The UUA has been our stalwart supporter and our challenge as we bring women and religion concerns and goals into the Unitarian Universalist system of religion. With changes in the UUA that have recently occurred, UU Women and Religion (W/R) needs to look at what our role will be under the new affiliates' changes.UU Women and Religion is not an official organization of the UUA, but falls under the category of being recognized as a part of the UU faith tradition. W/R is a free, associated group. Along with a large number of previously UUA affiliated groups, we are no longer given slots for workshops at General Assembly, and must pay more for booth space, crimping and cramping our previous style (in recent years) of having a strong General Assembly appearance.
The International Convo website has more and better photos, great videos and reports from the event. Please keep checking back at http://portal.icuuw.com. A DVD is being produced, but no word yet as to when it will be available.
Here are some more tidbits from my experience at the Convo:
Here are some more tidbits from my experience at the Convo:
 Barbara Beach of the ICUUW Advisory Committee announced many of the sessions and introduced speakers. Her wit was wonderful, and her sense of humor infectious. |
 Dr. Kalpana Kannabiran of India, is Professor of Sociology at NALSAR University of Law. She spoke of inspiration from her mother, whom she has worked with in the struggle for women's rights. She sang a hymn to Sarasvati as an example of that inspiration. |
Speakers today were amazing.
Rebecca Adamson of First Peoples Worldwide spoke about the matrilineal culture of her Cherokee heritage. Ruled by the white council, the council of women, in times of peace. The red council ruled in times of war. But the members of the red council get hand-picked by the white council. Because who knows better the leadership qualities of those men than the ones who raised them?
She showed maps of where indigenous peoples are gaining recognition, where their lands are. Indigenous lands comprise 24% of the Earth and they are where the biodiviersity is at its greatest. They are where the big phamaceutical companies are searching for the next wonder drug to come from plants. First Peoples Worldwide is helping peoples take charge of those native plants as their intellectual property, and resisting the drug companies' attempts to come in and steal what's theirs. But there are many indigenous peoples at risk of extinction. Extinction! Why isn't THIS on the nightly news??
Rebecca Adamson of First Peoples Worldwide spoke about the matrilineal culture of her Cherokee heritage. Ruled by the white council, the council of women, in times of peace. The red council ruled in times of war. But the members of the red council get hand-picked by the white council. Because who knows better the leadership qualities of those men than the ones who raised them?
She showed maps of where indigenous peoples are gaining recognition, where their lands are. Indigenous lands comprise 24% of the Earth and they are where the biodiviersity is at its greatest. They are where the big phamaceutical companies are searching for the next wonder drug to come from plants. First Peoples Worldwide is helping peoples take charge of those native plants as their intellectual property, and resisting the drug companies' attempts to come in and steal what's theirs. But there are many indigenous peoples at risk of extinction. Extinction! Why isn't THIS on the nightly news??
Tonight the First International Convocation of U*U Women opened. There were greetings in many languages...
- Women's Rights Are Human Rights
- A Network of Women’s Spirituality Groups?
- Becoming Women of Wisdom: Marking the Passage into the Crone Years
- You've Come A Long Way...Maybe
- Seeking UUA Legislative Assistant
- Margaret Fuller Bicentennial
- Calendar of U*U Women's Events
- Northeast District - Great NE UUWR Blog!
- Joseph Priestley District - New Website Too!
- Florida District - WOW! New Website!
- United Nations Millennium Goals
- ICUUW Speakers - Transformation
- ICUUW Speakers - Action
- ICUUW Speakers - Education
- ICUUW Speakers - Faith
- Educate the Women
- Poetry: Happiness Is
- Poetry: We Can
- Poetry: Dreamer of Malta
- Poetry: A Hurricane for ICUUW
- CALLING ALL U*U WOMEN - WORLDWIDE
- Overlooked and Undervalued - Again
- Central Midwest District - Cakes Facilitator Training
- Joseph Priestley District - Good News from UU Congregation of Fairfax, VA
- Exchange - Fall 2008
- ICUUW Planning Committee
- Goals and Promise of the International Convocation of U*U Women
- GA 2008 Exhibit Booth
- Store Featured Item
- Good People in Top-Down Failure
- WE'RE SO THERE! Now Making An International Impact!
- WOMUUNWEB Fall 2007
- WOMUUNWEB 19 Spring 2005
- WOMUUNWEB 18 Winter 2004
