Song lyrics from a poem written by James Oppenheim, published in The American Magazine, 1911....

By Meredith Tax, from the Arlington Street Church Women’s Caucus worship service. Used with permission. In the Women’s Caucus worship service, lines 5 and 43 of the text read, “...live to serve others.“ At the author’s request, we have restored her original phrase, “...live to serve...

As a movement that touches my life, deeply, humanly, profoundly, the women's movement has to do with FREEDOM—freedom to become, to grow, to create, freedom to come to the following realizations: 1. I'm not a BODY, but a PERSON. I don't have to use my body to sell me, to anyone for any reason. 2....

Excerpted with the author's permission from the article "Thirty Years of Feminist Transformation" by Kimberly French, which originally appeared in UU World, Summer 2007. Copyright (C) Kimberly French, 2007....

This Business Resolution passed unanimously at the 1977 Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly in Ithaca, New York....

Meetings of the Caucus are open to all women and their friends. Mothers and daughters come. Women from other UU churches drop in and have come back. Women with no church affiliation have joined the group. The Caucus usually meets in private homes in a geographical location that is accessible by...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 5, Bread and Roses A recording of "Bread and Roses" and a music player Preparation for Activity Copy Handout 5 for all participants. Arrange to play the song "Bread and Roses." Judy Collins, John Denver, and Joan Baez with Mimi Farina (who...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 4, There Was a Young Woman Who Swallowed a Lie Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Copy Handout 4 for all participants. Read the poem and clarify any references you do not understand. For example, you may need to look up Dr.

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 3, Freedom Preparation for Activity Read Handout 3 and copy for all participants. Arrange for two volunteers to read the handout aloud, alternating points. Give them the handout in advance. Description of Activity Distribute the Handout 3,...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Honor Thy Womanself - The Caucus" Preparation for Activity Read the story and copy for all participants. Description of Activity Introduce the activity using these or similar words: One way women began to find their voices was by caucusing...

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, 1977 Women and Religion Resolution Handout 2, Thirty Years of Feminist Transformation Copies of Singing the Living Tradition to share Preparation for Activity Read Handouts 1 and 2 and copy for all participants. Optional: Pre-arrange for...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Worship or centering table and chalice Participant journals Writing materials, including paper, pens, pencils, color pencils, and markers Taking It Home handout Preparation for Activity Customize the Taking It Home section of this workshop and copy...

Materials for Activity Copies of the Unitarian Universalist Association hymnbook supplement Singing the Journey Preparation for Activity Invite your music director, choir leader, or another song leader to assist you. Description of Activity Distribute copies of Singing the Journey. Invite...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Worship or centering table Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Timepiece (minutes) Chime or bell Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, the UUA hymnbook, for all participants Optional: Cloth for worship/centering table...

Materials for Activity Sign-in sheet and pen or pencil Name tags for participants (durable or single-use), and bold markers Copies of Workshop 1, Handout 1, Schedule Optional: Refreshments Preparation for Activity Have copies of Workshop 1, Handout 1, Schedule on hand for those who need one....

Video Segment Davies Memorial Church, Camp Springs, Maryland From Breakthrough Congregations 2007, produced by the Unitarian Universalist Association. Used with permission.

By the Rev. Dr. Mark Morrison-Reed. Used with permission. The following are characteristics of congregations that have successfully opened their doors to and attracted substantial numbers of African Americans. They are all in urban areas — New York, Chicago, D.C., Philadelphia, and Prince George...

From a 2006 unpublished paper, "A Financial Picture of the Empowerment Era" by Julia Hamilton and Megan Lynes. July, 1963 — Establishment of the Commission on Religion and Race March, 1965 — Many Unitarian Universalist ministers respond to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's call to join the March...

The involvement of Unitarian Universalist clergy and laypeople in the series of civil rights marches in and between Selma and Montgomery, Alabama in 1965 is often regarded as a high point in Unitarian Universalist social justice efforts. During this time, three people were killed by white...

In 1951, the congregation of First Unitarian Church of Cleveland decided to move from its building at the corner of 82nd and Euclid in downtown Cleveland to suburban Shaker Heights. This move was motivated by the economic decline of the Hough (pronounced "how") neighborhood where the church was...