Revitalizing UU Women's Groups

Videos

Videos may be available for loan through your UU district office or for purchase through the UUA. The first three are available through most large library systems.

Three-part video series about women and spirituality from the National Film Board of Canada:

Goddess Remembered, 1989. Examines pre-Christian goddess worshipping religions offering insights into ancient cultures including the primacy of the feminine in ancient religions and explores our contemporary women’s spirituality movement. Credits: Produced by Margaret Pettigrew and directed by Donna Read.
Burning Times, 1990. Recounts the dark episode in human history known as witch hunts of 15th - 17th century Europe and the church and state sanctioned torture and killing of “witches.” Explores theory of fear of women’s power as the basis for our society’s acceptance of the prevalent violence against women. Credits: Produced by Mary Armstrong, Margaret Pettigrew, and directed by Donna Read.
Full Circle, 1993. Examines the latest manifestation of women’s spirituality in the western world, advocating a reverence for the earth that, in turn, can become a healing process for us. Credits: Produced by Heather Marshall and others and directed by Donna Read.

Goddess Grace with Mariel.
Moving meditation uses movements from yoga, belly-dancing, and other dance forms and exercise routines in a continuously flowing Tai Chi format. Movements are coordinated with spoken meditation, which invokes twenty-six goddesses from around the world. The first half-hour presents the entire form to music; the second section adds images and the final section breaks down each posture for ease of learning.

Inanna, by Wolkstein, Diane.
Wolkstein brings to life the 4,000-year-old epic of the goddess Inanna’s emergence into womanhood.

Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, a General Motors Mark of Excellence Film, by Ken Burns and Paul Barnes.
See: http://www.pbs.org/stantonanthony/index.html to find times this film will be shown on television in your area and to find related web sites.

Sojourner Truth Speaks, by McGill, Alice.
Actress, poet, and storyteller, McGill recreates the life and struggles of former slave, Sojourner Truth, in a series of monologues based on Truth’s narratives about slavery, women’s rights, and freedom (30 minutes; for ages nine to adult).

Sorceress, by Pamela Berger.
Reveals the wisdom and dedication of a medieval healer, Elda, who pursues her calling in the presence of persecution and heretical condemnation.