Episode notes
In this episode, we meet the Revd Dr Evie Vernon O’Brien, recently appointed as the Racial Justice Director for the Church of England in the West Midlands.
Born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Evie has had both faith and social activism as major influences in her life since childhood. She was ordained as a deaconess in the Church in the Province of the West Indies in 1980, and worked in inner city parishes in Kingston and with the ecumenical Caribbean Conference of Churches, the Association of Development Agencies and the Caribbean Voluntary Counselling and Testing programme. Since moving to the UK, Evie has worked at the Selly Oak Centre for Mission Studies, and with Catholic AIDS Prevention and Support (CAPS). She has been a vice-chair of Inclusive Church since 2023.
Evie talks about her life in Jamaica and her work in the Midlands, and shares some valuable insights on how churches can work towards achieving racial justice.
NOTE: Evie’s position at the CofE was terminated shortly after this episode was recorded. However, we felt that her life story and the work she had been doing are worth hearing about and learning from. And so with her approval, we are running this episode as it was made.
Produced by George Luke
Audio mixing by George Luke
Music by Andy Long
Additional music by George Luke (with help from Dubmatix loops)
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