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Welcome to the new home for congregations and leaders implementing the recommendations of the Commission on Institutional Change! We’re excited to announce the release of a Study/Action Guide to the Widening the Circle of Concern report.October 2, 2020Tagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Abundance, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Racism, Challenge, Change, Change & Conflict, Commitment, Culture, Diversity, Diversity & Inclusion, Healing, Inclusion, Interdependence, UU TheologyPage/Article -
Commission on Institutional Change’s final report is a critical waypoint, not the end of the journeyLetter from the UUA administration.By Jessica York, Carey McDonald, Janice Marie Johnson | September 1, 2020 | From UU newsTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Diversity, Inclusion, Oppression, Race/Ethnicity, Racial Justice & Multicultural MinistriesPage/Article -
The assumption that all people remember the same set of events, or enjoy the same set of things, puts enormous burdens of assimilation onto members of marginalized communities.Reflection | By Yuri Yamamoto | July 15, 2020 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Children, Class, Culture, Direct Experience, Diversity, Inclusion, MulticulturalismPage/Article -
Sometimes the simplest language can be the most effective.By Liz James | June 1, 2020 | From UU WorldTagged as: Class, Diversity, Membership Growth & Outreach, SimplicityPage/Article -
Once there was a wise woman named Athenerva.* Athenerva would travel from town to town in her country, spending a few days, maybe a week in each town. People came to her with difficult problems or arguments they were having with others, and she would help them find their way toward satisfying...Story | By Gail Sphar | May 8, 2020 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Belief, Diversity, God, Goddess, ImaginationWorship element
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Careful attention to hiring practices has diversified the staff of the Unitarian Universalist Association and deepened its commitment to antiracism, antioppression, and multiculturalism.Feature | By Elaine McArdle | March 1, 2020 | From UU WorldTagged as: Diversity, Inclusion, Job Openings, UUA StaffPage/Article -
We have so many opportunities to bless each other in this world, but they don’t always announce themselves as moments of profound transformation.Reflection | By Lindasusan Ulrich | February 5, 2020 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Acceptance, Body, Direct Experience, Diversity, Fat Liberation, Friendship, Humanism, Kindness, Relationships, Secular, Youth/TeensPage/Article -
The first time I was told that I was too queer to be a congregation's minister, they asked, "What will the neighbors think?,” as if it were the most natural question in the world. It was then that I understood how grace works: it’s costly. It requires us to be uncomfortable, to get outside...Reading | By Chris Rothbauer | January 9, 2020 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Anti-Oppression, Coming Out, Direct Experience, Diversity, Identity, Inclusion, Integrity, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Living Our Faith, National Coming Out Day, Oppression, Pride Sunday, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Relationships, SolidarityWorship element -
In honor of the risk takers, those that hold the vision with clarity and charge forward with optimism even in the face of others doubts. You are our lamp lighters and our guides; may we never forget the courage it takes to lead the way forward. In honor of the cautious skeptics, those that gather...Affirmation | By Amanda Schuber | December 18, 2019 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Community, Direct Experience, Diversity, Interdependence, Journey, Leadership, Responsibility, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
The Commission invited UUs into conversation and discernment as they shared perspectives on institutional and cultural barriers to diversity, equity, and inclusion.By Staff Writer | September 1, 2019 | From UU WorldTagged as: Change, Diversity, General Assembly, Multiculturalism, Race/EthnicityPage/Article -
We are grateful for the gift of our lives and the gift of other people in our lives. Each of us is created with dignity and worth. We are called to love one another and to do nothing to others that we would find hateful to ourselves. We honor the many ways that people live and love....Responsive Reading | June 3, 2019 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Coming Out, Direct Experience, Diversity, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, National Coming Out Day, Pride Sunday, SecularWorship element -
Blessed are the wanderers, Seeking affirmation. Blessed are the worshipers, Praying from closets, Pulpits, pews, and hardship. Blessed are the lovers of leaving – Leaving family and familiarity, Leaving tables Where love is not being served. Blessed are those who stay....Blessing | By Helen “HP” Rivers | May 28, 2019 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Coming Out, Compassion, Diversity, Family, Gender, Humanism, Justice, Justice Sunday, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Love, National Coming Out Day, Pride Sunday, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Secular, SexualityWorship element -
We are a People of Memory. As inheritors of our ancestors’ legacy, we hold their stories tenderly. Gleaning wisdom from diverse journeys; united in hope for the future. Guide us to trust in love as we kindle this flame together.Chalice Lighting | By Kimberlee Anne Tomczak Carlson | March 27, 2019 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Compassion, Courage, Covenant, Diversity, Faith, Hope, Journey, Living Our Faith, Love, TraditionWorship element -
May we find the courage to revel in the experience of the mystery. May we approach the unknown with excitement (even if we can only muster a tiny bit). May we celebrate the curiosity that leads to searching. May we meet ourselves along the way and love us, unapologetically. Amen.Prayer | By Ali K.C. Bell | January 31, 2019 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Acceptance, Courage, Diversity, Faith, Intimacy, Love, Mystery, Relationships, Searching, TranscendenceWorship element -
We people, gathered here today on the quest for truth and meaning, bear witness. We bear witness. To the record of human lives extinguished, simply because these people dared to live authentically, we bear witness. To the lives and reported deaths of (number) transgender people, globally, so far...Responsive Reading | By Amy G. S. A. Brooks | January 22, 2019 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Choice, Conscience, Courage, Diversity, Empathy, Freedom, Gender, Identity, Transgender Day of Remembrance, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
We welcome you. We know you come here for different reasons—to find community, to seek your spiritual and personal truths, to question, to nurture your heart and soul, to be nurtured, to explore new ideas, to find comfort, and perhaps to find the answers to some of your bigger questions. We...Welcome | By Marilyn Falkowski | December 7, 2018 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Acceptance, Community, DiversityWorship element -
UUA is working with people of color ministry on a plan for long-term financial and organizational support.By Christopher L. Walton | October 24, 2018 | From UU WorldTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Diversity, Multiculturalism, Race/Ethnicity, UUA Governance & ManagementPage/Article
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Commission on Institutional Change issues report on tumultuous spring of 2017, prepares for broader audit of white supremacy culture within UUA.By Elaine McArdle | October 17, 2018 | From UU WorldTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Diversity, Governance, InclusionPage/Article -
Photographs from the 2018 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association.By Sonja L. Cohen | September 1, 2018 | From UU WorldTagged as: Acceptance, Disability, Diversity, General Assembly, Generations, Young Adults, Youth/TeensPage/Article -
It is important to be honest about our complicated history, not to bring shame or guilt, but to bring understanding that can inform our faith today.By Susan Frederick-Gray | June 1, 2018 | From UU WorldTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Diversity, General Assembly, Generosity, History, Honesty, Inclusion, UU HistoryPage/Article