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Preliminary report shows 3,256 people registered for GA
General Assembly participants at the Thursday evening witness event. © 2013 Nancy Pierce/UUA At Friday morning’s plenary session, Trustee Tom Loughrey presented the preliminary credentialing report,...
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Divestment, shareholder advocacy hot topic at GA
The Rev. Glenn Farley and the Rev. Clyde Grubbs spoke about the UUA’s socially responsible investing work. (© Nancy Pierce) A growing topic of conversation among UU congregations is: How can the way we...
View ArticleDistrict board wants to delay its business resolution
A small group of General Assembly delegates met Friday afternoon to discuss a proposed change to bylaw section C-3.1 on Member Congregations. Nathan Hollister, a member of the Southeast District board,...
View ArticleDelegates consider six AIW proposals
During Saturday morning’s plenary session, General Assembly delegates heard six proposed Actions of Immediate Witness: “Consider Divestment from the Fossil Fuel Industry,” “Stop persecuting...
View ArticleDelegates approve bylaw changes about electronic voting
GA delegates voted Saturday afternoon to approve a series of bylaw changes to include language to support voting by secure, electronic ballots in UUA elections. The changes were to Section 9.10...
View ArticleDelegates adopt amendments to elections bylaws
GA delegates voted overwhelmingly and without debate Sunday morning to approve a series of bylaw and rule amendments pertaining to UUA elections and appointments. The amendments clarify when special...
View ArticlePassed: fossil fuel divestment AIW
General Assembly delegates voted overwhelmingly Sunday afternoon to adopt the Action of Immediate Witness “Consider Divestment from the Fossil Fuel Industry,” which calls for delegates to “begin a...
View Article3,426 people participated in Louisville GA
A total of 3,426 people participated in the 2013 General Assembly, Trustee Tom Loughrey reported during the final plenary session Sunday night. Of those, 1,732 were on-site delegates, 112 were off-site...
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Military chaplain offers tools for UU ruck sack
The Rev. Rebekah Ann Montgomery, a U.S. Army Reserve chaplain, preached the sermon at the 2014 UUA Service of the Living Tradition. (©Nancy Pierce/UUA) An energetic crowd filled Providence’s Dunkin’...
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Sister Simone Campbell to UUs: Walk towards trouble
The 2014 Ware Lecture was given by Sister Simone Campbell, the national coordinator of NETWORK, a national Roman Catholic social justice lobby. (©Nancy Pierce/UUA) Sister Simone Campbell wants UUs to...
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