Sunday, February 05, 2012
UUA GA   
 

Unitarian Universalist Association

General Assembly

 
Some folks still aren't sure what to expect at the upcoming General Assembly.

There will be something for everyone at this GA, no matter where you may be in the spectrum of social justice work.  Whether you're a seasoned activist or a beginner, there will be educational and preparatory programming and other opportunities for you to have meaningful involvement.

There will be community events outside as well as work done indoors. Phoenix will be hot, but you will be able to limit your exposure. GA housing is very close to the Phoenix Convention Center, and there are many food options within the Center. There will be an exhibit hall - the Justice GA Expo - with social justice exhibitors and resources. GA programming will be focused on justice issues, including topics such as the spiritual foundations of justice work, the theology of social justice, as well as a more tactical focus on organizing.

There will be Plenary sessions for governance, as well as programming and worship such as the Ware Lecture and Service of the Living Tradition. A preliminary schedule of events is available.

Much more information about the upcoming Justice General Assembly is available at www.uua.org/ga.
 
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UUA Congregational Study/Action Issues

 

Congregational Study/Action Issues (CSAIs) are issues selected by Unitarian Universalist member congregations for four years of study, reflection and action. In the third year of this process, delegates at General Assembly (GA) can vote to approve a Statement of Conscience (SOC) resulting from congregational feedback on the CSAI. A fourth year is devoted to implementation. The Current CSAI: Immigration as a Moral Issue.  Proposed CSAIs for 2012-2016- Both voting and comments close on February 1st, 2012 (click on issue for further details):

·        Climate Action and Adaptation Plans: Why Greenhouse Gases and their Effects Matter to Us

·        Ending Slavery

·        Exploring Class Barriers

·        Families, Population, and the Environment

·        Reproductive Justice: Expanding Our Social Justice Calling

 

  Southeast District

a.     Southeast District Launches Bending the Arc Campaign -- Our congregations have an incredible legacy of "putting our hands on the arc" and bending it toward justice.  "Bending the Arc" is a three year, $250,000 campaign to continue the bold legacy of Unitarian Universalist justice work in the Southeast. In 2010, the Southeast District Board authorized the hiring of a Racial and Social Justice Coordinator to take our racial and social justice work to the next level.

b.     Southern Unitarian Universalist Leadership Experience  --  SUULE will be held February 19 - 24, 2012 at the Holiday Inn Resort/Castle Hotel in Orlando FL February.  SUULE is an intense and deeply spiritual experience for lay and clergy alike.  It will focus on the presence and functioning of the individual leaders and will help to form them into a team who serve Unitarian Universalism as servant leaders to their congregations and elders of the faith. Let me or Diane Boyer know if you are interested.

 

 

 

Partner Church in Romania   
The Unitarian Church in Charleston(UCC) is partnered with the Unitarian Church of Küküllódombó  in Ádámos county of  the  Mures district in central Transylvania, Romania (also known as Dâmbau on the Kükül River).   As are most Unitarian congregations in Transylvania, the members are ethnically Hungarian, and speak Hungarian as their first language.  The adage ""egy az isten georgyius musnai diakon", or "There is but one God" expresses the central tenet of the faith of these people in a church that was established in the late 1500s.  UCC raises money to help with educational scholarships for the youth of the church that wish to attend the Unitarian High School located in Cluj.
 
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 -- The Southeast  District is comprised of 62 congregations which includes members in North and South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia. Annette Marquis, District Executive amarquis@uua.org

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