Committee on Representation

The Committee on Representation (COR) serves as an advocate for inclusivity, equity, and diversity within the Presbytery of the Highlands of New Jersey. In alignment with the mandates of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Book of Order, the COR is committed to encouraging practices that reflect the fullness of the body of Christ, ensuring that leadership across the Presbytery embodies the principles of unity and diversity.

The purpose of the Committee on Representation is to:

  • Advise the Presbytery regarding the implementation of the principles of unity and diversity.
  • Advocate for the full inclusion and representation of diverse voices in leadership roles and decision-making bodies.
  • Consult on the employment of personnel in accordance with the principles of equity and inclusivity, as outlined in F-1.0403 of the Book of Order.
  • Create space for honest engagement with issues of diversity, inclusivity, and racism, promoting transformation in how the Presbytery lives into its identity as a diverse and unified body.

Resources

Anti-racism Policy Workshop – November 2024

Resources from Anti-Racism Policy Workshop

Anti-Racism Policy Bridge image 

Cycle of Socialization HARRO

Cycle of Socialization Handout

White Supremacy Culture – Still Here

White Supremacy Culture journal

Cycle of Socialization

Cycle of Liberation

Anti- Racism Policies and Templates

  • 11/05/24

    Anti-Racism Policy Congregational template

  • 11/05/24

    Anti Racism Template # 2 – PILP policy

    Anti-racism Policy for Presbyterian Investment and Loan program

Some Recommended Resources

Definitions from the PCUSA Committee on Racism, Truth and Reconciliation

Race

a social construct based on skin color that operates to install hierarchies of oppression and benefits

Racism

race-based prejudice + institutional power

Repair/Reparative Action

Repair/Reparative Action – an orientation towards prioritizing fixing inequities caused by persisting racism with justice and reallocation of stolen resources
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Reparations

Reparations – specific acts of reparative action intended to restore intergenerational wealth taken by discrimination, often through the power of the government

White Supremacy

White Supremacy – a system of beliefs and attitudes that subtly or explicitly more highly esteem those racialized as White and continue to grant advantages

Internalized White Supremacy

Internalized White Supremacy – the acceptance of the negative societal beliefs and stereotypes about marginalized racial and ethnic populations by themselves and White persons, and the different impacts on their self-identity.

Black/Indigenous/People of Color

Black/Indigenous/People of Color – there are a number of ways that people of color identify by race; we will use Black/Indigenous/People of Color in this report, recognizing language limitations, the insufficiency in recognizing the identities of others, and people’s right to self identify.

Biracial/Multiracial

Biracial | Multiracial – relating to persons of more than one race or ethnicity.

White/Whiteness/People Racialized as White

White/Whiteness/People Racialized as White– those accorded certain benefits, privileges, and advantages based on the color of their skin because of White Supremacy that seeks to create social hierarchies by race. We capitalize “White” to emphasize that Whiteness is a particular phenomenon with a specific function.

(Micro)aggressions

(Micro)aggressions – (micro)aggressions are words and behaviors, intentional or unintentional, that dehumanize marginalized groups of people, often excused as innocent or well-intended. We recognize that continuous subjection of pain is trivialized by calling these harms “micro”aggressions.

Beloved Community

Beloved Community – God’s call to share life in freedom and justice together as a family, referenced as kin-dom of God.

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