259 The VUU Episode – UUMA Accountability
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Join our hosts Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, and Rev Michael Tino for a live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET.
On The VUU this Week (May 2nd): Matthew Johnson, Rev Kim D Wilson, Paul Langston-Daley, Jonalu Johnstone Christana Wille McKnight and Wendy Williams chatted with us on What’s New with UUMA Accountability – The VUU #259
Wilson is the chair of the Ethics Guidelines Committee. Langston-Daley is the chair of the Accountability team. McKnight is the UUMA Board Liaison. Johnstone and Johnson are of the members of the Accountability team. Wendy Williams is the UUMA President Designate
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258 – Trauma Ministry
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On The VUU this Week (April 25th): Julie Taylor and Karen Hutt talked about what’s new and what’s next with Trauma Ministry – The VUU #258
Rev. Julie Taylor, Senior Director of Contextual Ministry at Meadville Lombard, is a Unitarian Universalist community minister specializing in critical incident response, community crisis and pastoral care. Julie is an affiliate professor at Meadville Lombard and has been an adjunct professor at Starr King School for the Ministry and Eden Theological Seminary. Julie serves as a chaplain (Capt) with the New York Air National Guard and on the board of the UU Trauma Response Ministry. An ordained minister since 2001, Julie has served UU congregations in New York City and St. Louis and volunteered with multiple crisis and disaster response organizations. A sought-after speaker and teacher, Julie has contributed chapters to several books on the subject of spiritual care and crisis. Agitating, preaching, and working towards dismantling systems of White supremacy are key in Julie’s theology and work. Currently, Julie lives in St. Louis and Chicago with wife, Laurel, and their two children. (Meadville Lombard website)
The Rev. Karen Hutt is an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, a credentialed Clinical Pastoral Educator, and a Board Certified Chaplain. Currently, she is the Vice President of Student Experience and Culture at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. She was a co-founder and co-pastor of Church of the Open Door, a dual-affiliated United Church of Christ/Unitarian Universalist congregation that served Chicago’s Black LGBTQ population from 1997-2005. Rev. Hutt went on to serve as a chaplain and Clinical Pastoral Educator in several large hospital systems in both Chicago and Minneapolis. She is widely regarded as one of the most innovative educators in the Clinical Pastoral Education field, and her work has been published in the Journal for Reflective Practice and Supervision.
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The VUU Episode 257 -Sara Green, UUA Youth and Young Adults of Color Ministry Associate
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Join our hosts Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser and Christina Rivera, and guest host, Rev Dawn Fortune, for a live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET.
On The VUU this Week (April 18th): Sara Green, UUA Youth and Young Adults of Color Ministry Associate, talked about what’s new and what’s next with this ministry – The VUU #257
Sara Green in her own words – “I am a southern, cis/queer/poly, Black femme minister living in Nashville, TN. I imagine liberation/salvation/beloved community as communities that have the ability to eat good food together, experience pleasure in our bodies and regularly put their hands in soil—all the while free from fear and violence by way of all of the cultural and legal changes that must happen in order for this world to exist. I understand myself as part of a legacy of cultural workers, healers, maroons and creoles, southern queer freedom fighters and artists trying to shape god. And I feel so blessed to be doing this work now.” (from the UUA website)
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#256 VUU Episode – UU Muslims
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On The VUU this Week (April 11th): UU Muslims – The VUU #256
UU Muslims, Ranwa Hammamy, Sana Saeed, Paige Ingram, and Tynan Power joined The VUU hosts and spoke about their experiences as Unitarian Universalists who also identify as Muslims.
Ranwa (they/she) is the President of DRUUMM and a community minister affiliated with the Mt. Diablo UU Church in California. They serve as the Executive Director for the UU Justice Ministry of California, organizing and supporting California UUs in the work of creating a just and equitable California. She is also a co-editor of the proposed Muslim Voices in Unitarian Universalism, along with Tynan Power.
Sana is the Co-Vice President of DRUUMM. She is currently serving as a Chaplain at the University of Pennsylvania working with undergraduate and graduate students on campus. She is also the Intern Minister for the UU Ministers Association and a recent graduate of Harvard Divinity School.
Paige is a Southern and Mid-Western based Black Muslim UU troublemaker and faith-rooted organizer and abolitionist. Her calling is to nurture emergent spaces where people can authentically connect in ways that heal and totally reimagine their communities. Paige is a community organizer with Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism, fellow with the Lorde’s Werq of Southerners on New Ground, co-founder of the Half-Moon Healing House in Greensboro, NC, anti-racism trainer with Resist U, freelance facilitator, speaker, and collage artist.
Tynan Power is a transgender UU Muslim faith leader and community organizer. He was a founding member of the the Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity (MASGD), coordinates Transfaith’s Trans and Muslim project and founded Pioneer Valley Progressive Muslims/Masjid al-Inshirah, a progressive Muslim congregation in Northampton, Massachusetts. He has been a member of the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence since 2004.
Power also is a writer and editor, whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, The Rainbow Times, The Good Men Project, and in the anthologies Progressive Muslim Voices: Personal Stories from the U.S. and Canada and All-American: 45 American Men on Being Muslim.
Production support provided by Margalie Belizaire.
255 VUU Episode – 2019 Search Experience with Keith Kron
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On The VUU this Week (April 4th): 2019 Search Experience – The VUU #255
UUA Transition Director, Keith Kron, joined The VUU to discuss what this year’s search process has been like for UU ministers and congregations.
Production support provided by Jessica Star Rockers.
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The VUU Episode 254 – Finding Our Way Home
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Join our hosts Rev. Meg Riley, Rev. Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser and Christina Rivera for a live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET.
On The VUU this Week (March 28th): Finding Our Way Home – The VUU #254
Hosts Aisha Hauser and Christina Rivera (and others) shared their thoughts on Finding Our Way Home and discussed ways to support UU Religious Professionals of Color.
Production support provided by Jessica Star Rockers.
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253: TRUUsT – What’s New What’s Next
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THIS WEEK (March 21st) ON THE VUU – TRUUsT-What’s New What’s Next – The VUU #253
We chatted with TRUUsT members, Rev Andrée Mol and Rev Dawn Fortune about what’s new and what’s next.
Rev Andrée Mol (pronouns: they/them/theirs) serves as the Developmental Minister for Pastoral Care and Membership at the First UU Society of Burlington, Vermont. They also serve on the Steering Committee of TRUUsT.
Rev. Dawn Fortune is a genderqueer transmasculine UU minister serving the UU Congregation of the South Jersey Shore in Galloway, NJ. They graduated from Andover Newton Theological School with an MDiv. and are firmly committed to never pursuing a DMin. They have a fierce geriatric dog named Quinn and two adolescent cats who break things. They are also a guest host on The VUU.
The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET. We talk social justice, Unitarian Universalism, religion, spirituality, and whatever else is topical and interesting!
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VUU 252 – After the Protests Are Heard with Dr. Sharon Welch
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THIS WEEK (March 14th) ON THE VUU – After the Protests Are Heard – The VUU #252
We chatted with Dr. Sharon Welch for a discussion on her newly published book, “After the Protests Are Heard.”
Dr. Welch is a Senior Fellow of the Institute for Humanist Studies and a member of the Unitarian Universalist Peace Ministry Network. She served as Provost and Professor of Religion and Society at Meadville Lombard for over ten years.
She has held positions as Professor, Chair and Senior Fellow at the University of Missouri. She was assistant and then associate professor at Harvard Divinity.
Dr. Welch is the author of six books: After the Protests Are Heard: Enacting Civic Engagement and Social Transformation, Real Peace, Real Security: The Challenges of Global Citizenship, After Empire: The Art and Ethos of Enduring Peace, A Feminist Ethic of Risk, Sweet Dreams in America: Making Ethics and Spirituality Work, and Communities of Resistance and Solidarity. Dr. Welch is also a regular contributor to Tikkun magazine and is the author of many articles. (From Meadville Lombard Theological School website)
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251 VUU Episode – How Covenant Can Help Us Challenge the Status Quo with Julica Hermann Fuente
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Our hosts Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Rev. Michael Tino, and guest host Dawn Fortune for a pre-recorded live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective.
THIS WEEK (March 7th) ON THE VUU – How Covenant Can Help Us Challenge the Status Quo – The VUU #251
On The VUU as we chatted with UU Community Minister, Julica Hermann de la Fuente on how to use covenant to challenge the status quo.
Julica Hermann de la Fuente is a Lay Community Minister and currently serves as a retreat leader for the Beloved Conversations program and an anti-racism coach and trainer at large for Unitarian Universalist religious professionals and congregations. Born and raised in Mexico City, she first became committed to social justice when she came to the United States for college. Since then, she has spent the past two decades seeking new ways to engage in anti-racism and anti-oppression education that centers faith formation and helps us heal our hearts and our institutions from the impact of colonialism and white supremacy culture. When she’s not on shift for the resistance, you will find her playing with fabric, making costumes for her two daughters, and reading optimistic sci-fi and fantasy possibilities of a just and equitable universe.
#250 VUU – A Discussion About UMC w/ Rev. Dr. Lightsey
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THIS WEEK (February 28th) ON THE VUU – A Discussion About UMC with Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey #250
We chatted with Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey about The United Methodist Church’s decision to tighten their ban on same sex marriage.
Dr. Lightsey is a minister ordained by the UMC. “After ordination, she served as a United Methodist congregational pastor and then as a theological school educator, scholar and administrator. Throughout her vocational life, she has been a leading social justice activist, working with local, national and international organizations focusing primarily on the causes of peacemaking, racial justice and LGBTQ rights.” (From Meadville Lombard Theological School Website)
