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During the first all-virtual General Assembly annual gathering, delegates of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) voted for its member congregations to actively name and repair the harm caused by 400 years of colonization in the United States. The vote passed with 94% voting yes.
June 29, 2020 | From Press Releases -
During the first all-virtual General Assembly annual gathering, delegates of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) voted for its member congregations to find alternatives to policing and to pursue police abolition within Unitarian Universalist justice work. The vote passed with 82% voting yes.
June 29, 2020 | From Press Releases -
Today, we are thrilled to partner with BLUU on their Havens and Harbors initiative to develop local nodes of Black communities within Unitarian Universalism.
June 27, 2020 | From Press Releases -
Dear Leaders, I write to you from our first ever all-virtual General Assembly! Last night’s opening ceremony, rooted in the language and history of the Mashpee Wampanoag people, was deeply moving. It has been a great honor to get to know jessie little doe baird, Vice Chairwoman of the Mashpee...
June 25, 2020 | From Press ReleasesTagged as: #UUAGA -
Dear Leaders, This has been a week with hopeful wins and powerful momentum building for real systemic change....
June 18, 2020 | From Press ReleasesTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter -
Dear Leaders, This is the most heartbreaking, difficult, and important time I have experienced in ministry. The layers of trauma, anger, grief, power, and hope—they are all present in our bodies and souls. As religious leaders, we tend to these in ourselves and we give them voice and space in...
By Susan Frederick-Gray | June 11, 2020 | From Press ReleasesTagged as: #COVID19 -
Dear Leaders, These past two weeks have been ones of incalculable devastation. From the grim milestone of 100,000 of our loved ones dead from COVID-19, to the horrific murders of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, Breonna Taylor by Louisville police, and Tony McDade by Tallahassee...
By Susan Frederick-Gray | June 4, 2020 | From Press Releases -
As we mourn the death of George Floyd and other Black people killed by police, and as we respond to COVID-19, which continues to disproportionately impact Black communities, the UUA denounces anti-Black racism and the inherent violence of policing. Police brutality is a symptom of white supremacy...
June 2, 2020 | From Press Releases -
Dear Leaders, We have a big experiment coming up for the Unitarian Universalist Association and that is our first ever Virtual General Assembly (GA) – our annual gathering of UUs from across our congregations and across the world – happening June 24-28! I invite you, as leaders in your...
By Susan Frederick-Gray | May 28, 2020 | From Press ReleasesTagged as: #COVID19, #UUAGA, General Assembly -
Dear Leaders, As we plan for an extended period of virtual gatherings, we recognize now more than ever just how much we need each other. Your Congregational Life staff of the UUA is grateful for the opportunity to share President Susan Frederick-Gray’s weekly message because it is important to us...
May 21, 2020 | From Press ReleasesTagged as: #COVID19