Category: 8th Principle Q&A

What have other UU congregations done as a result of adopting the 8th Principle?

Other UU congregations:  Host ongoing opportunities for learning including anti-racism and anti-bias workshops and training.  Encourage and practice support of local businesses owned by Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, and other peoples of color.  Audit their church by-laws, policies, and practices. Explore reparations projects.  Financially support participation of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, and other peoples of […]

How can we accomplish the monumental task of dismantling racism?

The concept of race was created centuries ago to support a system of enslaving people. We won’t dismantle the effects of this long history of racism through our efforts alone. We won’t even completely dismantle racism and other oppressions in our congregation. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try to do whatever we can. We can […]