General Session II
Co-moderators Rev. Meg Riley and Charles Du Mond steer the General Sessions where the essential work of the Association takes center stage.
Summary of Business Taking Place
- Delegates review the Consent Agenda, which includes the bylaw amendment for Section 7.13. Religious Education Credentialing Committee. A single delegate can propose to remove the bylaw from the consent agenda and if joined by nine other delegates it will be added back to the business agenda for discussion.
Vote results: the bylaw amendment for Section 7.13 was removed from the Consent Agenda and will be discussed during General Session III. - Delegates also discuss two Article II amendments, Equity: Every Person is Inherently Worthy and Equity Calls Us to Listen, Understand, Respect, Respond. There is 15 minutes of discussion time for each amendment and they require a 3/4 vote to pass.
Vote results: the amendment "Equity: Every Person is Inherently Worthy" was adopted. "Equity Calls Us to Listen, Understand, Respect, Respond" was not adopted. - The Actions of Immediate Witness (AIWs) are introduced by their sponsors and delegates will vote to admit each of them to the agenda: World on Fire: Humanitarian Work and Climate Change, Solidarity with Palestinians, and Centering Love Amidst the Ongoing Impact of COVID-19. There is no discussion, and each requires a 2/3 vote to be admitted.
Vote results: all three AIWs were admitted to the agenda and will be discussed during General Session IV.
Agenda
For more detail, read the Final Business Agenda (PDF). Discussion of business items is taking place on the UUA Forums. Additional information for delegates is on Business at General Assembly 2024.
- Call to Order
- Opening Words
- Preliminary Credentials Report
- Reflection
- Report from the Bylaws Renewal Team
- Discussion of Article II Amendment: “Equity: Every Person is Inherently Worthy”
- Music
- Discussion of Article II Amendment: “Equity Calls Us to Listen, Understand, Respect, Respond”
- Commission on Social Witness Admits Actions of Immediate Witness
- Closing Words
- Announcements & Recess