Leslie Takahashi

Leslie Takahashi Morris, a founding member of the Thomas Jefferson District Anti-Racism Transformation Team, served as moderator for All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church in Durham, NC, an intentionally multicultural anti-racist congregation. She serves as co-minister at the Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church in Walnut Creek, CA.

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A history of the UUA journey toward becoming an anti-racist, anti-oppressive, multicultural movement.

Book | By Leslie Takahashi, James (Chip) Roush, Leon Spencer | From Skinner House Books
Tagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Identity, Multiculturalism, UU Beliefs, UU History, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Racism, Multiculturalism, Social Justice, Vision for UUism
Cover of Becoming: A Spiritual Guide for Navigating Adulthood

They teach us to read in black and white. Truth is this—the rest false. You are whole—or broken. Who you love is acceptable—or not. Life tells its truth in many hues. We are taught to think in either/or. To believe the teachings of Jesus—OR Buddha. To believe in human potential—OR a power...

Meditation | By Leslie Takahashi | April 26, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Connections, Direct Experience, Diversity, Division, Interdependence, Multiculturalism, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Unity
Cover of Becoming: A Spiritual Guide for Navigating Adulthood

Walk the maze within your heart: guide your steps into its questioning curves. This labyrinth is a puzzle leading you deeper into your own truths. Listen in the twists and turns. Listen in the openness within all searching. Listen: a wisdom within you calls to a wisdom beyond you and in that...

Poetry | By Leslie Takahashi | March 23, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Direct Experience, Listening, Searching, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Wisdom
From above, an arc of a thick evergreen wreath. In its center, four red pillar candels are lit; the white pillar candle at the center is unlit.

When used as a responsive reading, "We are waiting" is the congregational response. This is the season of anticipation, Of expecting, of hoping, of wanting. This is the time of expecting the arrival of something--or someone. We are waiting. This is the time of living in darkness, in the hues of...

Responsive Reading | By Leslie Takahashi | January 25, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Advent, Balance, Calling, Christianity, Contemplation, Hope, Unitarian Universalism, Vision
Silhouette of man walking child up steps with sky in the background.

All that we have ever loved And all that we have ever been Stands with us on the brink Of all that we aspire to create: A deeper peace, A larger love, A more embracing hope, A deeper joy in this life we share.

Chalice Lighting | By Leslie Takahashi | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Community, Creativity, Growth, Hope, Identity, Individualism, Joy, Love, Peace, Vision

To worship means to consider that which has worth—today we consider, with gratitude, the many gifts of this community— The opportunity to be affirmed in who we are and to offer that affirmation to others The chance to stand up together to help remake the world in the ideal of justice The freedom...

Opening | By Leslie Takahashi | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Purpose, Service, Stewardship, Vision

Reader 1: They teach us to read in black and white. Reader 2: Truth is this—the rest is false. Reader 3: You are whole—or broken. Reader 2: Who you love is acceptable—or not. Reader 1: My life tells its truth in many hues. Reader 2: We are taught to think in "either/or"s Reader 1: I believe...

Reading | By Leslie Takahashi | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Diversity, Inclusion, Unity

For those who came before us, may our gratitude be long and lasting. For those who come after us, may we be the strong stewards of our commitments. May each of us know the immortality of the larger frame revealed through community....

Reading | By Leslie Takahashi | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Connections, Generations, Responsibility
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The Arc of the Universe Is Long: Unitarian Universalists, Anti-Racism and the Journey from Calgary is a detailed history of the Unitarian Universalist Association's journey toward becoming an anti-racist, anti-oppressive, multicultural movement. Covering the fourteen years that begin with the...

Curriculum | By Leslie Takahashi | June 19, 2009 | For Adults | From The Mosaic
Tagged as: UU History, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Racism, BIPOC Experiences, Congregational Transformation, History

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