Leaders are aware, or becoming aware, that much in their world is based on cultural assumptions of the dominant groups, rather than simply “the way things are;” they understand that congregations must work to determine how they will be—that commonality in values is either created, discovered, or negotiated, and they are learning skills to be able to work more competently across any of the differences that make a difference.

Multicultural Sensibility—one of the recommended leadership development competencies—includes: Understanding how race and privilege operate in our lives and institutions. Actively working to dismantle racism, especially in our institutions and systems. Understanding how culture affects beliefs,...

UUA has been asked for help with more than fifteen conflicts this year. Commission on Institutional Change calls for investigation of ‘disparate treatment of people of color by congregations.’

Why I returned to my mostly white UU congregation.

I want to tell the truth now, about how I passed—and how people passed me off—as an American Indian.

In February, Americans say the names and retell the stories of African Americans whose achievements and contributions helped to shape us as a nation. When we investigate our shared past, we learn more about who we are today....

Seeing my own racism is like any other kind of self-knowledge: Unpleasant, but very real.

Only speaking out when one has skin in the game isn’t activism; it’s just self-preservation.

UUA’s public witness campaign changes name after criticism that ‘Standing on the Side of Love’ privileged able-bodied people.

Unitarian Universalists assist Puyallup Tribe and climate justice activists in fight against liquefied natural gas plant.

Presentation by Kenny Wiley & Rev. Barbara Gadon Dawning Future, November 2015...

The refugee crisis worsens as Rohingya Muslims are persecuted in Burma and flee to Bangladesh. This blatant disregard for human rights continues in ever more frightening degrees, meanwhile, the international community hesitates to take meaningful action.

A Common Read invites participants to read and discuss the same book in a given period of time. A Common Read can build community in our congregations and our movement by giving diverse people a shared experience, shared language, and a basis for deep, meaningful conversations. Each year, the...

Leaders must learn to model how to de-center the culture of the congregation from White identity and culture.

This is no time for a casual faith. And we Unitarian Universalists must remember that we are not in this alone.

As a Jewish UU, I delve into the layers of white supremacy culture without and within.

Over the past several weeks, I have been listening to and reading the many #MeToo stories unfolding in the news, in social media, in private conversations and in public ones. The conversations have been happening nationally, but also within Unitarian Universalism. I have been witnessing privately...