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UU World reports from the annual General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations. Click here for a comprehensive guide to our 2011 General Assembly coverage.
Michelle Deakin reports today that the UUA Board of Trustees, the General Assembly Planning Committee, the board-appointed GA 2012 Accountability Group, and the UUA administration continue trying to clarify how next year’s “Justice General Assembly” in Phoenix will be planned. The chair and vice-chair of the General Assembly Planning Committee resigned at the conclusion of the [...]
By Dan Harper in General Assembly 2011 June 26, 2011 at 9:32 pm  “We have a very clear vision of Unitarian Universalism,” said UUA Moderator Gini Courter, “and it comes up from the people.” Courter was delivering her eighth report as the moderator of the UUA, during the final plenary session of the 2011 General Assembly on Sunday afternoon.
Courter outlined the three main polities, or ways religious groups can organize themselves, and said that in the form of polity used by Unitarian Universalists, authority comes ultimately from all the people in the religious group. “In our polity, congregational polity,” she said, “there is no higher authority, there’s only deeper down.”
Continue reading Moderator’s report: ‘All of us working together’
Delegates to the Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly voted Saturday to change the terms of the Nominating Committee from one six-year term to two three-year terms. The motion overwhelmingly passed after 20 minutes of debate.
Continue reading Assembly reduces length of Nominating Committee terms
General Assembly delegates voted today to reduce the size of the Unitarian Universalist Association Board of Trustees from 26 members to 14. The bylaw amendment also ends the election of trustees by district. All trustees will be elected to “at large” positions. Terms will be reduced from four-year to three-year terms.
After a half hour of debate, [...]
UUA Leadership Opportunities from UU World on Vimeo.
In this segment I spoke to John Hawkins, UUA trustee from the Metro NY District, about Unitarian Universalist Association leadership opportunities and the UUA’s “Rainbow Board” initiative.
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The Unitarian Universalist Association Board of Trustees delivered its report to the General Assembly on Saturday morning, updating delegates on its yearlong efforts to improve linakage with congregations and urging them to vote to reduce the size of the board and eliminate Actions of Immediate Witness at next year’s GA. They also encouraged attendance at the Justice GA in Phoenix.
Four at-large trustees spoke on behalf of the board.
Continue reading Board members urge ‘yes’ votes for bylaw amendments
By Peter Bowden in General Assembly 2011 June 24, 2011 at 10:53 pm In the 21st century, what’s a congregation? A gathering of people in a brick and mortar building? What about communities that gather using online communication tools such as Facebook, Twitter, Skype? And what about the virtual world of Second Life? This afternoon I attended a UUA Board-hosted conversation on redefining congregations in our Association’s by-laws. In [...]
The Unitarian Universalist Association Board of Trustees held a workshop Friday afternoon inviting people to share their concerns and ideas for the 2012 Justice General Assembly in Phoenix, Ariz.
About 80 people gathered at the “UUA Board Conversation Space: Planning for Phoenix 2012” session. A steady stream of people stood at the microphone to offer words of caution, inspiration, and hope.
“As we begin into our second year of visioning and action, what does the board need to know with respect to accessibility, safety, and accountability at GA 2012?” asked Nick Allen, youth trustee-at-large.
The board members did not offer answers to the many questions that were posed. However, they assured people that they were listening carefully. The Rev. Jake Morrill, trustee from the Southeast District, said the board would “digest and consider” all the information and would engage in dialogue and broadcast answers.
Continue reading Board seeks input on 2012 Justice GA
A vocal group of delegates to the Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly met in a Mini-Assembly Thursday afternoon to discuss a proposed bylaw amendment that would shrink the size of the UUA board to 14 people from the current 26 (PDF; pages 22-28 in the Business Agenda).
Delegates spoke both for and against the amendment, which would also end the election of trustees by district. People speaking in favor of the amendment got several rounds of hearty applause.
Several amendments were offered to the proposal, but just one passed. The amendment, offered by delegate Phil Reed of Cleveland, Ohio, was added to section 9.4 (see page 25), creating a new paragraph in the section of the bylaw regarding nomination by the Nominating Committee.
Continue reading Amendment to board restructuring bylaw passes in Mini-Assembly
In its second day of meetings prior to the opening of the 2011 General Assembly in Charlotte, N.C., the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Board of Trustees devoted considerable time to matters related to next year’s “Justice GA” to be held in Phoenix, Ariz. The board also welcomed a new member congregation and approved the reunion of the UU United Nations Office with the UUA. (Click here for our report on Tuesday’s board meeting.)
Continue reading In Charlotte, Board looks ahead to Phoenix GA
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