UUA-Commission on Institutional ChangeWhy INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE?In a previous blog post, my colleague Cir L’Bert Jr. wrote about the way that lack of common framework upon which to continue our…Sep 30, 2019Sep 30, 2019
UUA-Commission on Institutional ChangeDeepening Spiritually: Reflecting on “In This Delicate Turning” General Assembly Sunday Morning…The theme of The Unitarian Universalist Association’s General Assembly 2019 was “The Power of We”. In her thought-provoking and…Sep 12, 2019Sep 12, 2019
UUA-Commission on Institutional ChangeTruth, Trauma and Change in Our UU CommunitiesEach June, the Ministerial Conference at Berry Street selects an essayist to discuss a topic of relevance to ministry. This year’s…Aug 13, 2019Aug 13, 2019
UUA-Commission on Institutional ChangeCommission on Institutional Change General Assembly 2019 ReportREDEEMING THE PROMISE OF OUR FAITH: GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2019 THEMED PROGRAMJul 24, 2019Jul 24, 2019
UUA-Commission on Institutional ChangeA Note on DefinitionsIn our work toward the beloved community, a search for a common language and clarity around the meaning of the words and terms used by…May 29, 2019May 29, 2019
UUA-Commission on Institutional ChangeThe Joy in the Spiritual WorkCommission on Institutional Change Guiding Principle: To keep Unitarian Universalism alive, we must privilege the voices which have been…May 2, 2019May 2, 2019
UUA-Commission on Institutional ChangeInformal Structures Privilege Those in PowerIn our work as the Commission on Institutional Change, we have found that an area in need of analysis is that of over-reliance on informal…Apr 25, 2019Apr 25, 2019
UUA-Commission on Institutional ChangeNominating Committees as Agents of Institutional ChangeIn the effort to bring about the Beloved Community, we often err on the side of the individual as the primary agent of change over and…Mar 22, 2019Mar 22, 2019
UUA-Commission on Institutional ChangeHow Do We Respond to Systemic OppressionThose who are marginalized among us are not on display for the learning and edification of the majority culture.Mar 13, 2019Mar 13, 2019
UUA-Commission on Institutional ChangeStatement from the Commission on Institutional Change: March 1st, 2019We lack a common vocabulary or a common understanding about race and oppression among us. Staying engaged in often uncomfortable…Mar 2, 20191Mar 2, 20191