The VUU – Quest for Meaning: Recent Episodes
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The Commission on Institutional Change sits down for their penultimate episode in the spring series reviewing the findings of their report, the results of a multi-year effort to examine what is required to change UU institutions to dismantle white supremacist structures upholding them. Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino host […]
CONTENT NOTE: This show addresses heavy topics, including a verbal description of the murder of a Black man by police. In the wake of recent terrifying incidents in Central Park where a white woman calling the police on an unarmed non-threatening black man and the extrajudicial killing of a black man, George Floyd, in police […]
A special series on the Commission’s report: Religious Professionals, Educating for Liberation. Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino host this live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook (or sometimes on YouTube) every Thursday at 11 am ET.
Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino host this live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook (or sometimes on YouTube) every Thursday at 11 am ET.
Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino host this live Unitarian Universalist will talk show discussing topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook (or sometimes on YouTube) every Thursday at 11 am ET. This week on the VUU the host will talk with members […]
The VUU host will talk with Paige Ingram and Quiana Perkins from BLUU about BLUU’s Babies and Bailouts Initiative.
Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino host this live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective.
The VUU streams live on Facebook (or sometimes on YouTube) every Thursday at 11 am ET.
Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino host this live Unitarian Universalist will talk show discussing topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook (or sometimes on YouTube) every Thursday at 11 am ET.
This week on the VUU the host will talk with members of the Commission On Institutional Change.
Production support for this episode is provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado and Lori Stone.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
The VUU host talk with UU Young Adults Kari Gottfried and Tanner Linden about how they are navigating this new world.
Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino host this live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective.
The VUU streams live on Facebook (or sometimes on YouTube) every Thursday at 11 am ET.
Production support for this episode is provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado and Lori Stone. The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
The Commission on Institutional Change discuss their call for Reparations in their report.
Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino host this live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective.
The VUU streams live on Facebook (or sometimes on YouTube) every Thursday at 11 am ET.
Production support for this episode is provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado and Lori Stone. The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
We are excited to sit down with the Rev Jason Lydon to discuss what is needed now and how organizers are responding as this crisis continues to develop.
Show Notes: Mutual Aid projects – https://itsgoingdown.org/c19-mutual-aid/
A helpful map – https://www.mutualaidhub.org/
Neighborhood pods – https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/…
Excellent interview with Mariame Kaba – https://theintercept.com/2020/03/19/o…
Dean Spade’s newest work – https://www.deanspade.net/tag/mutual-…
Pods and Podmapping Worksheet https://batjc.wordpress.com/pods-and-…
Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino host this live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective.
The VUU streams live on Facebook (or sometimes on YouTube) every Thursday at 11 am ET. Unfortunately, Leslie Mac couldn’t join us for this show. We hope to have her on another episode soon.
Production support for this episode is provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado and Lori Stone. The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
NOTE: Apologies, the first 5 minutes of this episode were cut off.
This week, we talk with Cecilia Kingman, Margaret Rogers, and Jordinn Nelson Long about how pastoral care needs and response in a coronavirus world.
Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino host this live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective.
The VUU streams live on Facebook (or sometimes on YouTube) every Thursday at 11 am ET. Production support for this episode is provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
This week, we talk with Tim Atkins and Joy Berry about how to maintain faith development across the lifespan in a coronavirus world.
Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino host this live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective.
The VUU streams live on Facebook (or sometimes on YouTube) every Thursday at 11 am ET. Production support for this episode is provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
Learn what congregations and other groups are doing to maintain real connection virtually in times such as these. Guests include the Revs Mykal Slack, Jessica Star Rockers and Suzanne Fast. We will also be joined by Aaron Payson and Madelyn Campbell from the UU Trauma Response Ministry.
Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino host this live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective.
The VUU streams live on Facebook (or sometimes on YouTube) every Thursday at 11 am ET.
Production support for this episode is provided by Lori Stone. The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
This week we are chatting with VUU superfans: Quiana Perkins, Janine Gelsinger, and Tie Resendiz de Perez.
Join us to learn what these UU movers and shakers are up to! Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino host this live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective.
The VUU streams live on Facebook (or sometimes on YouTube) every Thursday at 11 am ET. Production support for this episode is provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
This week we are chatting with the CLF Ministerial Search Team about finding new CLF Leadership.
Join our hosts Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino for a live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook (or sometimes on YouTube) every Thursday at 11 am ET.
Production support for this episode is provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
This week we are chatting with Rev. Danielle DiBona and Rev. Clyde Grubbs about how to Live our faith while on colonized Indigenous land.
Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, and Christina Rivera host this live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook (or sometimes on YouTube) every Thursday at 11 am ET.
Production support for this episode is provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
This week we are chatting with Dr. Elias Ortega from Meadville about what’s up at our UU identified seminary in Chicago.
Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino host this live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook (or sometimes on YouTube) every Thursday at 11 am ET.
Production support for this episode is provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
Join us as we talk to Miguel Rivera Young, Mali Gottfried, and Andreas Rivera Young about being UU Youth Leaders.
Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino host this live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook (or sometimes on YouTube) every Thursday at 11 am ET.
Production support for this episode is provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
Let’s dig into how to best honor our 5th Principle – affirming and promoting the right of conscience and the democratic process in our congregations.
Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino host this live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook (or sometimes on YouTube) every Thursday at 11 am ET.
Production support for this episode is provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
This week, Becky Brooks and Erika Hewitt, authors of Sparks of Wonder: Theme-Based Ministry for the Whole Congregation.
Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino host this live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook (or sometimes on YouTube) every Thursday at 11 am ET.
Production support for this episode is provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
This week, we talk to representatives from UUs for Justice in the Middle East (UUJME), Black Lives of UU (BLUU), UU Peace Ministry Network (UUPMN), and UU Refugee and Immigrant Services and Education (UU RISE) working to pass a business resolution at the 2020 General Assembly to strengthen the use of corporate investment/divestment and shareholder advocacy in support of human rights.
Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino host this live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook (or sometimes on YouTube) every Thursday at 11 am ET.
Production support for this episode is provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
This week, Susan Katz Miller, author of Being Both and The Interfaith Family Journal will be Live on #TheVUU.
Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino host this live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook (or sometimes on YouTube) every Thursday at 11 am ET.
Production support for this episode is provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
This week we sit down with Rev Theresa Ines Soto, author of the new book “Spilling the Light” available from the UUA Bookstore.
Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino host this live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook (or sometimes on YouTube) every Thursday at 11 am ET.
Production support for this episode is provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
This week we are talking about how to hold crucial conversations in covenanted community. This week, we are joined by Rev Jessica Star Rockers, Rev Julica Hermann de la Fuente, and Rev Matthew Johnson.
Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino host this live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook (or sometimes on YouTube) every Thursday at 11 am ET.
Production support for this episode is provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
We sit down with folks who attended the LREDA Fall Conference to find out what is going on in the world of Liberal Religious Education and faith development across the lifespan.
Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino host this live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook (or sometimes on YouTube) every Thursday at 11 am ET.
Production support for this episode is provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
This week we chatted with the Commission on Institutional Change about what’s new with their work.
The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser, and Christina Rivera, with production support provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado. The VUU streams live on Thursdays at 11 am ET.
Note: This audio has been slightly edited for a better listening experience. View the live original recording on Facebook.
This week we sit down with current and former CLF Learning Fellows to find out more about how this innovative internship program prepares ministers for the challenges of pastoring in the 21st Century.
Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino host this live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook (or sometimes on YouTube) every Thursday at 11 am ET.
Production support for this episode is provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
The VUU was live at the Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism Harper Jordan Symposium. We chatted with attendees and Black UU Elders.
The VUU streams live every Thursday at 11 am ET. We talk about social justice, Unitarian Universalism, religion, spirituality, and whatever else is topical and interesting!
Hosts: Meg Riley, Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser, and Christina Rivera; production support provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
We chatted with Quiana Perkins and Rev. Amanda Weatherspoon about what’s new in their positions as Social Justice Coordinators.
The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET. We talk about social justice, Unitarian Universalism, religion, spirituality, and whatever else is topical and interesting!
Hosts: Meg Riley, Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser, and Christina Rivera; production support provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
We chatted with Rev. Catharine Clarenbach and Seminarian Heather Petit about being Neurodivergent and UU.
The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET. We talk about social justice, Unitarian Universalism, religion, spirituality, and whatever else is topical and interesting!
Hosts: Meg Riley, Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser, and Christina Rivera; production support provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
We chatted with Shige Sakuri about gender-related pronouns and why it is vital to use them correctly. We will also talk about how spirituality is connected with pronoun usage. Shige will inform us about International Pronoun Day.
The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET. We talk about social justice, Unitarian Universalism, religion, spirituality, and whatever else is topical and interesting!
Hosts: Meg Riley, Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser, and Christina Rivera; production support provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
We chatted with Paula Cole Jones about building a Community of Communities.
The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET. We talk about social justice, Unitarian Universalism, religion, spirituality, and whatever else is topical and interesting!
Hosts: Meg Riley, Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser, and Christina Rivera; production support provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
We chatted with Rev. Rodney Lemery and Program Administrator Beth Murray about what’s new with the Prison Ministry program.
The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET. We talk about social justice, Unitarian Universalism, religion, spirituality, and whatever else is topical and interesting!
Hosts: Meg Riley, Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser, and Christina Rivera; production support provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
We chatted with Kimberley Debus, Denise Rimes, and Kimberly Hampton from the UUA Moderator Search Committee!
The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET. We talk about social justice, Unitarian Universalism, religion, spirituality, and whatever else is topical and interesting!
Hosts: Meg Riley, Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser, and Christina Rivera; production support provided by Antonia Bell-Delgado.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
We chatted with Rev. Nancy Palmer Jones and Karen Lin about their new book, “Mistakes and Miracles: Congregations on the Road to Multiculturalism”.
The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET. We talk about social justice, Unitarian Universalism, religion, spirituality, and whatever else is topical and interesting!
Hosts: Meg Riley, Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser, and Christina Rivera; production support provided by Margalie Belizaire.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
Live from Spokane, join The VUU hosts, Rev Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser and Christina Rivera, and guest host, Rev Dawn Fortune, as they chat with other attendees about this year’s General Assembly of Unitarian Universalists. What a gathering!!!
This is the last VUU episode of the 2018-2019 VUU season.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship and is a live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET.
Production Support for this episode is provided by Lori Stone Sirtosky
Join our hosts Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino for a live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET.
On The VUU this Week (June 13th), we chatted with Colin Bossen, Danielle DiBona, Vanessa Southern and Kimberly Hampton on The Minns Lectures – The VUU #265
The Minns Lectures are an annual series of lectures on religious topics conducted under the auspices of the Minns Lectureship Committee, whose membership is composed of ministers and members of First Church Boston and King’s Chapel in Boston. With the first lecture, given in 1942 by Walton E. Cole, this series established itself as an innovative force in Unitarian Universalist thought, and the lectures continue today as a source of creative theological and religious advancement.
The lectureship was established by a bequest of Susan Minns of Boston to honor her brother, Thomas Minns. As she stated in her will, Miss Minns wished for six lectures to be given annually by a Unitarian Universalist minister in good standing on a topic of general religious interest. http://minnslectures.org/about.php
Production support provided by Margalie Belizaire.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship
Join our hosts Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino for a live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET.
On The VUU this Week (June 6th), we chatted with Rev Mykal Slack and Dr. Takiyah Amin on BLUU’s Harper-Jordan Memorial Symposium – The VUU #264
The Harper-Jordan Memorial Symposium responds to a longing on the part of many Black Unitarian Universalists to more fully understand where we have been, who we are now, and how we hope to live out our Unitarian Universalism as Black people.
This exciting symposium is named for Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (abolitionist, suffragist, author, Unitarian) and Rev. Joseph Jordan (the first Black ordained Universalist).
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Production support provided by Margalie Belizaire.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
Join our hosts Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino for a live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET.
On The VUU this Week (June 16th), we chatted with Dr. Bethany McKinney Fox, Rev. Dr. Meg Richardson and Rev Theresa Soto on Welcoming Children, Youth and Adults with Special Needs – The VUU #263
Bethany McKinney Fox (PhD in Christian Ethics from Fuller Theological Seminary), currently works at Fuller as adjunct professor of Christian ethics and runs the Access Services Office, working to make the institution more accessible and welcoming to students with disabilities. She is the founding pastor of Beloved Everybody Church, a community of people with and without intellectual disabilities, participating and leading together. She has a new book: Disability and the Way of Jesus: Holistic Healing in the Gospels and the Church (IVP Academic).
Rev. Dr. Meg Richardson joined the faculty of Starr King School in 2014. Dr. Richardson, a graduate of Harvard Divinity School and Durham University, with a certificate in Theology from Manchester College Oxford, has studied our living tradition in both the United States and Great Britain, and was mentored by scholars including Conrad Wright, James Luther Adams, and Sheridan Gilley. In addition to serving as the Director of the UU Certificate program, Dr. Richardson teaches UU History and Polity.
The Rev. Theresa I. Soto is a minister and liberation worker currently living in Ashland, Oregon, with their partner, the Rev. Sean Dennison. Soto’s lived experience informs their way of engaging with others, from asking insightful questions, to speaking difficult truths. Soto is a 2016 graduate of Meadville Lombard Theological School.
Production support provided by Margalie Belizaire.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
Join our hosts Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser and Rev Michael Tino, and guest host Rev Dawn Fortune for a live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET.
On The VUU this Week (May 23rd), Meadville Lombard Theological School New President, Dr. Elias Ortega-Aponte, chatted about his vision for Meadville as an institution training future ministers and leaders in the UU faith.
Dr. Ortega-Aponte is an innovative leader, a committed Unitarian Universalist, a celebrated educator, a social justice activist, an accomplished scholar, and an experienced community organizer. He is gifted with the skills, attributes, knowledge, experience, and vision needed to lead Meadville into the future.
Dr. Ortega-Aponte received his MDiv and PhD (Religion and Society, Magna Cum Laude) from Princeton Theological Seminary. He also holds a BA in Communications Arts & Sciences and Philosophy and Religion from Calvin College. Since 2011, he has served as Associate Professor of Social Theory and Religious Ethics at Drew University Theological School. At Drew, he also serves as the Theological School Deans’ Council Chair, is a member of the Digital Humanities Advisory Committee and the Title IX Committee.
In addition to his academic accomplishments, Dr. Ortega-Aponte is firmly grounded in his Unitarian Universalist identity and has assumed transformative and leadership roles within and beyond the movement. He currently serves as a member of the UUA’s Commission on Institutional Change and the Religious Education Credentialing Committee.
Production support provided by Margalie Belizaire.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
Join our hosts Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera and Rev Michael Tino, and guest host, Julica Hermann de la Fuente, for a live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET.
On The VUU this Week (May 16th), The UUMA Executive Team members, Janette Lanier, Rev. Melissa Carvill and Rev Darrick Jackson, chatted with us on What’s New with the UUMA and What’s Next – The VUU #261
Janette Lallier is the Director of Operations and member of Executive Team, Pro Tem for the UUMA. She works from her home office in NYC where, in addition to her work for the UUMA, she pursues a career as an opera singer. She enjoys finding new ways to include exercise in daily life – bike outings on the NYC Greenway currently top the list!!
Rev. Melissa Carvill Ziemer is currently the Director of Collegial Practice and member of Executive Team, Pro Tem for the UUMA and Minister Affiliated with First Parish, in Northfield, MA. Melissa was initially drawn to ministry with the UUMA by her interest in supporting ministerial formation through the new Ministerial Formation Network. In less than three years she has had three job titles as the UUMA has found itself in a period of organizational change. Melissa came to the UUMA from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent, OH where she served as the settled minister for over eleven years. Melissa is married to Rev. Evin Carvill Ziemer (who serves on the UUA’s Congregational Life staff) and they currently live in Easthampton, MA with their two young children Rylan and Owen and two older dogs, Migo and Zoey.
The Rev. Darrick Jackson comes to the UUMA after spending 5 years as the Director of Contextual Ministry at Meadville Lombard Theological School. Prior to that, he served congregations in Monson, MA and Storrs, CT. With the UUMA, Darrick has served on the CENTER Committee and is a contributor to Centering: Navigating Race, Authenticity and Power in Ministry. He has been involved denominationally with DRUUMM and the UUA Nominating Committee. He is also the treasurer and Workshop Leader for Healing Moments (a ministry for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s). Darrick likes to knit and to be involved in theatre. He lives in Chicago with his husband, Rev. James Olson (a United Church of Christ minister) and their two cats, Merlin and Morgana.
Production support provided by Margalie Belizaire.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
Join our hosts Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino for a live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET.
On The VUU this Week (May 9th), DeReau Farrar chatted with us on UU Music, Part II – The VUU #260DeReau K. Farrar is director of music at First Unitarian Church of Portland, Oregon, and a member of the board and conference planning committee of the Unitarian Universalist Musicians Network. Before moving to Portland in 2016, he served UU congregations in Santa Monica and Los Angeles, California, led an interfaith community gospel choir, and worked as a freelance music director, vocal contractor, consultant, and arranger. He worked on HBO’s All the Way (2016) and Jordan Peele’s Get Out (2017).
Production support provided by Margalie Belizaire.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
Join our hosts Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino for a live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET.
On The VUU this Week (May 2nd): Matthew Johnson, Rev Kim D Wilson, Paul Langston-Daley, Jonalu Johnstone Christana Wille McKnight and Wendy Williams chatted with us on What’s New with UUMA Accountability – The VUU #259
Wilson is the chair of the Ethics Guidelines Committee. Langston-Daley is the chair of the Accountability team. McKnight is the UUMA Board Liaison. Johnstone and Johnson are of the members of the Accountability team. Wendy Williams is the UUMA President Designate
Production support provided by Margalie Belizaire.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
Join our hosts Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino for a live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET.
On The VUU this Week (April 25th): Julie Taylor and Karen Hutt talked about what’s new and what’s next with Trauma Ministry – The VUU #258
Rev. Julie Taylor, Senior Director of Contextual Ministry at Meadville Lombard, is a Unitarian Universalist community minister specializing in critical incident response, community crisis and pastoral care. Julie is an affiliate professor at Meadville Lombard and has been an adjunct professor at Starr King School for the Ministry and Eden Theological Seminary. Julie serves as a chaplain (Capt) with the New York Air National Guard and on the board of the UU Trauma Response Ministry. An ordained minister since 2001, Julie has served UU congregations in New York City and St. Louis and volunteered with multiple crisis and disaster response organizations. A sought-after speaker and teacher, Julie has contributed chapters to several books on the subject of spiritual care and crisis. Agitating, preaching, and working towards dismantling systems of White supremacy are key in Julie’s theology and work. Currently, Julie lives in St. Louis and Chicago with wife, Laurel, and their two children. (Meadville Lombard website)
The Rev. Karen Hutt is an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, a credentialed Clinical Pastoral Educator, and a Board Certified Chaplain. Currently, she is the Vice President of Student Experience and Culture at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. She was a co-founder and co-pastor of Church of the Open Door, a dual-affiliated United Church of Christ/Unitarian Universalist congregation that served Chicago’s Black LGBTQ population from 1997-2005. Rev. Hutt went on to serve as a chaplain and Clinical Pastoral Educator in several large hospital systems in both Chicago and Minneapolis. She is widely regarded as one of the most innovative educators in the Clinical Pastoral Education field, and her work has been published in the Journal for Reflective Practice and Supervision.
Production support provided by Margalie Belizaire.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
Join our hosts Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser and Christina Rivera, and guest host, Rev Dawn Fortune, for a live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET.
On The VUU this Week (April 18th): Sara Green, UUA Youth and Young Adults of Color Ministry Associate, talked about what’s new and what’s next with this ministry – The VUU #257
Sara Green in her own words – “I am a southern, cis/queer/poly, Black femme minister living in Nashville, TN. I imagine liberation/salvation/beloved community as communities that have the ability to eat good food together, experience pleasure in our bodies and regularly put their hands in soil—all the while free from fear and violence by way of all of the cultural and legal changes that must happen in order for this world to exist. I understand myself as part of a legacy of cultural workers, healers, maroons and creoles, southern queer freedom fighters and artists trying to shape god. And I feel so blessed to be doing this work now.” (from the UUA website)
Production support provided by Margalie Belizaire.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
Join our hosts Rev. Meg Riley, Rev. Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser and Christina Rivera for a live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET.
On The VUU this Week (April 11th): UU Muslims – The VUU #256
UU Muslims, Ranwa Hammamy, Sana Saeed, Paige Ingram, and Tynan Power joined The VUU hosts and spoke about their experiences as Unitarian Universalists who also identify as Muslims.
Ranwa (they/she) is the President of DRUUMM and a community minister affiliated with the Mt. Diablo UU Church in California. They serve as the Executive Director for the UU Justice Ministry of California, organizing and supporting California UUs in the work of creating a just and equitable California. She is also a co-editor of the proposed Muslim Voices in Unitarian Universalism, along with Tynan Power.
Sana is the Co-Vice President of DRUUMM. She is currently serving as a Chaplain at the University of Pennsylvania working with undergraduate and graduate students on campus. She is also the Intern Minister for the UU Ministers Association and a recent graduate of Harvard Divinity School.
Paige is a Southern and Mid-Western based Black Muslim UU troublemaker and faith-rooted organizer and abolitionist. Her calling is to nurture emergent spaces where people can authentically connect in ways that heal and totally reimagine their communities. Paige is a community organizer with Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism, fellow with the Lorde’s Werq of Southerners on New Ground, co-founder of the Half-Moon Healing House in Greensboro, NC, anti-racism trainer with Resist U, freelance facilitator, speaker, and collage artist.
Tynan Power is a transgender UU Muslim faith leader and community organizer. He was a founding member of the the Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity (MASGD), coordinates Transfaith’s Trans and Muslim project and founded Pioneer Valley Progressive Muslims/Masjid al-Inshirah, a progressive Muslim congregation in Northampton, Massachusetts. He has been a member of the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence since 2004.
Power also is a writer and editor, whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, The Rainbow Times, The Good Men Project, and in the anthologies Progressive Muslim Voices: Personal Stories from the U.S. and Canada and All-American: 45 American Men on Being Muslim.
Production support provided by Margalie Belizaire.
Join our hosts Rev. Meg Riley, Rev. Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser and Christina Rivera and guest host, Dawn Fortune, for a live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET. On The VUU this Week (April 4th): 2019 Search Experience – The VUU #255
UUA Transition Director, Keith Kron, joined The VUU to discuss what this year’s search process has been like for UU ministers and congregations.
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On The VUU this Week (March 28th): Finding Our Way Home – The VUU #254
Hosts Aisha Hauser and Christina Rivera (and others) shared their thoughts on Finding Our Way Home and discussed ways to support UU Religious Professionals of Color.
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THIS WEEK (March 21st) ON THE VUU – TRUUsT-What’s New What’s Next – The VUU #253
We chatted with TRUUsT members, Rev Andrée Mol and Rev Dawn Fortune about what’s new and what’s next.
Rev Andrée Mol (pronouns: they/them/theirs) serves as the Developmental Minister for Pastoral Care and Membership at the First UU Society of Burlington, Vermont. They also serve on the Steering Committee of TRUUsT.
Rev. Dawn Fortune is a genderqueer transmasculine UU minister serving the UU Congregation of the South Jersey Shore in Galloway, NJ. They graduated from Andover Newton Theological School with an MDiv. and are firmly committed to never pursuing a DMin. They have a fierce geriatric dog named Quinn and two adolescent cats who break things. They are also a guest host on The VUU.
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THIS WEEK (March 14th) ON THE VUU – After the Protests Are Heard – The VUU #252
We chatted with Dr. Sharon Welch for a discussion on her newly published book, “After the Protests Are Heard.”
Dr. Welch is a Senior Fellow of the Institute for Humanist Studies and a member of the Unitarian Universalist Peace Ministry Network. She served as Provost and Professor of Religion and Society at Meadville Lombard for over ten years.
She has held positions as Professor, Chair and Senior Fellow at the University of Missouri. She was assistant and then associate professor at Harvard Divinity.
Dr. Welch is the author of six books: After the Protests Are Heard: Enacting Civic Engagement and Social Transformation, Real Peace, Real Security: The Challenges of Global Citizenship, After Empire: The Art and Ethos of Enduring Peace, A Feminist Ethic of Risk, Sweet Dreams in America: Making Ethics and Spirituality Work, and Communities of Resistance and Solidarity. Dr. Welch is also a regular contributor to Tikkun magazine and is the author of many articles. (From Meadville Lombard Theological School website)
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THIS WEEK (March 7th) ON THE VUU – How Covenant Can Help Us Challenge the Status Quo – The VUU #251
On The VUU as we chatted with UU Community Minister, Julica Hermann de la Fuente on how to use covenant to challenge the status quo.
Julica Hermann de la Fuente is a Lay Community Minister and currently serves as a retreat leader for the Beloved Conversations program and an anti-racism coach and trainer at large for Unitarian Universalist religious professionals and congregations. Born and raised in Mexico City, she first became committed to social justice when she came to the United States for college. Since then, she has spent the past two decades seeking new ways to engage in anti-racism and anti-oppression education that centers faith formation and helps us heal our hearts and our institutions from the impact of colonialism and white supremacy culture. When she’s not on shift for the resistance, you will find her playing with fabric, making costumes for her two daughters, and reading optimistic sci-fi and fantasy possibilities of a just and equitable universe.
Join our hosts Rev. Meg Riley, Rev. Michael Tino and Rev Dawn Fortune for a live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective.
THIS WEEK (February 28th) ON THE VUU – A Discussion About UMC with Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey #250
We chatted with Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey about The United Methodist Church’s decision to tighten their ban on same sex marriage.
Dr. Lightsey is a minister ordained by the UMC. “After ordination, she served as a United Methodist congregational pastor and then as a theological school educator, scholar and administrator. Throughout her vocational life, she has been a leading social justice activist, working with local, national and international organizations focusing primarily on the causes of peacemaking, racial justice and LGBTQ rights.” (From Meadville Lombard Theological School Website)
We chatted with Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU) Executive Director, Lena Gardner, about the 2019 Harper-Jordan Memorial Symposium and what’s next with BLUU.
From the BLUU website – “The Harper-Jordan Memorial Symposium responds to a longing on the part of many Black Unitarian Universalists to more fully understand where they have been, who they are now, and how they hope to live out Unitarian Universalism as Black people. The Symposium is open to everyone, and is prioritizing spaces for Black people, Indigenous people and People of Color. This exciting symposium is named for Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (abolitionist, suffragist, author, Unitarian) and Rev. Joseph Jordan (the first Black ordained Universalist).” For more information about this event and BLUU in general go to http://www.blacklivesuu.com
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We chatted with Side With Love Senior Strategist, Rev Elizabeth Nguyen, and Campaign Manager, Everette Thompson about what’s new and what’s next. More information about Side With Love can be found at https://sidewithlove.org.
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This week on The VUU, we chatted with Rev. Nancy McDonald Ladd about her new book, After the Good News: Progressive Faith Beyond Optimism. More information about the book can be found here: https://www.uuabookstore.org/cw_contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=138878&Name=Nancy+McDonald+Ladd
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We chatted this week with Desmond Meade and Patrice Curtis about Florida’s Amendment 4, the successful restoration of voting rights for formerly incarcerated people.
More information about the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition can be found here:
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This week we chatted with author and scholar Paul Ortiz about his new book “An African American and Latinx History of the U.S. Come join the conversation, streaming live on our Facebook page. http://facebook.com/clfuu
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This week we tackled two topics in our show. How is the government shutdown affecting government workers? Park ranger Keith Stegall came to offer us some insight. And then we chatted with Dottie Mathews and Rabbi Bruce Elder who worked to successfully shut down the Tornillo Detention Center. We are keeping it current on the VUU this week. Come join the conversation every Thursday at 11am ET, streaming live on our Facebook page. http://facebook.com/clfuu
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This week we chatted live on The VUU about the world refugee crisis with Latifa Woodhouse, President of Shared Humanity. Shared Humanity is a nonprofit founded to provide urgent and sustained humanitarian aid to refugees seeking safe haven from war, violence, and oppression.
More info can be found at www.sharedhumanityusa.org.
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This week we chatted live on The VUU about the US Border Refugee Crisis with Alex Dixon.
Links from the show:
https://annunciationhouse.org/
https://www.borderlandrainbow.org/
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It’s our Year in Re-VUU! In this episode we revisit all our show topics of 2018. Is there a show from 2018 that you remember? Any particular favorites.
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We chatted on The VUU with Rev. Michael Crumpler about the Welcoming Congregation Renewal Program.
Rev. Michael J. Crumpler began as LGBTQ and Intercultural Programs Manager at the UUA in early 2017. Shortly thereafter, he was ordained to Reverend in the United Church of Christ. Michael lives in Harlem and is very active in social justice ministry at the historic Judson Memorial Church of New York City and the surrounding queer community. He is most passionate about intersectional ministry centered in blackness, queerness, HIV/AIDS, economic justice, and emotional well-being.
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Join us live this Thursday at 11am ET as we chat on The VUU with Lori Stone Sirtosky, Chris Jimmerson, and Elizabeth Carrier-Ladd about ARE: Allies for Racial Equity. Allies for Racial Equity is building an anti-racist movement among white unitarian universalists to confront and dismantle white supremacy in ourselves, congregations, and communities. You can find out more here: https://www.uuare.org/
Our guests:
Rev. Chris Jimmerson is Minister for Program Development at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin, where he helped found the Central Texas UU Allies our Racial Equity group. He has been with the ARE steering committee since the fall of 2015.
Lori Stone Sirtosky is a co-founder of the Indiana chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice and is currently a member of the leadership collective of Allies for Racial Equity. She recently moved to Phoenix, Arizona where she works for the CLF as Director of Technology.
Rev. Elizabeth Carrier-Ladd is a 4th generation Unitarian Universalist originally from Boston. She was an active youth leader, culminating in her service as the Youth Observer to the UUA Board of Trustees. She serves at the UU Church of Muncie.
Show links:
ARE Accountability Agreements:
http://uuare.org/page-1440849
More on racial identity development:
Click to access 4_Life_Long_Journey.PDF
More on the analysis that ARE is grounded in:
http://www.cwsworkshop.org/PARC_site_B/dr-culture.html
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In this episode we chatted with Rev. Ranwa Hammamy and Sana Saeed about what’s new with DRUUMM, Diverse Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries.
Join DRUUMM! DRUUMM Membership Form: http://druumm.onefireplace.org/page-230814
Rev. Ranwa is an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister and chaplain. She currently serves as a Chaplain with the Center for Elders’ Independence in Oakland, CA. Raised Muslim, she identifies as a UU-Muslim, and is one of the co-editors for the in-process Muslim Voices in Unitarian Universalism text. Born in the US to Egyptian and Lebanese parents, Ranwa had a “Third Culture Kid” experience, living in-between, as both, and as neither Egyptian-Lebanese and American. One result of this lived experience is her dedication to ministering to the “both/and” – not only by identifying intersectional identities and movements, but also by reaching out to individuals whose multiple identities place them in the margins or outside of their communities. Within Unitarian Universalism, Ranwa has lived this commitment in her ministry to youth and young adult participants of the Multicultural Leadership School/Thrive. When not wearing her ministerial hat, Ranwa finds enjoyment and sustenance singing in a local choir, cuddling with her cats and partner, and dreaming up plans for her anti-Islamophobia baking and community ministry “Shugaria Law.”
Currently, Sana is working on her third graduate degree as a Master of Divinity candidate at Harvard Divinity School (HDS) pursuing Unitarian Universalist ministry. Born in Manchester, UK she moved to the USA when she was sixteen. As a dual citizen, she grew up in a Pakistani home with the fortune of learning Urdu, Punjabi, as well as, English. Her upbringing inspired her love for traveling. Hence, she has traveled to thirty countries so far. She became interested in Unitarian Universalism, after being hired as a Director of Youth Ministry for the UU Church of Arlington, where she frequently was asked the question, “What is a Muslim doing working in a church?”. Since then she’s been immersed in UU and Muslim communities through various interfaith endeavors and hopes to become one of the handful of UU Muslim ministers’ part of the UU community today.
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On this episode we chatted with Annie Scott and Sheila Schuh about what’s new with LREDA, our Unitarian Universalist Liberal Religious Educators Association.
Annie Scott is the President of the LREDA Board of Trustees and has served multiple congregations as a Credentialed Religious Educator as well as a longtime leader at the district level. Sheila Schuh is a licensed Creative Arts Therapist, a Credentialed Religious Educator and the Director of Religious Education at First Unitarian Church of Rochester, NY.
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Join us live this Thursday at 11am ET as we chat on The VUU with Rev. Alison Miller about all that’s current in the post-election news.
Rev. Alison Miller is the Senior Minister at Morristown Unitarian Fellowship in Morristown, NJ.
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This week we chatted live on The VUU with Alex Kapitan from TRUUsT and Kris McElroy about ways to support our trans community in these dangerous times. Guest hosting this week was Jaelynn Scott and Dawn Fortune, alongside our regulars Meg and Michael.
Here’s the link to the TRUUsT website: http://truust.wordpress.com.
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As the nation grapples with the terrorist attempts of President Trump’s political adversaries, we will reflect on how the totalitarian rhetoric and behavior in the political discourse in the United States correlates with a startling rise in social hostilities and violence.
Rev. Dr. Nathan C. Walker is the community minister for religion and public life at the Church of the Larger Fellowship and can be reached via his website www.NateWalker.com.
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We chatted live on The VUU about Collaborative Leadership with Rev. De Vandiver.
Link to Rev De’s article “Hate in the Offering Plate”:
View at Medium.com
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We celebrated National Coming Out Day live on The VUU with stories from our hosts and special guests, Lindasusan Ulrich, Dawn Fortune and Nori Rost.
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We chatted live on The VUU with Revs Wendy von Courter and Katie Romano Griffin about the Stop Kavanaugh protest in DC.
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We chatted live with Rev. Jaelynn Scott, Buddhist minister and UU religious educator, about trans faith and faith formation in Unitarian Universalism.
Rev. Jaelynn Scott is a Buddhist community minister who has served as the Director of Lifelong Learning at Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church. A graduate of Naropa University’s Buddhist Divinity program, she was ordained by Ven.’s Bhante Chao Chu and Tampalawela Dhammaratana, and brings decades of dedicated meditation experience to her ministry.
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We chatted live on The VUU with Kia Bordner and Rev. Clyde Grubbs about confronting the Doctrine of Discovery. Learn more about taking on the Doctrine of Discovery here: https://doctrineofdiscovery.org/taking-on-the-doctrine-of-discovery-what-are-our-next-steps/
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Join us live on The VUU as we chat with Dr. Takiyah Nur Amin about what’s new with BLUU, Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism. Learn more about BLUU here: http://www.blacklivesuu.com/
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The VUU is back from our summer hiatus! This week we chatted live with CLF Director of Prison Ministry Mandy Goheen about what’s new with Worthy Now and what’s next.
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We chatted live on The VUU with Rev. Leslie Takahashi from the UUA Commission on Institutional Change.
Show notes:
Link to the Commission website: https://www.uua.org/…/commission-institutional-change
You can read the full committee report here: https://www.uua.org/sites/live-new.uua.org/files/findings_related_to_the_southern_regional_lead_hiring_april_2017_verson_20180409.pdf
Information on supporting religious professionals of color: https://www.uua.org/pressroom/stories/supporting-uu-religious-professionals-color-what-does-it-take
Workshops at UUA General Assembly, mentioned in this podcast:
Centering Theology: Conversations about Faith, Race and Liberation. Thursday 3-5:30 2501 A
Why Truth Comes first in “Truth and Reconciliation. Room 2215 A 3-4pm, Saturday.
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We chatted live on The VUU with several members of the UUA Presidential Search Committee about their most recent report. You can read the final report here:
Click to access pres_search_comm_04102018.pdf
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On this episode of The VUU we chat with UUA Faith Innovation Specialist and DRUUMM Coordinator of the Global Majorities Collective, Rev. Marisol Caballero.
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UU POC are encouraged to join the Global Majorities Collective to innovate Unitarian Universalism and build the vision: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lmj26miKX7VEKryKTzmUtL9OU6hoSBk58AeYd1Hs2ZA/viewform?edit_requested=true
For more information, you can contact Marisol directly at mcaballero@uua.org.
And you can connect with DRUUMM on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DRUUMM/
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For this episode of The VUU we chatted with author, professor, and humanist scholar Dr. Anthony Pinn about UU Humanism. You can find more about Dr. Pinn and his many published works at his website:
http://anthonypinn.com
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We chatted live on The VUU with Rev. Julie Taylor about forgiveness.
The Sunflower, by Simon Wiesenthal
Forgiveness and Revenge, by Trudy Govier.
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