I keep watching video from the UUA General Assembly. I wanted to post about Right Relations and other things, but I don't have the time.

I recently watched: United Church of Christ President Rev. Geoffrey A. Black on two vimeo videos on this blog.

In this video, you can see some people are bold, some people are shy. Some take to dancing right away. Some start slowly. Some dance wildly while others drum on their thighs. It's a diverse group, but everyone there is accepting each other and enjoying the experience. This is during a rally where there are people from all over the U.S., most who ( Read more... )

Yesterday I was able to participate in mini-assemblies. I never did when I participated live. It was great to be a part of that important process.

I think I'm ADD & try to do too much - I need to focus. Offsite is easier for me to focus, though we miss lyrics and translations, but there will be improvements in the future. Of course, we miss those ( Read more... )

Candidate Forum

Jim Key from Beaufort, SC was inspired by his grandfather & knew about his white privilege. Has facilitated highly emotional sessions. He does a good job - starts on time, gives opportunities to all sides. Believes our polity needs to be changed. He's worked in businesses also. Sees our movement as growing & dynamic. As youngest of 5 ( Read more... )

There are 85 people registered to be delegates offsite (not in AZ with people who are there live). This is the first year the UUA allows voting to count from offsite delegates. We voted only once so far - there were over 50 of us online last night to vote to open General Assembly (GA).

Tomorrow I will join other UUs live locally (well, an hour drive ( Read more... )

I participated in the worship service today which was about our annual meeting, the General Assembly (GA) of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). You can listen to the audio here and/or read this synopsis.

I told a story during the Time for All Ages about how we had a homeschooling group in our church that was connected with a larger ( Read more... )

I attended a webinar about the upcoming General Assembly (GA) for Unitarian Universalists (our annual meeting). This is our 51st GA, but our first "social justice GA". I'm not sure if I can afford to go yet, but I will at least attend online. This is also the first year we can officially attend from home. Here are my notes:

One of the slides on the ( Read more... )