211: UU Christianity with Jake Morrill and Kelly Murphy Mason
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For this episode our hosts chatted with Rev. Jake Morrill and Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason about Unitarian Universalist Christianity. This is the first in a series of shows we will be doing about the many faiths practiced within Unitarian Universalism.
Links:
The UU Christian Fellowship website: http://uuchristian.org
Subscribe to the Wednesday Word from UUCF: http://uuchristian.org/subscribe/
Revival 2018: http://uuchristian.org/revival2018/
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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210: UU College of Social Justice Programs with Heather Vickery
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Join our hosts as they chat with Heather Vickery–Senior Associate for Outreach, Enrollment and Administration at the UU College of Social Justice–about all the current and upcoming programs at the UUCSJ.
Show notes:
Adult Journeys: https://uucsj.org/destinations/
Youth Justice Journeys: https://uucsj.org/youth/
Border Links journey to the US Mexico border: https://uucsj.org/journeys/borderlinks/
Border Witness for Religious Professionals: https://uucsj.org/theologyandmigration/
Volunteer opportunities: https://uucsj.org/volunteer/
Learn more about skilled volunteer placements to RAICES in San Antonio Texas. There are upcoming dates open to people who are fluent in Spanish to help the women and children detained in Karnes that RAICES serves. https://uucsj.org/raices/
Immigration Justice study guide for those who would like to learn more: https://uucsj.org/immigration-justice-resources/
Love Resists Study Guide: https://uucsj.org/love-resists-discussion-and-reflection-guide/
Tools for Sanctuary and Solidarity page that links to Love Resists: https://uucsj.org/tools-for-sanctuary-solidarity/
Grounded and Resilient Organizers Workshop (GROW) is for young adults: https://uucsj.org/grow-justice-trainings/
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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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209: Complexities of Civil Discourse with Wendy Von Courter
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In this episode of The VUU our hosts chatted with Rev. Wendy Von Courter about the UU Church of Marblehead’s engagement with the complexities of civil discourse.
A deeper examination of the situation Rev. Wendy discusses can be found at the video, The Road to Beloved Community: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tkI4IUrbHk&feature=youtu.be
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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208: The VUU Roundup: Catching up with our hosts
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Join The VUU hosts–Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera and Michael Tino–as they catch up on what’s new in the UUniverse. It’s a UU roundup. (Or maybe a Rouundup?)
Show notes:
Link to the recording of Denny Davidoff’s memorial. https://locallive.tv/archives/23911
Denny Davidoff Memorial Fund: http://www.meadville.edu/donate/denny
UUA Board statement about the Moderator Search hhttps://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/board/announcements/statement-2019-moderator-election
Susan David’s short video on embracing discomfort: http://t.ted.com/kZ3eEcm
The book Honest Direct Respectful: https://www.amazon.com/Honest-Direct-Respectful-Simple-Change/dp/193320429X
The book So You Wanna Talk About Race: https://www.amazon.com/You-Want-Talk-About-Race/dp/1580056776/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518281778&sr=1-1&keywords=so+you+wanna+talk+about+race
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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207: Our Anti-Racism Work: Creating Accountability in our UU World with Julica Hermann de la Fuente
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Join our hosts as they chat with Julica Hermann de la Fuente about anti-racism work and accountability in Unitarian Universalism.
Show notes:
You can download the Western States Dismantling Racism Resource book here:
http://www.westernstatescenter.org/tools-and-resources/Tools/Dismantling%20Racism
And if you download the PDF, make a donation to support the work!
Interested in joining Julica’s POC covenant group at the CLF? This is for people of color only. Here is the link: https://www.questformeaning.org/poc-covenant-group/
Learn more about Creating Theology Together at the Fahs Collaborative: https://www.facebook.com/TheFahsCollaborative/
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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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206: UU Youth Ministry in the House!
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In this episode our hosts chat with the UUA Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries Bart Frost about what’s happening in youth ministry at the UUA.
Show notes:
Bart gave us lots of youth and young adult resources. Here are the links to all his great mentions:
Thrive: uua.org/thrive
Summer Seminary: uua.org/summerseminary
Meaning Makers: https://www.uua.org/meaning-makers
The Katie Tyson Fund: https://www.uua.org/giving/areas-support/funds/tyson-fund
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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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205: Running for Office as a Matter of Faith with Rev. Carlton Elliott Smith
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Listen as our hosts chat with Rev. Carlton Elliott Smith about running for office as a matter of faith. Rev. Smith is Congregational Life Staff for the UUA’s Southern Region and a Democratic Candidate for Mississippi’s First Congressional District.
The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Michael Tino, Christina Rivera and Aisha Hauser, with production support provided by Jessica Star Rockers. This episode also included production support from Terri Burnor. The VUU streams live on Thursdays at 11 am ET.
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204: Multicultural Centering with Sana Saeed and India Danielle
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In this show our hosts chat with Sana Saeed and India Danielle about the LREDA fall con and multicultural centering.
Show notes:
http://www.lreda.org/lredabrave
The VUU streams live on Thursdays at 11 am ET. We talk social justice, Unitarian Universalism, religion, spirituality, and whatever else is topical and interesting!
Hosts: Meg Riley, Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser, and Christina Rivera; production support for this episode provided by Terri Burnor and Jessica Star Rockers.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
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203: LREDA Fall Con Lessons Learned
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Join our hosts as they chat with Jessica York, Co-Director of Ministries and Faith Development and Annie Scott, LREDA President about the LREDA 2017 Fall Conference and the lessons learned.
And due to technical difficulties, this video cuts out appropriately at the :45 mark.
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The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Michael Tino, and Aisha Hauser. Production support for this episode provided by Terri Burnor and Jessica Star Rockers. The VUU streams live on Thursdays at 11 am ET.
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202: Solstice: Celebrating Darkness
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The exact time of the solstice in 2017 was 11:28am on December 21st. And The VUU was broadcasting live as it happened! Join us as we celebrate the darkness and welcome the light with our guests Erica Baron, Staṡa Morgan-Appel, and Rina Jurceka.
Show notes:
Check out the book co-written by our guest Staṡa Morgan-Appel, A Winter Solstice Singing Ritual: https://ladyslipper.org/rel/v2_viewupc.php?storenr=53&upc=eep3cdsb000
Erica Baron read us one of her stories about the magic of the solstice darkness: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/naturespath/2016/12/yule-story/
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The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Michael Tino, and Aisha Hauser, with production support provided by Jessica Star Rockers. The VUU streams live on Thursdays at 11 am ET.
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