Video from the New Day Rising Conference

The Struggle and the Success - Stories of Change. The full congregational sharing presentation from New Day Rising.

New Day Rising Conference Meme

The New Day Rising Conference was held on January 26, 2019 at the UU Congregation of Fairfax in Oakton, VA. The afternoon congregational sharing session, The Struggle and the Success - Stories of Change, was recorded. Here you can watch the entire video or you can watch a specific segment. We thank these ten congregations and presenters for their courage to share their stories so the rest of us can learn from their experiences.

If you would like to contact one of the presenters please contact our staff for their email address.

We’re Working On It! with Craig and Donna Harris, Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County, Media PA.

Moving Forward With Racial Justice - Beloved Conversations and the 8th Principle with Rev. Rebekah Savage and Fran Lowe, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville, Rockville, Maryland.

The Pledge to End Racism with Jim Armstrong, First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Richmond, Richmond, VA.

Beyond the Banner: Building Congregational Support for Black Lives Matter with Rev. Michael Tino, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Westchester, Mt Kisco, NY.

We Had Enough: Becoming Vocal and Active in Supporting Black Lives with Karen Wolf, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, Oakton, VA.

Congregational Racism Assessment and Audit with Stephania Mahdi & Karen Schofield-Leca, Washington Ethical Society, Washington DC.

Healing and Institutional Change Towards Multicultural Beloved Community with Kyla Dixon and Pam Sparr, All Souls Unitarian, Washington DC.

reBuilding Beloved Community in Ourselves and the Institution With the 8th Principle with Candi Wanhatalo and Linda Mundy, Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis, Annapolis, MD.

Dismantling Racism Team - Centering Black Voices, Thanks to BLUU with Lynn Wagner and Carol Antoniewicz, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick, Frederick, MD.

Learning To Take Off the Rose Colored Glass and Engage in Color Brave Conversations with Alan Nathan and Charles Alexander, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Silver Spring, Silver Spring, Maryland.