GA in Providence + Justice Streaming to Ohio
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I. State Advocacy Network Activities at GA in Providence
II.CSW Workshops, Forums & Plenaries: -- CSAI, AIWs, and Fossil Fuel Divestment MANY AVAILABLE AS LIVE VIDEO STREAMING OR ARCHIVE
III. UUJO Cincinnati cluster Meeting Sat. 6/28 2 to 6 pm for
LIVE streaming of Fossil Fuel Divestment debate/vote and Ware Lecture
IV. Justice Workshops at GA from Just Acts http://org.salsalabs.com/o/1272/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1300588
I. State Advocacy Network Activities at GA in Providence
Thursday 10:15 am – 11:30 am RICC 552 TOOLS FOR ORGANIZING: STATE ADVOCACY NETWORKS IN ACTION SANS (State Advocacy Networks) What’s the State of Your Justice? UU State Advocacy Networks are active in seventeen states, organizing state-based social justice education and advocacy. Start or join a state network in your area, connect with state-based UU activism, and learn about the expansion of California’s Spiritual Activist Leadership Training program to Massachusetts. Rev. Craig Hirshberg Jesse Jaeger Susan Leslie Evan Junker
SAN Reception -- Bristol Room at the Omni Hotel - Thursday, 5:30-7:00 p.m.
SAN Booth being shared with UU Mass Action - a trifold type pamphlet along with overall SAN info.
II. CSW Workshops, Forums & Plenaries: -- CSAI, AIWs, and Fossil Fuel Divestment MANY AVAILABLE AS LIVE VIDEO STREAMING OR ARCHIVE
Thursday, 10:15 – 11:30 am, RICC Ballroom D, Reproductive Justice: Covenant and Context
Thursday 12:30 –3:30 pm, RICC 551, Mini Assembly on Proposed CS/AIs
Friday 12:30 – 1:45 p.m. Omni Providence Ballroom, UUMA/CSW Sermon Award
Friday 2:15 - 4:30 pm, CC Plenary: Vote on CSAI
Friday 5:00 – 6:00 pm RICC 552, Hearing on Newly Selected CS/AI
Saturday 8:00 – 9:45 am, Plenary: Vote to select up to 3 AIWs
Saturday 10:30-11:45am., RICC 552,553, Ballroom E, Plenary Hall Mini Assemblies on AIWs
Saturday, 12:30. – 1:45 pm, RI CC Ballroom D, Panel SOC on Immigration: What Congregations are Doing
Sunday 1:30 – 3:30 CC Plenary: AIW votes
III. UUJO Cincinnati cluster Meeting Sat. 6/28 2 to 6 pm GA: Streaming Justice from Providence to Cincinnat
WHERE: St. John’s UU Church, 320 Resor Ave, Cincinnati
WHAT:
2 pm. GA Plenary Debate + Vote on Fossil Fuel Divestment LIVE VIDEO
4 pm UUJO Report: GA CSAI decision, proposed AIWs + 11/8 Ohio JA
5 pm GA Ware Lecture Sister Simone Campbell, Nuns on the Bus LIVE VIDEO
6 pm Dinner TBA
Full GA streaming info http://delegate.blogs.uua.org/
http://www.uua.org/ga/virtual/30754.shtml
WHO: Any and all, including registered off site delegates eligible to join debate and vote.
RSVP howard...@gmail.com
IV. Justice Workshops at GA from Just Acts http://org.salsalabs.com/o/1272/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1300588
General Assembly Edition Just Acts: June 2014:: Witness for Love!
“Justice is what love looks like in public.”
These wise words from Cornel West have been quoted often here in Multicultural Growth & Witness as we prepare for a powerful General Assembly with the theme of “love reaches out” and celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Standing on the Side of Love campaign.
It’s been an inspiring five years, full of people showing up for love and amplifying their voices through the power of love and the presence of yellow shirts. So after five years, what does being on the side of love mean to you in the context of social justice and faith? How do you embody the sort of unconditional love that seeks to bridge divisions, cross borders, and create a world where all beings can not only survive, but thrive?
At General Assembly we will be engaging in questions like these through workshops, worship, and witness. Our time in Providence will include a new kind of public witness event where we will witness for the power of love to create a better world and practice love reaching out. We will be sponsoring WaterFire—a public community arts festival dedicated to transforming downtown Providence—on Saturday evening from 8:15 until 11:30pm. (Join the Facebook event for all the latest updates!)
We will proclaim that love is the greatest justice cause and spiritual imperative there is. That Martin Luther King, Jr., Mother Theresa, Gandhi, Buddha, and Jesus had it right and we follow in their path—unconditional, universal love can unite us all and create Beloved Community.
Regardless of whether or not you’re attending General Assembly, we invite you set some time aside for love this month. Light a fire for love. Engage in conversations and action around what love means to you as a UU and as a change-maker.
If you are coming to General Assembly keep reading to learn about justice-making workshops, organizing meetings, and events you can join.
In faith and love,
Alex, Annette, Audra, Eleanor, Hanna, Janice, Jennifer, Jessica, Lesley, Nora, Susan, and Taquiena Multicultural Growth & Witness staff
General Assembly events from Multicultural Growth & Witness
Gatherings
Organizing Meeting for UUs Resisting the New Jim Crow & Mass Incarceration Thursday, 5:30pm - 6:30pm RICC Ballroom D Join Susan Leslie, UUA Congregational Advocacy & Witness Director, along with UU regional, district, state and congregational leaders, and Benito Vega of EPOCA and National Ex-Offenders Re-Entry Project for a movement-building session at General Assembly on ending the ‘new Jim Crow.’ We’ll share ideas and strategies and information on and how you and your congregation can get involved in this national movement and in your community and state. Please RSVP and spread the word!
Let’s Talk: Reproductive Justice Networking Happy Hour Thursday, 5:30pm - 6:30pm, Union Station Brewery, 36 Exchange Terrace, 3-5 min walk from RICC Join reproductive justice advocates from across the country to learn more about implementing a reproductive justice program in your congregation, and share your experiences with reproductive justice advocacy.
Workshops
Program # 253 THEOLOGIES FOR MULTICULTURAL JUSTICE-MAKING Thursday 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm RICC Ballroom A Beyond charity and service, beyond the walls of our congregations, what calls Unitarian Universalists to do justice organizing which crosses divides of culture and community? This challenging and life-affirming pilgrimage towards liberation is deeply rooted in our common identity and spirituality. Join this interactive exploration of theological principles and concepts. Rev. Lydia Ferrante-Roseberry, Rev. Linda Olson Peebles, Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt, Jessica Halperin
Program # 262 BUILDING A MULTICULTURAL MOSAIC IN YOUR CONGREGATION Thursday 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm RICC 553 Is your congregation ready to embrace a multicultural future? In this program, you’ll meet leaders who are building multicultural mosaics in their congregations and experience the unique attributes of the four pillars that are foundations of sustainable multicultural community: worship, congregational life, ministerial leadership, and justice ministry. Taquiena Boston, Dr. Janice Marie Johnson, Annette Marquis
Program # 332 BEYOND MARRIAGE: ECHOES FROM THE SHARING PROJECT Friday 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm RICC 552 While marriage equality dominates the headlines, the Multicultural Ministries Sharing Project reveals that LGBTQ UUs have justice priorities beyond marriage. Come receive results from the Sharing Project as we explore the spiritual, social, and advocacy needs of LGBTQ people at the intersections of identity. Annette Marquis, Dr. Janice Marie Johnson, Taquiena Boston
Program # 333 SOLIDARITY IS A SPIRITUAL PRACTICE: MULTICULTURAL JUSTICE-MAKING PARTNERSHIPS Friday 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm RICC Ballroom D Love reaches out through justice programs grounded in relationships. Community connections that lead us to create a better world truly embody our sacred interconnectedness. Learn how UU congregations are developing partnerships for justice across lines of race, class, and culture based on solidarity and welcome. Gain tools, resources, and skills! Rev. Jacqueline Duhart, Rev. Neal Anderson, Rev. Jack Patrick Lewis, Susan Leslie & Alex Kapitan
Program # 352 WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?: #SSL@5! Friday 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm RICC 553 Join us for a multi-media workshop that ties the 5th anniversary of the Standing on the Side of Love (SSL) campaign with the GA 2014 theme, “Love Reaches Out”. We will offer ways for newcomers to learn more about SSL, and opportunities for cur- rently engaged activists to celebrate their work. Rev. David A. Miller, Rev. Meg Riley, Rev. Cathy Rion Starr, Jennifer Toth
Program # 269 LEARN, LOVE, ACT: VOTING RIGHTS AND OUR CALL TO ACTION Thursday 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm RICC West Lobby The destructive power of money is whittling away at the most basic right of our democracy: voting that is free, fair and accessible. Join UUCSJ and the NAACP to find out how you can help mobilize our faith communities beyond congregational walls, in response to this critical call for justice. Rev. Kojo Nantambu, Rev. Kathleen McTigue, Rev. Jay Leach, Rev. Rob Hardies, Susan Leslie