Phoenix 2012
General Assembly (GA) 2012 was a gathering with multiple ways of engaging in justice work for people of all ages. Joining with the people of Arizona, we worshiped, witnessed, learned and worked together. We left General Assembly grounded in our faith, energized for justice and with resources to bring this work home to our congregations.
Assembled 2012 eBook
Assembled 2012: Select Sermons and Lectures from the General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association is only available as an eBook in the Amazon Kindle Store.
With a forward by Peter Morales, this collection includes the Berry Street Essay by Rev. Fredric Muir, the Sophia Lyon Fahs lecture by Louise Derman-Sparks, the Ware lecture by Maria Hinojosa, and sermons from the Service of the Living Tradition (Rev. Karen Tse) and the Sunday morning worship service (Rev. John Crestwell). Bonus material: Resistance: A Memoir of Civil Disobedience in Maricopa County, by Annette S. Marquis.
UU World Coverage of GA 2012
UU World provided timely reports and articles on their GA Blog, illustrated by some striking selections from their Photostream on Flickr and their videos on Vimeo. They also curated social media about the 2012 General Assembly on their Storify page.
On-Demand Video, Transcripts, and Workshop Handouts
Our coverage includes on-demand video and transcripts for major events and handouts or other presentation materials for workshops. Presenters may submit workshop materials for inclusion on this site.
Audio from all General Assembly 2012 workshops and video from select events is available for purchase.
For reference, you may still download the full GA 2012 Program (PDF, 144 pages).
Association Business & Social Witness
For annual reports, plenary coverage, and social justice statements, go to GA 2012 Business & Social Witness.
- 113 Opening Celebration/Plenary I
Plenary Script and Video - 202 Plenary II
Plenary Script and Video - 303 Plenary III
Plenary Script and Video - 319 Candidates Forum
Forum Video - 431 Plenary IV
Plenary Script and Video - 510 Plenary V
Plenary Script and Video
Public Witness
- 114 Arizona Immigration Ministry Witness! Turning the Tide from Fear to Human Rights
Witness Video - 425 Organizing Campaigns: Power Analysis and Successful Building Blocks
Workshop Video - 438 Interfaith Witness for Human Rights: Candlelight Vigil at Tent City Jail
Witness Reports and Video
Worship & Music
- 203 May All Beings Be At Ease: On Co‐creation
Worship Script and Video - 248 Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF) Worship Service: Dreaming Justice
Video - 258 Synergy Worship: The Call Across All Ages
Worship Script and Video - 302 Worshiping Together, Working Together for Social Justice
Worship Script and Video - 355 Service of the Living Tradition
Worship Script and Video - 402 50 Ways to Cross a Border
Worship Script and Video - 435 Sing for Justice!
Worship Script - 437 Saturday Evening Worship
Worship Script and Video - 502 Sunday Morning Worship
Worship Script and Video - 511 Closing Celebration
Worship Script and Video
Workshops
Religious Education
- Children
- 233 Sophia Lyon Fahs Lecture: Bending Toward Justice: Race, Immigration and Religious Education
Lecture Handouts, Report from UU World - 322 Talking about Immigration with Children and Youth
Workshop Video and UU World Report
- 233 Sophia Lyon Fahs Lecture: Bending Toward Justice: Race, Immigration and Religious Education
- Families
- 424 Justice as a Family Value
Workshop Video and Resources
- 424 Justice as a Family Value
Social Justice
- Congregations Take Action
- 205 Crossing the Faith Border
Workshop Participant Responses - 246 How to Build Meaning: Full Social Justice Ministry Teams
Workshop Description and Handout - 251 The Unitarian Universalist Path from Thoreau to Occupy!
Workshop Video - 418 Partnering Congregations and Community Organizations
Workshop Video
- 205 Crossing the Faith Border
- Economic Justice
- 330 Economic Justice: A Moral Imperative for UU Humanists
Workshop Presentation Text - 348 Wage Theft and Vulnerable Workers
Video Interview with Presenter
- 330 Economic Justice: A Moral Imperative for UU Humanists
- Immigration
- 207 A View from the Border with Isabel Garcia
Workshop Video - 226 In the Political Crossfires (Part 1)
Workshop Video - 238 Confronting Arizonification in Our Own Backyard
Video Interviews with Presenters - 254 1070 Copycats, Barrio Defense, and the Side of Love
Video Interviews with Presenters - 304 Effective Congregational Immigration Ministries
Workshop Video - 310 Aftermath of the Postville Raid
Workshop Description, Resources, and Photos - 329 Beyond the Border: For-Profit Incarceration & Detention
Workshop Video - 341 Cooking Together: Immigration Justice Resources for All Ages
Workshop Resources - 421 Bringing the Doctrine of Discovery Back Home
Workshop Handout and Resources - 436 Ware Lecture by Maria Hinojosa: Stories from the Frontlines of the New America: Detention, Deportation and the Power of Democratic Resistance
Lecture Video
- 207 A View from the Border with Isabel Garcia
- Racial Justice
- 213 The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration and Institutional Racism
Workshop Video and Resources
- 213 The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration and Institutional Racism
- Religious & Civil Liberties
- 315 Values into Action: UUs Reclaiming Democracy
Workshop Video Clips
- 315 Values into Action: UUs Reclaiming Democracy
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Audio and Video for Purchase
Audio from all General Assembly 2012 workshops and video from select events is available for purchase.