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Join us live this Thursday at 11am ET as we chat on The VUU with Lori Stone Sirtosky, Chris Jimmerson, and Elizabeth Carrier-Ladd about ARE: Allies for Racial Equity. Allies for Racial Equity is building an anti-racist movement among white unitarian universalists to confront and dismantle white supremacy in ourselves, congregations, and communities. You can find out more here: https://www.uuare.org/

Our guests:

Rev. Chris Jimmerson is Minister for Program Development at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin, where he helped found the Central Texas UU Allies our Racial Equity group. He has been with the ARE steering committee since the fall of 2015.

Lori Stone Sirtosky is a co-founder of the Indiana chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice and is currently a member of the leadership collective of Allies for Racial Equity. She recently moved to Phoenix, Arizona where she works for the CLF as Director of Technology.

Rev. Elizabeth Carrier-Ladd is a 4th generation Unitarian Universalist originally from Boston. She was an active youth leader, culminating in her service as the Youth Observer to the UUA Board of Trustees. She serves at the UU Church of Muncie.

Show links:

ARE Accountability Agreements:
http://uuare.org/page-1440849

More on racial identity development:
http://www.cwsworkshop.org/…/4_Life_Long_Journey.PDF

More on the analysis that ARE is grounded in:
http://www.cwsworkshop.org/PARC_site_B/dr-culture.html

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