Herstory - District and Regional

All of the good women who have made Women and Religion what it has been in the past, as well as those who are contributing to its future, are volunteers. Many of you have given generously of your time and

energy to this and to many other projects in your communities. Those efforts have gone a long way toward making your communities a better place to live and work.

Those of us who are continuing to work toward making Women and Religion continue to be a resource for UU women and their friends would like to have a few more women join us, to share in both the work and the wealth of experience and community and learning that we've all enjoyed so far.

As the saying goes, "Try it, you'll like it."

Important Things to Remember:

• We will be renting inexpensive folding chairs for outdoor seating under the tent/canopy. If you would be more comfortable bringing your own outdoor chair for whatever reason, please do so. Remember to put your name and number on it, just in case...
• Item(s) for outdoor altar. (please mark them discreetly with your name)
• An anecdote about a favorite ancestor to share at the campfire.
• Any kind of noise-maker for the opening ritual. Drums and instruments for our fire pit celebration.
• Books to donate to our book sale (proceeds go towards W&R scholarships)
• Snacks, fruit, cheese, drinks to share in the Social Hour Friday or Saturday afternoon .
• You may want to bring a flashlight. Favorite drinking mug. Extra beverages for your cabin (refrigerator available).
• Basic comfort clothes (shorts, slacks, walking shoes, P.J.s, sweater), sunscreen. Insect repellant may be important to you, since we are meeting outside in the evening. NO PERFUMES PLEASE!

Optional:

• “goddess clothes” (loose, swirly, colorful outfit suitable for dancing, comfortable for outdoor wear) for Saturday evening.
• Money to spend at the artisans’ bazaar, at the W&R used book sale and for refreshment/snack donations.
• A mat or a towel for yoga.
• Binoculars or camera for nature walking.
• You don’t need to bring: sheets or towels

1. Clear up all financial matters as promptly as possible.
2. Give multitudinous thanks — in person, or in writing — or both
   • Thank everyone who came and participated.
   • Thank everyone who helped with preparation and presentation, including workshop leaders, food preparers, home hospitality hosts, etc., etc., etc.
3. Thank the host society.
4. Be generous with hugs — including yourself — for jobs well done and time well spent!

WHEREAS, a principle of the Unitarian Universalist Association is to affirm, defend, and promote the supreme worth of every human personality, and the use of the democratic method in human relationships; and

WHEREAS, great strides have been taken to affirm this principle within our denomination; and

WHEREAS, some models of human relationships arising from religious myths, historical materials, and other teachings still create and perpetuate attitudes that cause women everywhere to be overlooked and undervalued; and

WHEREAS, children, youth and adults internalize and act on these cultural models, thereby tending to limit their sense of self-worth and dignity;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1977 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association calls upon all Unitarian Universalists to examine carefully their own religious beliefs and the extent to which these beliefs influence sex-role stereotypes within their own families; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the General Assembly urges the Board of Trustees of the Unitarian Universalist Association to encourage the Unitarian Universalist Association administrative officers and staff, the religious leaders within societies, the Unitarian Universalist theological schools, the directors of related organizations, and the planners of seminars and conferences, to make every effort to: (a) put traditional assumptions and language in perspective, and (b) avoid sexist assumptions and language in the future.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the General Assembly urges the President of the Unitarian Universalist Association to send copies of their resolution to other denominations examining sexism inherent in religious literature and institutions and to the International Association of Liberal Women and the IARF (International Association for Religious Freedom) and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the General Assembly requests the Unitarian Universalist Association (a) to join with those who are encouraging others in the society to examine the relationship between religious and cultural attitudes toward women, and (b) to send a representative and resource materials to associations appropriate to furthering the above goals; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the General Assembly requests the President of UUA to report annually on progress in implementing this resolution.

This Resolution was passed unanimously by the Unitarian Universalist Association at General Assembly 1977, Ithaca, NY

from uujax.org

Women Over 50 Group
Meets the 2nd & 4th Monday @6 pm

A monthly event to allow UUC Women and friends to socialize and get to know each other better, have a good meal and try different restaurants.
Generally we have a Northern county location one month and a Southern county location the next month. If you have a question or an idea, call Denise Seeber at (727) 474-2647, or call Martha Kowalski at (727) 656-9429

1. How many workshops occur during the conference depends in part on the physical plant. If relatively few rooms, or only small ones, are available, it is possible to stagger workshops.
2. It is important for people's comfort not to allow workshops to become over-crowded. One way to control the size is to make sign-up sheets with numbered lines for participants.
3. If there are space limitations, it is possible to accommodate a popular workshop by offering it twice. (This also helps participants make fewer agonizing choices between interesting workshops which fall at the same time.)
4. When planning workshops, it is good to offer a variety of options that will appeal to a diverse group, including thinking, feeling and artistic endeavors.
5. Workshop leaders should be asked to turn in a form giving the title and a brief description of the workshop, a short autobiographical note, an indication of how they want their space set up (theater style, chairs in a circle, etc.), and equipment they need. (See Appendix J: Sample Workshop Information Form.)
6. The conference program should include a biographical note on the workshop leaders as well as the title and short description of each workshop.
7. Setting aside a space with refreshments, where participants can relax and get acquainted when they first arrive, can help to facilitate community-building.