The strength of our association is found in the connections we make with each other. Share how your congregation or UU community is engaging with the Commission on Institutional Change’s report. How are your people embodying a commitment to collective transformation and liberation?
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By uumsb1 on behalf of UU Meeting of South Berkshire, Housatonic, MAOnce/month workshops from December 2020 - January 2022. Two sessions for setting foundations, and then making our way through the given curriculum from the UUA. Facilitators are a professional anti-racism trainer/organizer and a lay SEED trainer from the congregation, with minister assisting in each session. Begins…Part of Widening the Circle of Concern
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By Larry Ladd on behalf of UU Fellowship of Falmouth, East Falmouth, MAPart of Widening the Circle of Concern
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By joyyesheart on behalf of UU Meeting of South Berkshire, Housatonic, MAMeeting monthly for 90 minutes from Dec 2020 - January 2022December 13, 2020 - January 9, 2022 | Part of Widening the Circle of Concern
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By jmulreadyshick on behalf of First Parish in Lexington, Lexington, MAPart of Widening the Circle of Concern
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By cheatham.marcus on behalf of UU Church of Greater Lansing, Lansing, MIOur church commissioned a workgroup that is completing an 18 month study of the WTCC curriculum. We will share what we learned and specific recommendations for various parts of our Church in a service in August. Our recommendations fall into two main parts:One part is continuing study and education. For example we…Part of Widening the Circle of Concern
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By Mary Kay Peters on behalf of First Unitarian Church, Omaha, NEThis is a congregational task force working through the document published by the UUA Commission on Institutional Change. Basically, we're just reading through different chapters a little at a time, and discussing them using the Study Guide questions provided by the UUA. We also try to work messages from the document…Part of Widening the Circle of Concern
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By Amy Conley on behalf of UU Congregation in Milford, Milford, NHAfter three zoom meetings with Rev. Michael Crumpler (UUA) where 25 members discussed sections of the report in relation to our community, we are going to start a four month (8 session) program using the Study Guide (starting March 2022). The Creative Salon will begin on Zoom but hopefully move to in-person…Part of Widening the Circle of Concern
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By cspring2 on behalf of Starr King UU Fellowship, Plymouth, NHWe read a chapter, then meet once a month to talk about it. After the first chapter we encouraged the Board to write an article about our new (young, dynamic!) DRE for the local newspaper. After the second chapter we co-led a "bystander intervention" discussion with our BLM Task Force. Next time we…Part of Widening the Circle of Concern
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By Diane Fuller Brown on behalf of The UU Congregation of Santa Fe NM, Santa Fe, NMFour UUSF members are meeting regularly via Zoom to go over the Recommendations and Actions in the Report from the Commission on Institutional Change, with the knowledge and consent of our minister and board chair. We were inspired to do so after GA and a Sunday Service about Widening the Circle. We hope to bring our…Part of Widening the Circle of Concern
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By minister_3 on behalf of UU Church of Canton, Canton, NYOur church board dedicated half of its meeting to discuss the contents of the book and what ways we can make creative change. We read 2 chapters per month.November 4, 2020 - April 8, 2021 | Part of Widening the Circle of Concern
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By betsytomic505 on behalf of UU Congregation of the Hudson Valley, Croton-on-Hudson, NYWe meet weekly and discuss one chapter of the book. We have found partners for anti racism in our communities and several of us have become members ( primarily but not limited to local chapters of NAACP). We have started a monthly discussion series of topical issues in anti racism for the members of our…November 1, 2020 - October 9, 2026 | Part of Widening the Circle of Concern
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By Audette Fulbright on behalf of The Unitarian Church of All Souls NYC, New York, NYWe are engaging in a congregation-wide invitation to take part in learning circles and for each to conduct an audit of some aspect of our shared church life. The All Souls Board will be the pilot small group. This will be promoted within our several communications channel, and in our virtual campus.Part of Widening the Circle of Concern
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By Audette Fulbright on behalf of The Unitarian Church of All Souls NYC, New York, NYWe are working on a variety of actions: Board leadership & change, conversation & learning circles (an all-ages approach), direct anti-racism work in the community (such as housing/educational disparities) and climate work with a focus on the intersection of environmental racism. We will have more details, and…Part of Widening the Circle of Concern
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By Wendy Bartel on behalf of UU Society of Schenectady, Schenectady, NYLynn Gardner and I are co-ministers and are the 'we/our' i'm referring to: UUSS Board-reviewed governance section and is pondering how to apply learnings. UUSS Program Staff-reviewing the report and the study guide a tiny bit at a time At our request, the Hudson Mohawk Cluster leaders are reviewing and…Part of Widening the Circle of Concern
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By Constance M Simon on behalf of First Unitarian Church of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OHWe're doing a common read of the COIC report, followed by a discussion series. It will kick off with a sermon on October 18, 2020. We'll use the COIC Study/Action Guide for the discussion segment.Part of Widening the Circle of Concern
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By Kate Sparacio on behalf of Unitarian Society of Germantown, Philadelphia, PAWe started educating leaders about the report through our Ending Racism Committee. We now have 5 of 9 Board members including the Board President planning to be at all the meetings, another 2 Board members planning to be at at least some of the meetings and 4 of the 5 Ministry Executive Team members at all of the…Part of Widening the Circle of Concern
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By carleen.dowell on behalf of The First UU Church of Nashville, Nashville, TNWe have formed a sub group of the Beloved Community Committee and are meeting with key groups to create buy in. We presented at our Board, congregational meeting and Program Council. We are applying for a grant from our Trust to fund resources such as books and people from the District and UUA.Part of Widening the Circle of Concern
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By Christina Hockman on behalf of UU Church of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TXPart of Widening the Circle of Concern
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By S. Randall on behalf of UU Church of Oak Cliff, Dallas, TXMarch thru May 2021-- Several congregants met (via Zoom) for a 12-week study & exploration of the Widening the Circle of Concern report, facilitated by our Vice-President. Spring Parish Meeting-- After much thoughtful discussion and viewing of a presentation by our VP, the congregation voted to accept the…Part of Widening the Circle of Concern
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By Laura Horton-Ludwig on behalf of Williamsburg UUs, Williamsburg, VAOur Program Council (staff and ministry team leads) has begun to act on the report. We have a working group reviewing the report in depth & will begin a full-group discussion this month about next steps, including actions we can begin to take as ministry teams right away.Part of Widening the Circle of Concern
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