Central Alameda News

Officials of the Alameda County branch of the Salvation Army remain quiet on the organization's demand that white donors to "apologize" for racism, and on calls by critics to repudiate the statement.

The Salvation Army of Alameda County hasn't issued a public statement, or addressed the matter on its Facebook page or Twitter account.

The demands were made earlier this year by the Salvation Army's Alexandria, Va.-based leadership, which released training materials to educate its white donors, volunteers and employees.

The materials call on white donors to the Salvation Army "to stop denying the existence of individual and systemic/institutional racism.” 

“They exist, and are still at work to keep White Americans in power," they said.

"Many have come to believe that we live in a post-racial society, but racism is very real for our brothers and sisters who are refused jobs and housing, denied basic rights and brutalized and oppressed simply because of the color of their skin," one lesson explains. "There is an urgent need for Christians to evaluate racist attitudes and practices in light of our faith, and to live faithfully in today’s world."

Color Us United, a group "created to speak out against those who want to divide America," has demanded the Salvation Army "release a statement making clear that America isn’t a racist country."

The Salvation Army removed the training materials on Nov. 25, announcing it wasn't its "intention" to ask whites to apologize for being racist.

The Salvation Army of Alameda County is located at 2794 Garden St. in Oakland. It has 17 advisory board members.

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Salvation Army Alameda County Advisory Board

Advisory Panel member	Affiliated Business, if Available
Jodi Avina	N/A
Andrew Dósa	N/A
Kenneth Hecht	N/A
Kristen Howe	N/A
Gregory Hunter	N/A
Debbie Kelley	N/A
Alan Kropp	N/A
Mark Lindquist	N/A
Mark Michel	N/A
Jim Nagle	N/A
Gun Shim	N/A
Linda Standen	N/A
Mary Theroux	N/A
Jaime Villagomez	N/A
Joe Whitehouse	N/A
Patrick Zika	N/A
Corki Recht	N/A

Source: Metric Media News Service