ARAOMC Curricula, Workshops, and Events
Curricula
- Building the World We Dream About
A new Tapestry of Faith curriculum for Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregations to become more welcoming of racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity, and to dismantle racism in congregations and the larger community.
- Examining Our Whiteness
For white people interested in transforming their whiteness through understanding the complex history of white supremacy over four hundred years in the United States, and the impact it has on us as individuals and the society as a whole.
Workshops
- Creating a Jubilee World (Jubilee One)
Designed to help Unitarian Universalist congregations dismantle racism by allowing participants to examine both personal and institutional racism, and by empowering them to develop a realistic plan that can move their congregations forward in working for racial justice.
- Jubilee Two
An intensive two and a half day program that is based on a power analysis of racism developed by Crossroads Ministry for UU congregations.
- Social Justice Empowerment
To assist members of a congregation in assessing current social justice programming, and consider what they are doing as an institution to create a more just and caring world.
UU and Other Recommended Events
Currently there is no Leading Congregations into a Multicultural, Multiracial Future—now is the time! conference scheduled. Materials and information regarding past conferences is available.
- Painting Our Own Canvas: Understanding and Dismantling Internalized Racism
March 19-21, 2010, at Throop UU Church in Pasadena, CA. This west coast regional conference sponsored by Diverse Revolutionary UU Multicultural Ministries (DRUUMM) is for UUs who identify as People of Color, Hispanic/Latino/Latina, and Asian/Pacific Islander.
- UU Allies for Racial Equity Annual Conference
March 19-20, 2010, in Long Beach, CA. For white anti-racist allies seeking accountable ways of partnering with people of color to create transformation in Unitarian Universalist congregations and our communities.
- The 11th Annual White Privilege Conference
April 7-10, 2010, in La Crosse, WI. The annual White Privilege Conference (WPC) serves as a yearly opportunity to examine and explore difficult issues related to white privilege, white supremacy and oppression.
- The Leading Edge: A National Conference for a Multicultural/Multiracial Future
April 24-27, 2010, in New York, NY. Focuses on race, culture and the dynamics of power and privilege; ethical leadership in the public square; and the vision and tools for a just society in worship and congregational life.
- 11th Annual Metro New York District Anti-Racism Conclave
May 15, 2010, in New York, NY.
- Thomas Jefferson District Anti-Racism Conference
Do to an overwhelming snowstorm this conference, originally scheduled for February 5th and 6th, has been rescheduled to October 8-9, 2010, in Richmond, VA.
For more information contact araomc@uua.org.
Last updated on Friday, February 19, 2010.
