The UMC is committed to promoting diversity, inclusivity, and equity for all members of the communities we live in. Brownsville UMC would like to invite others to expand their perspective through the lived experiences of others. It is our hope to share available resources that will provide insight and expand knowledge. It is through truly seeing one another that we can break down the barriers that lead to division and distrust.
The UMC offers a variety of resources we invite you to explore: UMC Resources
The UMC offers a variety of resources we invite you to explore: UMC Resources
Please note that some of the resources below contain accounts of violence and abuse, as well as strong language. We invite you to keep an open-mind as you explore these resources, as you may encounter beliefs and opinions that do not align with your views.
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Theological Resources:
Books
- A Native American Theology by Clara Sue Kidwell, Homer Noley, and George E. "Tink" Tinker
- Shalom and the Community of Creation: An Indigenous Vision by Randy Woodley
- Pagans in the Promised Land: Decoding the Doctrine of Christian Discovery by Steven Newcomb
- I Found God in Me: A Womanist Biblical Hermeneutics Reader by Mitzi J. Smith (editor)
- Womanist Midrash: A Reintroduction to the Women of the Torah and the Throne by Wilda C. Gafney
- Toward Decentering the New Testament by Mitzi J. Smith and Yung Suk Kim
- The Grammar of God by Aviya Kushner
- Holy/Hurt Podcast by Dr. Hillary L. McBride
- The Allender Center Podcast by Dr. Dan Allender and Rachael Clinton Chen with various guest contributors
- Wild, Holy, & Free by Austin Channing
Racial Justice:
Books
- How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
- The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby
- If God Still Breathes, Why Can't I?: Black Lives Matter and Biblical Authority by Dr. Angela Parker
- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem
- Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent by Isabel Wilkerson
- Intersectionality Matters! by Kimberlee Crenshaw
- Combing the Roots by Ally Henny
- Our Body Politic
- "The 1619 Project" on Hulu
- "What Happened, Miss Simone?" on Netflix
- "Rustin" on Netflix
Disability Equity:
Books
- Far from the Tree by Andrew Solomon
- Unmasking Autism by Devon Price, PhD.
- A Kids Book About Disability by Kristine Napper
- Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist by Judith Heumann and Kristen Joiner
- Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally by Emily Ladau
- Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong
- We Are Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation by Eric M. Garcia
- The Politics of Disability by Mary Fashik
LGBTQIA+ Equity:
Books
- How to They/Them by Stuart Getty
- Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity by Andrew Solomon
- Take Your Own Advice by Jeffrey Marsh
- We Are Everywhere by Matthew Riemer and Leighton Brown
- Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby
- Holy Runaways: Rediscovering Faith After Being Burned by Religion by Matthias Roberts
- Queerology by Matthias Roberts
- "Hannah Gadsby - Nanette" on Netflix
- "Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen" on Netflix
- "Pray It Away" on Netflix
- Understanding Gender Identities - The Trevor Project website
- Glossary of LGBTQIA+ Terms - The Human Rights Campaign website
- Being an Ally - GLADD website
Gender Equity:
Books
- Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez
- Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall
- Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger by Soraya Chemaly
- I Found God in Me: A Womanist Biblical Hermeneutics Reader by Mitzi J. Smith (editor)
- Womanist Midrash: A Reintroduction to the Women of the Torah and the Throne by Wilda C. Gafney
- Untamed by Glennon Doyle
- Gender at Work
- Unladylike
- Our Body Politic
Television and Film
- "This Changes Everything"
- "Feminists: What Were They Thinking?" on Netflix
- "Knock Down the House" on Netflix
Immigration Rights:
Books
- The God Who Sees by Karen Gonzalez
- Toward Decentering the New Testament by Mitzi J. Smith and Yung Suk Kim
- Resettled by Ahmed M. Badr
- This Week in Immigration
- JobMakers
- "Immigration Nation" on Netflix
Effects of Colonialism:
Books
- An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
- Mexicanos, Third Edition: A History of Mexicans in the United States by Manuel G. Gonzales
- "All the Real Indians Died Off": And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker
- "Gather" on Netflix
Environmental Justice:
Environmental Justice Initiatives Beginning in the GNW Area
Books
Books
- Indigenous Environmental Justice edited by Karen Jarratt-Snider and Marianne O. Nielsen
- Poisoned Water: How the Citizens of Flint, Michigan, Fought for Their Lives and Warned the Nation by Candy J. Cooper with Marc Aronson
- Browngirl Green by Kristy Drutman
- Sustainably Influenced by Bianca Foley
Photo Art Contributors from Pexels.com:
Polina Tankilevitch (8203541), Brett Sayles (4813942 and 17367119), Brett Sayles (4813942), Tima Miroshnichenko (6608959)
Photo Art Contributors from Unsplash.com:
Geordanna Cordero
Polina Tankilevitch (8203541), Brett Sayles (4813942 and 17367119), Brett Sayles (4813942), Tima Miroshnichenko (6608959)
Photo Art Contributors from Unsplash.com:
Geordanna Cordero
We would like to acknowledge that the land on which we gather is within the ancestral territory of the suq̀ʷabš “People of Clear Salt Water” (Suquamish People). Expert fishermen, canoe builders, and basket weavers, the suq̀ʷabš live in harmony with the lands and waterways along Washington’s Central Salish Sea as they have for thousands of years. Here, the suq̀ʷabš live and protect the land and waters of their ancestors for future generations as promised by the Point Elliot Treaty of 1855.
