Providence 2014
General Assembly (GA) is the annual meeting of our Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Attendees worship, witness, learn, connect, and make policy for the association through democratic process. General Assembly 2014 (June 25-29) in Providence, RI, helped our association live into a future where our “Love Reaches Out” to share our faith both within and beyond our congregations’ walls.
UU World Coverage
UU World provided timely reports and articles on their GA Blog, illustrated by some striking selections from their Photostream on Flickr. Follow @UUWorld on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news during major UU events.
Video, Audio, and Transcripts
General Assembly coverage includes on-demand video of major events, and handouts or other presentation materials for workshops.
Captions were created during live events, and contain some errors. Captioning is not available for some copyrighted material.
For reference, you may still download the full GA 2014 Program (PDF, 144 pages).
Ware Lecture
- Ware Lecture with Sister Simone Campbell
Video and Transcript
Public Witness
- Worship, Witness and WaterFire
Video and Transcript
Worship & Music
- Thursday Morning Worship: There is Love in the Waters
Video and Transcript - Synergy Worship
Video and Transcript - Friday Morning Worship
Video and Transcript - Service of the Living Tradition
Video and Transcript - Saturday Morning Worship
Video and Transcript Script - Sunday Morning Worship
Video and Transcript - Closing Celebration
Video and Transcript
Association Business & Social Witness
For annual reports and social justice statements, go to GA 2014 Business & Social Witness.
- Welcoming Celebration and General Session I
Video and Transcript- Banner Parade
- Welcome New Congregation
- Introduction: International Guests
- Introduction: Leaders from Youth Caucus and Young Adults @ GA
- Introduction: Right Relationship Team
- Review and Adopt Rules
- General Session II
Video and Transcript- Right Relationship Team Report
- GA Planning Committee and Greening of General Assembly Report
- Committee on Social Witness Report
- General Session III
Video and Transcript- Preliminary Credentials Report
- President’s Report
- Moderator’s Report
- Board of Trustees’ Report
- Budget Report
- Legacy Society Memoriam
- General Session IV
Video and Transcript - General Session V
Video and Transcript- Right Relations Team Report
- Voting to Admit Potential Actions of Immediate Witness to the Agenda
- Introduction: Most Reverend Mitsuo Miyake, Chief Priest of the Konko Church of Izuo and President of the International Association for Religious Freedomi
- Introduction: Coalition of UU International Organizations
- Presentation: Distinguished Service Award
- General Session VI
Video and Transcript- Debate and Vote on Business Resolution on Fossil Fuel Divestment
- Special Collection to Support Standing on the Side of Love’s Fifth Anniversary
- GA Talk: Humanism and Theism in Conversation
- Presentation: Angus McLean Award
- UU Women’s Federation Report
- GA Talk: Living Our Witness at WaterFire
- General Session VII
Video and Transcript- Declare Election Results
- UU Service Committee Report
- UU College of Social Justice Report
- Debate and Vote on Actions of Immediate Witness
- Presentation: Presidential Award for Volunteer Service
- Debate and Vote on Proposed Amendments to C-2.3 Regarding Inclusion
- GA Talk: Young Adults at General Assembly (YA@GA)
- GA Talk: Follow Up: Gathering for Purpose and Future of GA Straw Poll
- Debate and Vote on Proposed Amendments to C-2.3 Regarding Inclusion
- General Session VIII
Video and Transcript- Debate and Vote on Proposed Amendments to C-10.6 and C-10.7 Regarding Provisions Concerning Investments
- Debate and Vote on Proposed Amendments to C-3.6 to Enable Regions
- Responsive Resolution
- Invitation to GA 2015 in Portland
- Right Relations Team Final Report
- Final Credentials Report
Audio Content
Audio recordings of GA programs will be available for purchase as CDs or downloadable files. Every GA 2014 registrant has access to listen to or download all of the 2014 audio content at no charge.
Workshop Materials
Video is available for some workshops and presentations, and organizers may submit slides or other materials for inclusion on Workshops at GA 2014.