Current News
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January Welcome
02 January 2020
Welcome to 2020! There’s a new initiative from our UUA that we’re excited to share with you in this issue of the MidAmerica Messenger. It’s called UU the Vote, and it invites our religious community to speak with moral courage and act with prophetic clarity and determination in the 2020 electoral cycle. You can find all the details on UU the Vote in the article below. There’s also information about upcoming webinars, the Winter Chalice Lighter Call, this year’s Regional Assembly in Rockford, Illinois, and much more.
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UU the Vote
02 January 2020
Our UUA has a new, values-based electoral justice effort officially launching this month—UU the Vote. UU the Vote supports UU congregations and UU organizations with resources to mobilize voters, counter voter suppression, and engage in spiritually grounded, values-based issue conversations with voters in their communities during the 2020 election year.
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Dismantling White Supremacy Culture Resource of the Month
02 January 2020
Have you been looking for “a next-generation community platform, [that] chronicles and celebrates the stories, people and voices that are emerging and inspiring all of us, ranging in topics from pop culture and style to politics and news, all through the lens of today’s LGBTQ community?” If so, then the online journal them. has you covered.
Continue reading Dismantling White Supremacy Culture Resource of the Month on UUA.org.
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Register for Finding Our Way Home: A Retreat for Religious Professionals of Color!
02 January 2020
Registration for Finding Our Way Home: A Retreat for Religious Professionals of Color is now open!
The 2020 Finding Our Way Home retreat will be held on Wednesday, March 18 through Saturday, March 21 in Long Beach, CA at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach.
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January MidAmerica Webinars
02 January 2020
Whose History Is It Anyway?
Five Sessions Beginning Monday, January 27, 2020, 7:45 pm to 9:00 pm Eastern TimeHow much do you know about the roots of our faith tradition? Explore the history of Unitarianism, Universalism, and Unitarian Universalism in this five-week class. Using an anti-colonialist, multicultural lens, we’ll look beyond the traditional, dusty facts of history and examine to see how our faith was born and how it has developed and evolved over the years.
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Save the Date for Regional Assembly 2020
02 January 2020
Regional Assembly 2020 will be held at The Unitarian Universalist Church, Rockford, Illinois on Saturday, April 18, 2020. Our keynote speaker, Taquiena Boston, Special Advisor to the UUA President for Institutional Inclusion, Equity, and Change, will speak on the topic “Can We Design Beloved Community?”Ms. Boston will continue her theme of equity and justice development in communities in an afternoon workshop.
Continue reading Save the Date for Regional Assembly 2020 on UUA.org.
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