Request from Healing Justice Group

[cbrow494]

The Healing Justice Committee at UUFBR asks that the Black Lives Matter banner hanging outside the main building of UUFBR be left in place. We also ask that the congregation have the opportunity to engage in dialogue about the issues laid open through the hanging of the banner.

The banner expresses commitment to the values expressed by the 7 Principles of the Unitarian Universalist faith (https://www.uua.org/beliefs/what-we-believe/principles) and our movement to considering the meaning inherent in the 8th Principle. It expresses our commitment to all 7 Unitarian Universalist Principles working together to create our faith, with one or the other Principle highlighted for deeper consideration as the need arises. 

UUs have a long history of social action to change what is antithetical to our faith.  We are more than a social and spiritual group.  Social action is part of who we are as UU's. When something interferes with the First Principle, "The inherent worth and dignity of every person," Healing Justice seeks to find actions that help us to incorporate the other 6 guiding Principles to help us keep our balance as we respond.  To say that black lives matter does not mean that other lives do not matter.  It does mean that we have ignored the needs of people who are black for far too long. Currently and historically those who are black have been treated as underclass citizens in all parts of our society.  Our UUA parent group recognizes this and we are all taking actions to correct this sad truth.  As a congregation we are seeking to find ways to rectify this heinous situation. We are all at different stages of awareness of racism. To our credit, we are engaging with this important work.

In and of itself, the banner has no power.  It is what it means to each of us individually and collectively that matters and what it tells the onlooker about our values as a congregation.  To take down the banner gives power only to the processes inherent in rules (by-laws, processes and procedures).  It negates the inherent meaning expressed by our 7 Principles.  Some rules and processes need to change. 

As a group, the undersigned members of the Healing Justice committee ask that the banner remain in place.  We also ask that we, our whole congregation, share our thoughts with and listen well to one another as members of a UU congregation.

Sandy Troiano, Rick Troiano, Ron Lovell, Betty Tilton, John Tilton, Marcella Gould, Carlton Devot, Jim Smith, Lynn Smith, Louise Malusis and Carolyn Brown, Ch.

C. Brown

[Paul Libert]

I very much appreciate the work that the Committee is doing to promote justice and equality in our society.

 

Paul

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