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In this episode we chatted with Rev. Ranwa Hammamy and Sana Saeed about what’s new with DRUUMM, Diverse Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries.
Join DRUUMM! DRUUMM Membership Form: http://druumm.onefireplace.org/page-230814
Rev. Ranwa is an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister and chaplain. She currently serves as a Chaplain with the Center for Elders’ Independence in Oakland, CA. Raised Muslim, she identifies as a UU-Muslim, and is one of the co-editors for the in-process Muslim Voices in Unitarian Universalism text. Born in the US to Egyptian and Lebanese parents, Ranwa had a “Third Culture Kid” experience, living in-between, as both, and as neither Egyptian-Lebanese and American. One result of this lived experience is her dedication to ministering to the “both/and” – not only by identifying intersectional identities and movements, but also by reaching out to individuals whose multiple identities place them in the margins or outside of their communities. Within Unitarian Universalism, Ranwa has lived this commitment in her ministry to youth and young adult participants of the Multicultural Leadership School/Thrive. When not wearing her ministerial hat, Ranwa finds enjoyment and sustenance singing in a local choir, cuddling with her cats and partner, and dreaming up plans for her anti-Islamophobia baking and community ministry “Shugaria Law.”
Currently, Sana is working on her third graduate degree as a Master of Divinity candidate at Harvard Divinity School (HDS) pursuing Unitarian Universalist ministry. Born in Manchester, UK she moved to the USA when she was sixteen. As a dual citizen, she grew up in a Pakistani home with the fortune of learning Urdu, Punjabi, as well as, English. Her upbringing inspired her love for traveling. Hence, she has traveled to thirty countries so far. She became interested in Unitarian Universalism, after being hired as a Director of Youth Ministry for the UU Church of Arlington, where she frequently was asked the question, “What is a Muslim doing working in a church?”. Since then she’s been immersed in UU and Muslim communities through various interfaith endeavors and hopes to become one of the handful of UU Muslim ministers’ part of the UU community today.
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The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser and Christina Rivera, with production support provided by Jessica Star Rockers. The VUU streams live on Thursdays at 11 am ET.
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On this episode we chatted with Annie Scott and Sheila Schuh about what’s new with LREDA, our Unitarian Universalist Liberal Religious Educators Association.
Annie Scott is the President of the LREDA Board of Trustees and has served multiple congregations as a Credentialed Religious Educator as well as a longtime leader at the district level. Sheila Schuh is a licensed Creative Arts Therapist, a Credentialed Religious Educator and the Director of Religious Education at First Unitarian Church of Rochester, NY.
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The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser and Christina Rivera, with production support provided by Jessica Star Rockers. The VUU streams live on Thursdays at 11 am ET.
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Join us live this Thursday at 11am ET as we chat on The VUU with Rev. Alison Miller about all that’s current in the post-election news.
Rev. Alison Miller is the Senior Minister at Morristown Unitarian Fellowship in Morristown, NJ.
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This week we chatted live on The VUU with Alex Kapitan from TRUUsT and Kris McElroy about ways to support our trans community in these dangerous times. Guest hosting this week was Jaelynn Scott and Dawn Fortune, alongside our regulars Meg and Michael.
Here’s the link to the TRUUsT website: http://truust.wordpress.com.
The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser and Christina Rivera, with production support provided by Jessica Star Rockers. The VUU streams live on Thursdays at 11 am ET.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.’s last speech is now called “The Mountaintop Speech.” Read more →
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Like many Unitarian Universalists of color (and many white allies), I get tired of white male dominance within our society and yearn for more diverse representation. Read more →
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The CLF’s Nominating Committee seeks members to run for positions beginning June 2019: Read more →
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On the morning my grandmother died, I squeezed the juice out of citrus fruits and strained out the seeds with a fork so I wouldn’t drink them. Read more →
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Many people think of their ancestors as dead and gone, and therefore to be thought about only occasionally and with no real attachment, as if they have no claim on us who live. Read more →
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We exist because of those who have come before us. Read more →
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