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Scholars of color assess Unitarian Universalist history

By Dan Harper
in General Assembly 2011
June 25, 2011 at 11:04 pm

At a General Assembly workshop titled “Looking Back, Looking Forward: Scholars of Color Assess Our History,” three UU scholars of color spoke about the contributions of people of color and Latino/a and Hispanic people to, and their participation in, Unitarian Universalism. Over a hundred people gathered to hear their remarks on Saturday afternoon.

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History in the banner parade

By Donald E. Skinner
in General Assembly 2011
June 22, 2011 at 11:53 pm

There was a bit of history in the banner parade Wednesday night. The banner of First Unitarian Universalist Church of Richmond, Va., was carried by three generations of UUs, Erin, Dianna, and the Rev. David MacPherson, all of Ashland, Va.

Erin MacPherson, 19, is a seventh generation UU who [...]

UU Humanists elect new president, hold day-long conference

By Doug Muder
in General Assembly 2010
June 28, 2010 at 8:45 am

On Saturday, more than 100 members and friends of the HUUmanist Association “came home” to the First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis, the congregation where John Dietrich became known as the “father of religious humanism” during his 1916-1938 ministry.

The day-long Humanist Homecoming conference began with UUA President Peter Morales answering questions during breakfast and concluded ten hours [...]

Margaret Fuller fans celebrate her bicentennial

By Sonja L. Cohen
in General Assembly 2010
June 25, 2010 at 9:22 pm

In celebration of the bicentennial of her birth, Margaret Fuller fans gathered to listen to a panel of distinguished scholars speak about her life and legacy Friday afternoon. Fuller (1810-1850) was a writer, feminist, Unitarian, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement whose importance to Unitarian Universalism has only recently been rediscovered.

Excitement about Fuller’s bicentennial has [...]


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Scholars of color assess Unitarian Universalist history

History in the banner parade

UU Humanists elect new president, hold day-long conference

Margaret Fuller fans celebrate her bicentennial