Our community has witnessed the tragic and senseless murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and Jacob Blake. Countless other Black lives have been lost or forever harmed by police brutality and the injustices in our nation. Cameron House stands in solidarity with our black communities when we say “Black Lives Matter.”
Racism and white supremacy must be eradicated.
Chinese Americans have suffered racial discrimination and violence since their diaspora to the Americas. Chinese women and girls were sold into slavery and servitude, and Cameron House was founded in 1874 as a response to those and many other injustices. As a mission of the Presbyterian Church, USA, we seek to honor our faith tradition and ethnic heritage to address the social scourge of racism and inequality. We empathize with our Black and Brown brothers and sisters and declare without equivocation that prejudice and discrimination based on race and ethnicity are antithetical to our faith and to the values upon which our faith and our organization were founded.
Acknowledging these wrongs are just the beginning of our journey towards reconciling what is and the future that can be. This fundamental conversation is long overdue, and we know that we must take action. As we reflect with increased focus on how society and culture have perpetuated these unjust systems, our youth, and social services programs will now actively combat racism and white supremacy in our Bay Area community.
To move forward, we must further our personal and collective education, and genuinely look at how our current policies and practices reflect the humanitarian values we hold so dearly. As a multi-social services and youth development organization, it is our responsibility to empower and equip our clients and participants with effective tools to inspire, engage, and lead in these difficult, but necessary conversations.
金美倫堂發表的《黑人生命寶貴的聲明》
我們的社區目睹了對Breonna Taylor、Ahmaud Arbery、George Floyd和Jacob Blake悲慘和無情的謀殺。無數其他黑人因警察的暴行和我們國家的不公正而失去生命或受到永久傷害。當我們說 “黑人的生命很重要 “時，金美倫堂是會與我們的黑人社群團結一致站在一起。
種族主義和白人至上主義必須予以剷除。
美國華人自散居美洲以來，一直遭受種族歧視和暴力。華人婦女和女孩被賣為奴隸和奴役。成立於1874年的金美倫堂正是對這些和許多其他不公的現象作出回應。作為美國長老會的一個使團，我們章顯信仰和民族傳統的信義，以應對種族主義和不公的社會禍害。我們體諒黑人和棕色人種的弟兄姐妹，並毫不猶疑地斷言，任何基於種族和族裔的偏見和歧視是與我們的信仰以及我們組織賴以建立的價值觀有所背道而馳。
承認這些錯誤只是我們調和現狀和發展未來的第一步。這種基本的對話早該進行，正正是因為知道如此，所以我們必須採取行動。當我們更加關注社會和文化如何使這些不公正的制度長期存在時，我們的青年和社會服務活動現在將積極打擊存在於灣區社區中的種族主義和白人至上主義。
為了向前邁進，我們必須進一步開展對我們的個人和集體教育，並真正審視我們目前的政策和做法如何反映我們所珍視的人道主義價值。作為一個多元社會服務和青年發展組織，我們有責任增強我們的服務對象和參與者的能力，並為他們提供有效工具，以激勵、參與和領導這些困難但必要的對話。