Diversity

Report of the UUA Commission on Institutional Change

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Widening the Circle of Concern

“The work of becoming more equitable, inclusive, and diverse within our congregations is justice work. If we cannot do this well, we cannot be effective as justice partners.

A frequent criticism of anti-oppression and hospitality work is that people are tired of us focusing internally, “navel-gazing,” rather than working on issues in the world. Yet greater awareness of the practices within our own institutions is complementary work to our justice. We cannot do accountable justice work if we are not able to remain in good relationship with those most affected by the conditions of injustice.”


February 2016 Naming Race

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https://www.uua.org/re/teachers/webinars

This is from the UUA’s Faith Development Webinar Series

Religious educators are key leaders in our racial justice work as Unitarian Universalists. And sometimes beginning conversations about race can be challenging—we fear that we’ll be awkward or use the wrong word or cause pain or contribute to exclusion. Join the Faith Development Office and the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for a webinar featuring religious educators telling stories about naming race – stories of things going well, mistakes made, lessons learned and how our souls and skills grow in the process. Presenters: Rev. Elizabeth Nguyen, Lauren Wyeth, Sheila Schuh, Kirsten Hunter, and Rev. Jamil Scott.

Namaste,
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