<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Hi all,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:10pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18px"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:10pt"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Please join us if you can. This is a great opportunity to connect and have a say and find out what we're all</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">doing. It's a good opportunity for community. I've highlighted registration. Click, sign on and you will receive</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">the link. As you can see below are the questions we will be discussing.</div><br></div><br> We are one week away from our Feb. 6th Gathering Table on Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression (2:30pm-4:00pm via zoom). This is an important moment for us to connect across all of the groups of our congregation to:<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small"><br></p><div><ol start="1" type="1" style="margin-top:0in"><li style="margin-left:15px;color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;vertical-align:baseline">hear each other’s experiences and hopes for anti-oppression/anti-racism at UUAA<u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin-left:15px;color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;vertical-align:baseline">inspire and energize each other in this work <u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin-left:15px;color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;vertical-align:baseline">gather what is shared as feedback to the AR/AO groups at UUAA </li></ol></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small">Most of our time will be spent listening to each other through two break-out sessions. Here are the questions to ponder in advance:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small">Break-out 1 on Individual Perspectives and Actions:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small">- <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">What does anti-racism/anti-oppression (AR/AO) mean to you?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">- What AR/AO issues would you like to get involved in?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">- What personal barriers do you face to get involved in that issue? </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small">Break-out 2 is on Group Action: </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small">- <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">Where do you think UUAA work in anti-racism/anti-oppression (AR/AO) has been impactful? </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">- What are some examples of effective UUAA partnerships with marginalized communities?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">- Where do we have opportunities for improvement?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small">Clearly, the deeply experienced members of our many social justice groups have important thoughts to share in this discussion, so we hope many of your group are there to share experiences and to draw insights from those from other slices and perspectives within the congregation.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:rgb(0,255,0)">To register in advance for this meeting (and automatically be sent the zoom link):</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:rgb(0,255,0)"><a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUkf-urqzwuGNDvP2oAKUKXVVIutI3Pr06w" target="_blank" style="">https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUkf-urqzwuGNDvP2oAKUKXVVIutI3Pr06w</a> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small">If you have any questions, just let us know at <a href="mailto:ARAO@uuaa.org" target="_blank">ARAO@uuaa.org</a>. Cindy O'Connor (organizing team chair) and Joanie Parker (Vision Steering Committee rep on the organizing team) are both standing by.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small">Best wishes - your AR/AO Gathering Table organizers</p></div>
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