Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns

YOUTH ISSUES CONFERENCE: 2007

'Remix' takes place in November 2007, to build on the foundations of last year's conference and to specifically reflect on how the legacies of slavery in all its forms can still impact minority ethnic young people today, as the Bicentenary year of the Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade comes to a close. Read more about the conference here.

YOUTH ISSUES CONFERENCE: 2006

CMEAC's Youth Issues Working Group hosted a 24-hour residential in October 2006. Titled 'In the Mix', the event was an opportunity for expert practitioners in youth work to develop strategies for empowering and equipping minority ethnic youth in the Church of England. Read more here.

WHO WE ARE

The Committee for Minority and Ethnic Anglican Concerns works to encourage and engage participation from the Church’s Black and Minority Ethnic populations at every level. CMEAC is the primary point of contact in the Church of England for advice and resources regarding ethnic difference and marginalisation, advocacy, and racial justice.

CMEAC is directly responsible to the General Synod. It includes three working groups to address key issues for minority ethnic Anglicans: education and training, vocations, and youth. The Committee and the Adviser regularly liaise with and support numerous racial justice organizations.

CMEAC’s projects work to increase visibility and participation for minority ethnic Anglicans. Making our Mark: Redemption, Restoration, and Resurrection is the Church of England's response to the Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act in 2007. Making our Mark has two components: six Bicentenary Hearings in key dioceses in the history of slavery, and a Walk of Witness in March 2007 at which thousands will gather to affirm the Church of England's opposition to slavery in all its forms. include conferences, maintaining a national network of diocesan link people, publications, historical displays, and ongoing strategic development. CMEAC's recent publications include: Seeds of Hope, The Passing Winter, Simply Value Us, Called to Lead, and An Amazing Journey.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Mrs Sonia Barron (ex-officio)
Archbishops' Council Adviser on Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns

The Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin
Chairman

Mrs Margaret Swinson
Archbishops' Council Representative

Ms Linda Ali
General Synod Elected Member

The Rev Ruth Worsley
General Synod Elected Member

Mrs Elnora Mann
General Synod Elected Member

The Ven Danny Kajumba
Association for Black Clergy Representative

The Rev Jennifer Thomas
Association for Black Clergy Representative

Miss Vasantha Gnanadoss
Minority Ethnic General Synod Elected Member

The Rev Marc Wolverson
Minority Ethnic General Synod Elected Member

The Rt Rev David Walker
House of Bishops Representative

The Very Rev Rogers Govinder
CMEAC Appointed Member

The Rev John Hall
CMEAC Appointed Member

The Rev Jesse van der Valk
CMEAC Appointed Member

Ms Sharon Palmer
CMEAC Appointed Member