and devastating process undermining the hopes of
children and young people in challenged communities, replacing that hope
with a belief that incarceration is not only inevitable, but a laudable
Rrite of Ppassage; and be it
further
Resolved, That The Episcopal Church is called to promote an alternative vision necessary to transform these unjust structures of society; and be it further
Resolved, That the offices of Black Ministries and Social and
Economic Justice work collaboratively promoting and supporting
to promote and support existing programs
(RISE); to identify, create, and support additional programs
serving which can serve as a blueprint for local
leaders empowering, and empower challenged communities
to engage in grass roots organizing and faith-based
education,. The goal is to turn
turning the "Pipeline to Prison"pipeline to
prison into a Ppipeline to the
Kingdom;, while inviting children and
young people to see themselves as valued members of the Kingdom of God; and be
it further
Resolved, That the General Convention request the Joint Standing
Committee on Program, Budget and Finance to consider a budget allocation of
$200,000 for the implementation of this resolution with $90,000 earmarked for
12 individual start-up RISE or Christian Rites of Passage
ministries.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #269)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Social Justice and United States Policy presented its Report #31 on HD Message #269 on Resolution D068 (Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline) and moved concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #397)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 3.
| Abstract: | The 78th General Convention renews its commitment to support ministries that offer an alternative to the school-to-prison pipeline future that afflicts some societies. |
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