Identity-Based Ministries
Identity-Based Ministries seeks to make Unitarian Universalism a welcoming, inclusive, empowering, and just faith for Unitarian Universalists who identify as bisexual, gay, lesbian, and/or transgender; economically oppressed; Latina/Latino and Hispanic; multiracial families; people of color; and people with disabilities. Ministries of this staff group focus on advocacy, education, and support related to policies, practices, and programs that support leadership development, community building, and organizing among constituents identified above. In addition, Identity-Based Ministries works collaboratively with Unitarian Universalist Association staff groups, and consults with continental committees, affiliates, and constituents to develop resources that educate congregations about how to dismantle institutional and cultural ableism, classism, heterosexism/ homophobia, and racism.Programs and Services
Identity-Based Ministries' resources include leadership development and community building/organizing materials, educational curricula, workshops, worship and ceremonial guides, and information referrals. An essential service is consultation for ministers, religious professionals, and lay leaders who are engaged in anti-racist, anti-oppressive, multicultural transformation of congregations. Programs for congregations include accessibility education and consultation, Beyond Categorical Thinking, Welcoming Congregation, and Living the Welcoming Congregation. A new program in development is "Building the World We Dream About", a welcoming congregation curriculum that will focus on ways to affirm and include persons who identify as people of color and/or Latina/Latino and Hispanic and ministries that support families of color and multiracial families.
For more information contact idbm@uua.org.
Last updated on Monday, May 14, 2007.
