Black Catholic March for Racial Justice Dear Friends, I hope this email finds you and your families both healthy and safe. Black Catholic March for Racial Justice to be held in Milwaukee This Saturday, July 11, 2020, beginning at 9:30 a.m., the Black Catholic Ministry Commission and the Archdiocese will host a Black Catholic March for Racial Justice. The march begins at St. Francis of Assisi Parish (1927 Vel R. Phillips Ave, Milwaukee). We ask that participants begin gathering at 9 a.m. We recommend that people wear facemasks and bring water bottles. The march will proceed to the former site of Blessed Martin de Porres Parish (7th St. and Galena) and conclude at St. Benedict the Moor Parish (930 W State St., Milwaukee), for a distance of 1.3 miles. The initiative of the march came from Fr. Michael Bertram, OFM Cap., pastor of St. Francis of Assisi parish, and the event is supported by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. The Black Catholic March for Racial Justice will seek to: Publically support and stand in solidarity with African Americans and members of the Black community, who suffer racial injustice. Denounce the sin of racism and racial injustice. Commemorate the commitment of the Catholic Church in Milwaukee to support African Americans and the Black communities through historic ministerial efforts of the following parishes: St. Benedict the Moor, Blessed Martin de Porres, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Boniface, and more recently St. Martin de Porres and All Saints. If you have any question, please contact Fessahaye Mebrahtu our Director of Black Catholic & Ethnic Ministries at [email protected]. Anti-Racism Resources Two excellent sets of anti-racism resources are available. The first is our local Black Catholic Ministries page. (review those resources here) These include the history of Black Catholic ministry in the Archdiocese which is part of the Black Catholic Pastoral Plan. The second is the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Combatting Racism page (review those resources here). Thanks for all that you do to proclaim the Gospel. Take care and God bless, Rob ROBERT SHELLEDY Director Dignity of the Human Person Coordinator Social Justice Ministry 3501 South Lake Drive | PO Box 070912 | Milwaukee, WI 53207-0912 P: 414-758-2286 | F: 414-769-3408 [email protected] www.archmil.org/offices/social-justice.htm USCCB Combatting Racism .