General Session III
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 will discuss two Article II amendments, Peace as a UU Value and Reason and the Responsible Search for Truth and Meaning. There is 15 minutes of discussion time for each amendment and they require a 3/4 vote to pass.
Vote results: the amendment "Peace as a UU Value" was not adopted. "Reason and the Responsible Search for Truth and Meaning" was not adopted. - Delegates will have 15 minutes to discuss the Business Resolution: Embracing Transgender, Nonbinary and Intersex People is a Fundamental Expression of UU Religious Values. Requires a 2/3 vote to pass.
Vote results: "Business Resolution: Embracing Transgender, Nonbinary and Intersex People is a Fundamental Expression of UU Religious Values" was adopted. - Delegates will have 15 minutes to discuss the bylaw amendment for Section 7.13. Religious Education Credentialing Committee. Requires a 2/3 vote to pass.
Vote results: the amendment for Section 7.13 was adopted.
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
- Update on the Results of Yesterday’s Ballot
- Update from the GA Care Teams
- Reflection
- President’s Report
- Co-Moderators’ Report
- Discussion of Article II Amendment: “Peace as a UU Value”
- Break
- Discussion of Article II Amendment: “Reason and the Responsible Search for Truth and Meaning”
- Music
- Discussion of Business Resolution: “Affirming Transgender, Nonbinary, Intersex and Gender Diverse People as a Fundamental Expression of UU Religious Values”
- Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Report
- Unitarian Universalist Women’s Federation Report
- Closing Words
- Announcements & Recess