Business Calendar
Summer 2021
- Forms for submitting Business Resolutions and Amendments to Bylaws for GA 2021 Agenda are made available to congregations and regions (Rule G-4.18.1)
November 15, 2021
February 1, 2022
- Deadline for receipt of proposed Business Resolutions and Amendments to Bylaws and Rules for GA 2021
- Deadline for congregations to complete online the Annual Certification and Directory Update in order to be certified for GA and to be eligible to send voting delegates
March 2022
- UUA notifies congregations of coming Assembly via Notice of Meeting (Rule 4.6.1).
- The Tentative Agenda is made available.
April 2022
- Delegate credentials for General Assembly are available to certified member congregations.
April 22, 2022
- Deadline to email Action of Immediate Witness (AIW) topic and description to the Commission on Social Witness (CSW), socialwitness@uua.org
May 2022
May 1, 2022
- Commission on Social Witness will share any potential collaborators' contacts with proposers.
May 15, 2022
- Deadline to email a draft Action of Immediate Witness to the Commission on Social Witness, socialwitness@uua.org
May 25, 2022
- Final Agenda is made available to congregations.
June 2022
June 1, 2022
- Commission on Social Witness will provide feedback on draft Action of Immediate Witness. The team writing the AIW should incorporate feedback ASAP and resubmit updated version.
June 1-15, 2022
- Between June 1 and 15, the team proposing an Action of Immediate Witness should focus on:
- centering the voices and perspectives of people most impacted by injustice
- growing connections and bringing in more people to share plans for action (actual plans as well as ideas and opportunities)
- incorporating feedback from interested parties.
- Between June 1 and 15, the Commission on Social Witness will disseminate updated draft Actions of Immediate Witness to promote collaboration and awareness. Drafts will be shared via the UUA website, General Assembly email list, CSW email list, and Facebook.
June 8, 2022
- Proposed amendments to business items on the final agenda are due to the Board of Trustees.
June 9, 2022
- Moderators/Mod Squad reviews submitted amendments to business items on the final agenda. The ModSquad is a selection of UUA Board members that promotes and helps advance respectful discussions and decision-making at General Assembly. They work to make General Assembly business accessible to all UUs by facilitating discussion on each business agenda item.
June 10, 11, 12, 2022
- Delegates will screen amendments via virtual mini-assemblies.
June 15, 2022
- Deadline that teams proposing Actions of Immediate Witness should email the Commission on Social Witness, socialwitness@uua.org, a revised (nearly final) draft of AIWs.
- Board posts final text of business items with incorporated amendments.
June 17, 2022
- Commission on Social Witness will provide final feedback by this date. Proposers should respond promptly with any revisions.
June 20, 2022
- Commission on Social Witness posts final drafts of AIWs. No additional revisions after this date.
June 22-26, 2022
- Multi-Platform General Assembly (on-line or in-person in Portland, OR)
Summer 2022
- Forms for submitting Business Resolutions and Amendments to Bylaws for GA 2020 Agenda are made available to congregations and regions (Rule G-4.18.1)
November 15, 2022
October 1, 2022
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Deadline to submit a Proposed Congregational Study/Action Isssue for 2022-2026
February 1, 2023
- Deadline for receipt of proposed Business Resolutions and Amendments to Bylaws and Rules for GA 2023
- Deadline for congregations to complete online the Annual Certification and Directory Update in order to be certified for GA and to be eligible to send voting delegates.
- Deadline to participate in the Congregational Poll to select proposed Congregational Study/Action issues for the GA agenda. The ballot for the Congregational Poll is posted on-line with the Certification form.
March 2023
- UUA notifies congregations of coming Assembly via Notice of Meeting (Rule 4.6.1).
- The Tentative Agenda is made available.
April 2023
- Delegate credentials for General Assembly, election information, and absentee ballots (if an election is contested) are available for download by certified member congregations.
May 25, 2023
- Final Agenda is made available to congregations.
June 24-28, 2023
- Multi-Platform General Assembly (on-line or in-person in Pittsburgh, PA)
