Office of Racial and Ethnic Concerns
The Office of Racial and Ethnic Concerns provides leadership in the development of strategies and resources to make Unitarian Universalism welcoming, affirming, and inclusive of Latinas/os and Hispanics, multiracial families, and people of color. Services include advocacy, consultation, resource development, and support for Unitarian Universalist (UU) religious professionals, lay leaders, and seminarians who identify as people of color, Latina/o and Hispanic, and/or multiracial. In addition, this office provides support for leadership development and community building to UU affiliate organizations and committees that represent the interests of the constituents named above.A current project underway is The Mosaic Project, an assessment of our Unitarian Universalist ministry to youth and young adults of color and/or Latina/o and Hispanic and multiracial descent.
Another new project is the Diversity of Ministry Team's (DOMT) initiative whose focus is to create healthy, sustainable ministries with ministers of color and Latina/o, Hispanic, and multiracial clergy and to support seminarians during their formation. It will also focus on organizing congregational involvement in the initiative.
Racial & Ethnic Concerns
Sofia BetancourtDirector of Office of Racial & Ethnic Concerns
(617) 948-4277
sbetancourt @ uua.org
Alicia Forde
Program Coordinator for Multicultural Congregations
(617) 948-4276
aforde @ uua.org
Laura Spencer
Program Associate for Racial & Ethnic Concerns: Assessment of Youth & Young Adult Ministries
(617) 948-4278
lspencer @ uua.org
For more information contact idbm @ uua.org.
Last updated on Thursday, March 27, 2008.
