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Welcome! The Women and Religion Movement is alive and well in the 21st Century. A grassroots project started by lay leaders in the 1970s as an effort to promote examination of religious roots of sexism and patriarchy within the UUA and beyond, UU Women and Religion officially began as a task force following the unanimously-passed WOMEN AND RELIGION RESOLUTION at the 1977 UUA General Assembly. Although the Task Force was eventually sunsetted, the movement still exists in UU communities that hold Women & Religion programs and gatherings for those who identify as women. It exists at the UU General Assembly, where UUW&R brings our Store to the Exhibit Hall and occasionally hosts a gathering. And it lives in the hearts and lives of people who have been touched by the many changes inspired by this movement.

"We do not want a piece of the pie. It is still a patriarchal pie. We want to change the recipe!" -- Rosemary Matson

Conference 2007 - Healing and Changing Our World

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Healing and Changing Our World

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi

For generations women have been healers, and that tradition has been passed down to our daughters thru the ages. Women find many different ways to make things better, we kiss boo boos, plant trees, create art, make chicken soup, hug and listen, sing lullabies and chant protest songs and carry memories of loved ones into the next generation.

We heal each other as well in ways we may not be aware of because to heal our world, we have to heal ourselves first. Our world seems to be tearing apart right now. We can choose to see it as re-modeling, tearing apart to rebuild in a better way.

Although we sometimes feel small and powerless in the chaos, gathering women in one place is empowering.

This weekend’s gathering hopes to offer some ways to think about healing and ideas of things to do that can help change our world. There are so many wonderful things happening and we have some great workshops planned, so we hope you will choose to make a difference in your life and in the world around you by joining and enjoying this time together.

We will have a labyrinth on loan from the Hospice of Pasco County. Each woman will have the option of signing up for her time alone in the sanctuary with the labyrinth.

Workshops

  1. Harmonic Rituals for Everyday Balance-Elly Kelly Baker
  2. Energy Medicine - Liz Mason
  3. Ecofeminism – Spirituality and Activism -Lynn Carol Henderson
  4. Our Rwanda Sisters - Cece Yochum
  5. Ratify the ERA - Sandy Oestreich
  6. Healing with Music- Amy Carol Webb
  7. Taoist Tai Chi demonstration and participation
  8. Facial Massage Meditation - Margaret Shepherd
  9. Living Organically - Jeri Baldwin
  10. Creating Prayer Shawls - MJ Arnaldi and Karen Frank
  11. Women and Economics in the Third World - Linda Lucas
  12. Solar Funnel Cookers – Mary Wickensheimer

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