General Assembly in Phoenix, Arizona: June 20-24, 2012

General Assembly (GA) 2012 was a gathering with multiple ways of engaging in justice work for people of all ages. Joining with the people of Arizona, we worshiped, witnessed, learned and worked together. We left General Assembly grounded in our faith, energized for justice and with resources to bring this work home to our congregations.

Assembled 2012 eBook

Assembled 2012: Select Sermons and Lectures from the General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association is only available as an eBook in the Amazon Kindle Store.

With a forward by Peter Morales, this collection includes the Berry Street Essay by Rev. Fredric Muir, the Sophia Lyon Fahs lecture by Louise Derman-Sparks, the Ware lecture by Maria Hinojosa, and sermons from the Service of the Living Tradition (Rev. Karen Tse) and the Sunday morning worship service (Rev. John Crestwell). Bonus material: Resistance: A Memoir of Civil Disobedience in Maricopa County, by Annette S. Marquis.

UU World Coverage of GA 2012

UU World provided timely reports and articles on their GA Blog, illustrated by some striking selections from their Photostream on Flickr and their videos on Vimeo. They also curated social media about the 2012 General Assembly on their Storify page.

On-Demand Video, Transcripts, and Workshop Handouts

Our coverage includes on-demand video and transcripts for major events and handouts or other presentation materials for workshops. Presenters may submit workshop materials for inclusion on this site.

Audio from all General Assembly 2012 workshops and video from select events is available for purchase.

Justice GA 2012 Video Recap

Association Business & Social Witness

For annual reports, plenary coverage, and social justice statements, go to GA 2012 Business & Social Witness.

• 113 Opening Celebration/Plenary I
  Plenary Script and Video
   
• 202 Plenary II
  Plenary Script and Video
   
• 303 Plenary III
  Plenary Script and Video
   
• 319 Candidates Forum
  Forum Video
   
• 431 Plenary IV
  Plenary Script and Video
   
• 510 Plenary V
  Plenary Script and Video

Public Witness

• 114 Arizona Immigration Ministry Witness! Turning the Tide from Fear to Human Rights
  Witness Video
   
• 425 Organizing Campaigns: Power Analysis and Successful Building Blocks
  Workshop Video
   
• 438 Interfaith Witness for Human Rights: Candlelight Vigil at Tent City Jail
  Witness Reports and Video

Worship & Music

• 203 May All Beings Be At Ease: On Co‐creation
  Worship Script and Video
   
• 248 Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF) Worship Service: Dreaming Justice
  Video
   
• 258 Synergy Worship: The Call Across All Ages
  Worship Script and Video
   
• 302 Worshiping Together, Working Together for Social Justice
  Worship Script and Video
   
• 355 Service of the Living Tradition
  Worship Script and Video
   
• 402 50 Ways to Cross a Border
  Worship Script and Video
   
• 435 Sing for Justice!
  Worship Script
   
• 437 Saturday Evening Worship
  Worship Script and Video
   
• 502 Sunday Morning Worship
  Worship Script and Video
   
• 511 Closing Celebration
  Worship Script and Video

Workshops

Religious Education

• Children
  • 233 Sophia Lyon Fahs Lecture: Bending Toward Justice: Race, Immigration and Religious Education
    Lecture Handouts, Report from UU World
     
  • 322 Talking about Immigration with Children and Youth
    Workshop Video and UU World Report
     
• Families
  • 424 Justice as a Family Value
    Workshop Video and Resources
     

Social Justice

• Congregations Take Action
  • 205 Crossing the Faith Border
    Workshop Participant Responses
     
  • 246 How to Build Meaning: Full Social Justice Ministry Teams
    Workshop Description and Handout
     
  • 251 The Unitarian Universalist Path from Thoreau to Occupy!
    Workshop Video
     
  • 418 Partnering Congregations and Community Organizations
    Workshop Video
     
• Economic Justice
  • 330 Economic Justice: A Moral Imperative for UU Humanists
    Workshop Presentation Text
     
  • 348 Wage Theft and Vulnerable Workers
    Video Interview with Presenter
     
• Immigration
  • 207 A View from the Border with Isabel Garcia
    Workshop Video
     
  • 226 In the Political Crossfires (Part 1)
    Workshop Video
     
  • 238 Confronting Arizonification in Our Own Backyard
    Video Interviews with Presenters
     
  • 254 1070 Copycats, Barrio Defense, and the Side of Love
    Video Interviews with Presenters
     
  • 304 Effective Congregational Immigration Ministries
    Workshop Video
     
  • 310 Aftermath of the Postville Raid
    Workshop Description, Resources, and Photos
     
  • 329 Beyond the Border: For-Profit Incarceration & Detention
    Workshop Video
     
  • 341 Cooking Together: Immigration Justice Resources for All Ages
    Workshop Resources
     
  • 421 Bringing the Doctrine of Discovery Back Home
    Workshop Handout and Resources
     
  • 436 Ware Lecture by Maria Hinojosa: Stories from the Frontlines of the New America: Detention, Deportation and the Power of Democratic Resistance
    Lecture Video
     
  • 505-509 Regional Take Home Gatherings
    Workshop Resources
     
• Racial Justice
  • 213 The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration and Institutional Racism
    Workshop Video and Resources
     
• Religious & Civil Liberties
  • 315 Values into Action: UUs Reclaiming Democracy
    Workshop Video Clips
     

Technical Notes

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Audio and Video for Purchase

Audio from all General Assembly 2012 workshops and video from select events is available for purchase.