Ryan Miller
Editorial Director, Mennonite Mission Network
RCCongress 2010 Workshop:
Shared Voices: Communicating in Anti-racist Ways
Ryan Miller’s career includes more than 12 years of working for secular and religious media outlets and organizations, including director of media relations/associate director of public relations at Goshen (Ind.) College, reporter/photographer at The Truth (Elkhart, Ind.) covering religion, government, business, features and police. Currently he is editorial director for Mennonite Mission Network in Elkhart, Ind. and provides writing, editing and photography.
Shared Voices: Communicating in Anti-racist Ways
As writers, editors, designers and photographers, we communicate effectively when we clearly articulate messages that motivate, inspire, inform and engage our desired audiences. Yet even the most effective communicators can unwittingly perpetuate racism through their words, images and even their productions processes.
In this workshop, Nekeisha Alexis-Baker and Ryan Miller will describe their experience of integrating anti-racist principles and practices as members of the Mennonite Mission Network communication team. They will also describe how these methods have begun to impact other Mennonite organizations, especially Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS).
We welcome all who are interested in understanding racial justice as a part of our call as religion communicators.
Of course we’re not racist, so neither is what we write, right? Not so fast. Walk with [us] through our journey toward anti-racist communication, our personal and professional struggles with anti-racism concepts and our learning process on applying anti-racism strategies into the way we communicate through words and 