San Diego City Wire

Officials of the San Diego 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 San Diego 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 San Diego is located at 825 Seventh St. It has 22 advisory board members.

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Salvation Army San Diego Advisory Board

Advisory Panel member	Affiliated Business, if Available
Karin F. Donaldson	N/A
Mike Matalon	N/A
Anita Harbert	N/A
Steve Sefton	Regents Bank
Kirk Walwick	N/A
Judy Burer	Women’s Auxiliary President
David Gill	N/A
Judy Brucker	N/A
John Zygowicz	N/A
Bud Nelson	N/A
Ernie Dronenburg	N/A
Locke Epsten	N/A
Nayda Locke	N/A
Jason Belice	N/A
Douglas Gundermann	N/A
Susan Callahan	N/A
Eunice Bragais	N/A
Rosalie Gerevas	N/A
David Deng	N/A
Matthew Gediman	N/A
Maggie Watkins	N/A
Jovan Hollins	N/A

Source: Metric Media News Service