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1209 West Oregon St.

Urbana, IL 61801

(217) 344-1176

The Channing-Murray Foundation provides a liberal religious center for the campus community of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Its mission is to provide educational opportunities to explore Unitarian Universalist spirituality, reflect our concern for social justice, encourage free expression through the arts, and affirm diversity through outreach to the campus and to the community at large.

Channing-Murray offers regular programs, including informal, participatory Sunday services, a student Unitarian-Universalist Young Adult group (UUYAG), a women's spirituality circle, a meditation circle, social justice forums, classes on spiritual and social concerns; an annual Tagore Festival, poetry, fiction, and art classes, an Open Stage coffeehouse operated by the UUYAG, and frequent performances by student theater and improvisational comedy groups. Over the lunch hour we are also the home of the Red Herring Vegetarian Restaurant. Channing-Murray Foundation is housed in the former Unitarian Church of Urbana and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Staff and Officers: Claire Szoke, director; Jason Pitzl-Waters, office manager; Durl Kruse, president of the Governing Board; Ann Donovan, secretary; Ron Szoke, treasurer.

c/o Heather Bond
41 Mt. Vernon Street

Boston, MA 02108

The District Presidents Association covenants ot affirm and promote the Principles and Purposes of Unitarian Universalism, to aid and generate communication within the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations and to implement this covenant by serving as a liaison between the UUA and the district organizations and member societies as well as serving to strengthen the networking and support organizations for its member societies.

Laura Nagel
5202 Crawford #19

Houston, TX 77004

(713) 524-5608

Southwest Unitarian Universalist Women is a member organization that exists to serve the following purposes:

To deepen the religious life of the women of the Southwest District;

To bring the women of the District into closer acquaintance, cooperation, and fellowship;

To promote the formation of new women's groups in churches and fellowships;

To develop women leaders to be a strong and effective voice;

To sponsor an annual Women's Conference;

To educate our members and the wider community on the status of women; and

To work across the globe to promote greater social justice through long-term, systemic change at the local, national and international levels.

c/o Gretchen Ohmann, Secretary
547 Winchester Avenue

St. Joseph, MI 49085

(269) 369-1114

Unitarian Universalist Women & Religion is a network of district women's organizations and individuals, dedicated to freeing ourselves, others, and (the) Earth from traditional, historical, and contemporary oppressive and patriarchal systems. We continue to work together to implement the 1977 UUA Women & Religion Resolution, which calls us to examine and put aside sexist assumptions, attitudes, and language. We extend that work by learning anti-oppressive attitudes, languages, and behaviors. We serve as a link among district, congregation, and individual women and groups, offer programs at General Assembly, a website, and a quarterly e-newsletter, WOMUUNWEB. Our current major project is updating and republishing the popular curriculum, Cakes for the Queen of Heaven.