The Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture is committed to working to dismantle and heal the racism in our American and world culture. Our antiracism actions have included:
- support of recent annual community education events around Martin Luther King Jr Day
- support of organizations working to make Black Lives Matter
- committing ourselves publicly to working for racial equity with the display of a Black Lives Matter banner, and a pride flag that explicitly includes black and brown stripes to recognize the special challenges for queer people of color
- regular speakers to educate ourselves and others on related antiracism and anti-oppression issues
- participating in actions and protests against the extrajudicial killing of Black men and women
- supporting coalitions on racial justice. Some members of the Society are active in North Bronx Racial Justice, and have helped plan many of their major events
- workshops for adults and curriculum for children that is racially inclusive and educates about how to be actively antiracist
- hosting an interfaith book discussion group on antiracism, history of racism, and related topics of racial justice
- commitment to inclusiveness, welcoming, and diversity within our own community, including continued examination of our own operations and internal culture