The Beyond Categorical Thinking (BCT) program helps Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregations examine ways they can be more inclusive in their consideration of ministerial candidates. UU ministers who ...
First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles has more diversity than many Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregations. Its members include people from Central and South America, the Philippines, Mexico, and elsewhere. ...
The DVD from "Leading Congregations into a Multiracial, Multicultural Future," a conference that was held last February in San Jose, CA, is now available.The conference featured the Rev. Dr. Jacqueline ...
The Unitarian Universalist Association’s third annual conference on creating and nurturing multiracial, multicultural congregations, will be April 3-5 in Tulsa, OK. Tulsa was selected for its diversity ...
The Unitarian Universalist Association’s (UUA’s) Washington Office for Advocacy and Witness is continuing its “Action of the Month” initiative to help congregations engage in social ...
Resources to help individuals and congregations respond to the 2007 General Assembly Responsive Resolution on racial reconciliation are available on UUA.org. The resources include information on “sundown ...
Each month, the Unitarian Universalist Association’s (UUA’s) Washington office implements an “Action of the Month” to help congregations engage together in social justice campaigns. ...
A Love Story—In the Face of Hate, a new 38-minute DVD about two women who shared 40 years of love then were forced to leave their home state of Virginia because of new homophobic laws, is available ...
Compiled by Jennifer Dunmore1985Youth Council, the governing body of Young Religious Unitarian Universalists (YRUU) passes "Resolution to Reach Out to Youth of Diverse Backgrounds" at ...
Congregations seeking a "first step" in exploring ways of getting more involved in anti-racism and anti-oppression work are encouraged to consider the "Creating a Jubilee World" workshop offered by the ...
An antiracism conference, "Leading Congregations into a Multiracial, Multicultural Future: Now is the Time!" is scheduled for February 22-24, 2008, in San Jose, CA. The conference will help Unitarian ...
Assume that oppression in some form is everywhere, everyday.Notice how oppressions are denied, minimized, and justified.Read books and articles to increase your understanding of, and sensitivity to, the ...
The DVD Wilderness Journey: The Struggle for Black Empowerment and Racial Justice within the UUA (1967-1970), including oral histories of the participants, is available for purchase through the Unitarian ...
Davies Memorial Unitarian Universalist (UU) Church at Camp Springs, MD, has done pretty well at creating a church home that is welcoming to people of color. It hasn’t been as good, says its minister, ...
When the national Race Initiative Advisory Board met in Denver a year ago Native Americans held a protest because the board ignored their issues. First Unitarian Church, Denver (250 members), was drawn ...
You say you want your congregation to be more engaged in social justice work? Try looking to your youth group. Jessica Rubenstein, youth program director at Winchester, MA, Unitarian Society (336 members), ...
Q. We do a lot of social justice work, but sometimes it seems that most of it is done by members of our social justice committee. How do we get the rest of the congregation involved? A. Valley Unitarian ...
Q: It has been three years since Hurricane Katrina. I know that Unitarian Universalists (UUs) there, and New Orleans itself, still need help, but what is the best way to provide it at this point? A: A ...
JUUST Change, a new service available from the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), helps congregations increase effectiveness in anti-oppression and social justice work. Consultants can help congregations ...
More than 300 prisoners have joined the Unitarian Universalist (UU) Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF) seeking liberal spiritual support by mail. About half are writing to UU pen pals through CLF’s ...
The most persistent problem in American life has been the gap between the values espoused and the values observed. The reality of American life, once one moves away from the orator's platform, has been ...
When we sing an African-American spiritual during worship does that act honor another culture or is it cultural misappropriation? Can we hold a Seder if we’re not Jewish? Can our children make ...