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Submit Your Call for Justice
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| Above: David Keppel, delegate from the UU Church of Bloomington, IN, addresses General Assembly (archive photo) |
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| Justice is at the core of our faith, and any General Assembly delegates may submit an Action of Immediate Witness (AIW) calling for UU member congregations’ and groups’ immediate engagement on a significant event or development requiring justice in the world. During General Assembly, delegates will vote on whether to formally adopt a total of three AIWs.
The road to General Assembly begins with a draft proposal sent to the Commission on Social Witness by May 15 for feedback. Resubmissions based on that feedback are due May 26. (Proposals submitted for the first time between May 15 and 26 won’t receive feedback and will be considered final drafts.)
After review, the Commission will make eligible AIW proposals available for discussion and preliminary-round voting by June 1. The top three AIWs will go to General Assembly, where delegates will vote on whether to formally adopt them.
Learn more about the process and requirements for proposals HERE or by watching the video below. |
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Special Wednesday Pre-GA Program!
BLUU Presents: Juneteenth Worship at GA
The Winding River of Liberation: Savoring Our Moments of Freedom
Wednesday, June 19
12PM ET / 11AM CT / 10AM MT / 9AM PT
Our freedom journey as Black people has offered waves of deep joy and love and has also subjected us to struggle and certain death. Every bit of what makes this moment real is what gives us collective power.
Join Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU) on this Juneteenth as we do what adrienne maree brown conjures in her Juneteenth spell: celebrate, leap forward, and know freedom without waiting.
Musical Guest:Â Melanie DeMore
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Rev. Mykal O’Neal Slack, a minister, musician, facilitator, and writer, serves as the Community Minister for Worship and Spiritual Care and sits on the Organizing Collective Board of Directors for Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU). BLUU is an organization and spiritual community that provides support, care, and resources for Black UUs and Black people who share our UU values. He is also a co-founder of the Transforming Hearts Collective, a group whose focus is on spiritual resilience for LGBTQ+ people, as well as resourcing congregations and organizations for the work of radical welcome and culture shift. Mykal has served on the Board of Trustees for the Starr King School for the Ministry and is a new member of the Program Committee for the UU Studies Network Convocation. |
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Min. Alberita (Albie) Johnson is a commissioned lay minister for both BLUU and All Faiths Unitarian Congregation in Fort Myers, FL. She considers life a series of journeys and looks forward to them all. She was ordained in the Baptist tradition and has served as a religious educator in that tradition and in Unitarian Universalism. She received her commissioning in ministry with the Unitarian Universalist Association in September 2023 and began a second career. She brings over 20 years of ministry experience, is a lover of poetry and circle leadership of inclusiveness, weaving poems and storytelling with humor while preaching. |
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Min. Donte Hilliard is a demi-theistic Humanist Mystic, life coach, erotic wellness guide, performance artist, reiki practitioner, and minister who orients to the Pan-African or Africana aesthetic as the golden thread that connects African people throughout the diaspora. His work explores storytelling practices across the African diaspora, with an emphasis on oral traditions, rituals, cosmology, song, dance, drumming, and textile art. He holds master’s degrees in Black Studies and Religious Studies and is currently a Doctor of Ministry student at Meadville Lombard Theological School. |
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| COHORT SPOTLIGHT
The Mosaic: Living Our Antiracist, Multicultural Commitments |
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| Adults and youth alike are welcome at this Cohort’s three sessions on June 20, 21, and 22, to explore new content about antiracist multicultural change, as well as synthesize what we are learning about in GA workshops and programs. You’ll meet other congregations’ lay leaders, ministers, religious educators, and staff who are building their own unique congregational “mosaic” of transformative change, and you’ll learn directly from UUA staff who are developing and curating programs for all ages and stages of life.
Learn more about Mosaic, the UUA’s online hub of connection, resources, and support for Unitarian Universalists dismantling racism and oppression at uua.org/mosaic. |
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| The UUA Board of Trustees invites all first-time and returning attendees to a live Zoom webinar on May 29. Register HERE. |
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Secure your spot at the virtual 2024 General Assembly. Enjoy dynamic speakers, transformative worship, and exclusive access to on-demand programming. Be part of this extraordinary gathering! |
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| That’s all for this week!
But before you go…
Here are 11 minutes and 32 seconds that are well worth your time |
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