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The NCCJ was founded in 1927 as the National Conference of Christians and Jews, in response to anti-Catholic sentiment being expressed during Al Smith's run for the Democratic nomination. Its founders included prominent social activists such as Jane Addams and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes who dedicated the organization to bringing diverse people together to address interfaith divisions. Several years later, the NCCJ expanded its work to include all issues of social justice including race, class, gender equity, sexual orientation and the rights of people with different abilities. In the 1990s, the name was changed to the National Conference for Community and Justice to better reflect the breadth and depth of its mission, the growing diversity of the country and the need to be more inclusive. Their stated mission is promotiing "inclusion and acceptance by providing education and advocacy while building communities that are respectful and just for all."〔National Conference for Community and Justice. ("Our Story" )〕 ==History== In 1927, ''The New York Times'' announced the founding of the National Conference of Christians and Jews by community leaders from different faiths including Jane Addams, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, and Benjamin N. Cardozo. The founders were committed to bringing diverse people together to address interfaith divisions, race relations, and social and economic barriers among people of different faiths, cultures, and ethnicities. The ''Tolerance Trio'', consisting of a Minister, a Rabbi, and a Priest, traveled across America in 1933, calling all people to embrace intergroup understanding. The Trio covered over 9,000 miles, visiting 129 audiences around the country. One year later, President Franklin D. Roosevelt launched the precursor of ''Brotherhood/Sisterhood Week'', held annually during the third week in February, as its first Honorary Chairman. During the second World War, the NCCJ religious trio provided spiritual guidance to the armed forces, reaching over eight million enlistees. In the 1950s, the NCCJ began its award-winning residential youth leadership institutes, including their Anytown program, all of which are still offered across America. In addition to Anytown, programs such as the ''Brotherhood/Sisterhood Camp'', ''Mini-Town'', ''MetroTown'', ''It's Your Move'', ''Unitown'', ''Building Bridges'', ''Camp Odyssey'', and ''Knowledge and Social Responsibility'' were formed during this time, helping to spread the NCCJ's message across the country. President John F. Kennedy commended the NCCJ in 1961 for doing more than "perhaps any other factor in our national life to provide for harmonious living among our different religious groups." In 1977, the NCCJ led a nationwide series of institutes on the Holocaust, leading to an Act of Congress establishing the ''National Holocaust Remembrance Week''. Nearly a decade later, the organization established the precursor to today's ''Seminarians Interacting'' initiative. In 1994, the NCCJ issued a groundbreaking nationwide survey of attitudes on intergroup relations called ''Taking America's Pulse''. One year later, the NCCJ started a series of nationally telecast ''National Conversations on Race, Ethnicity, and Culture'' at the Library of Congress. Partnering with Aetna, Inc., these ''Conversations'' were created to enlighten people about the various cultures that exist within society, to encourage and broaden dialogue among people who have limited interaction with those of different backgrounds, and to create more welcoming environments in the workplace and society at large.〔One America - National Conversation on Race, Ethnicity, and Culture ("National Conversations on Race, Ethnicity, and Culture" )〕 At the White House's request, the organization convened faith leaders and began a long-term racial reconciliation in 1998. Two years later, the NCCJ issued its second nationwide survey of attitudes on intergroup relations, ''Taking America's Pulse II''. Today, the NCCJ's mission, as it has been in the past, is to eliminate all forms of prejudice, bigotry, and discrimination. The organization's programming, research, and public policy efforts are directed at transforming our communities to make them more inclusive and just for all. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Conference for Community and Justice」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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