The most difficult part of spiritual growth for many of us is living in the moment. So many of us build up protective armor against naked experience. We reach for preemptive labels and judgments to avoid feeling anxiety or hurt. But true mindfulness requires shedding that armor and accepting life in all its richness and […]
As we work with our allies in Black congregations to address racial inequities in our community, we do so against a local history of civil rights activism. People with whom we toil have family who lived those times. Those experiences deserve our appreciation and our apprehension that while some tactics have changed, overcoming racial inequities […]
As UUs, we covenant to affirm and promote justice, equity, and compassion in human relations. In adopting the proposed 8th principle, we further covenant to act to dismantle racism and other oppressions. But there is only so much we can do as individuals and as a single congregation. Joining together with our brothers and sisters […]
Implicit biases are subconsciously harbored by all humans. They can pose a significant challenge to dismantling oppressions experienced by people who differ from dominant culture norms of race, sexuality, physical abilities, neurodiversity, and other attributes. UUCT Allies for Racial Equity members Linda Wright and Bob Deyle will explore the nature of implicit bias, how it […]
