North Pima News

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

The Salvation Army of Phoenix 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 Phoenix is located at 2707 E. Van Buren St. It has 22 advisory board members.

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Salvation Army Phoenix Advisory Board

Advisory Panel member	Affiliated Business, if Available
Bill Alkema	N/A
Shawn Duncan	N/A
Tom Leyda	N/A
Mike Andrews	N/A
Bill Brewer	N/A
JoAnn Callaway	NAB Member
Joseph Callaway	NAB Member
Melissa Garner	N/A
Kim Humphrey	N/A
Marlene Klotz-Collins	NAB Member
Wally Larson	Laughlin & Ragan, P.L.L.C.
Randy Long	N/A
Lachele Mangum	LAM Holdings, LLC
Roger Marce	Manufacturers' Lease Plans, Inc
Ted McClure	N/A
Dawn Riddle	Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc.
Kristen Roof	N/A
Barry Shemer	N/A
Crissy Shemer	N/A
Jeff Taylor	N/A
Dawn Tompkins	N/A
Layla Villasenor	N/A

Source: Metric Media News Service