Hello Auckland!
I’ve been looking at the various booths with an international aspect the last couple of days and wanted to share some of it with y’all!

The UU Partner Church Council:

(Sorry of the quality isn’t good enough  to read, I’ll scan it when I get home)

Love Resists, which y’all should absolutely connect with, as you already have a experience with being a sanctuary congregation!!

The presidents panel is going on now, in case you want to get a feel for who’s who! I have to vote before 5 pm Saturday (10 am Sunday, Auckland time, I believe). So if you have any questions, opinions, or clarifications, please message me asap!

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Below is the timetable with links to the live streamed events, and to the recorded video afterwards.

This is the programme in New Orleans time, which is 19 hours behind NZ, so they are followed by NZ times in bold. Events from earlier on Thursday, not listed here, can be seen in the YouTube channel.

Wednesday, June 21

• Welcoming Celebration &
• General Session I

Thursday, June 22

• Morning Worship
• General Session II
• Service of the Living Tradition, sermon by the Rev. Cheryl M. Walker
  8:00 – 9:30 p.m = 1:00 – 2:30 p.m Friday NZ.
• Step By Step: The Ruby Bridges Suite
  10:00 – 11:00 p.m = 3:00 – 4:00 p.m Friday NZ.

Friday, June 23

• Morning Worship
  8:00 – 8:30 a.m. = 1.00 – 1.30 a.m. Saturday NZ.
• General Session III
  8:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. = 1:45 a.m. – 5:15 a.m Saturday NZ.
• Public Witness: #LoveResists Rejoicing for Sanctuary & Solidarity
  5:00 – 7:00 p.m. = 10:00 a.m. – Noon Saturday NZ.
• Presidential Candidates Forum
  8:00 – 9:30 p.m. = 1.00 – 2.30 p.m. Saturday NZ.

Saturday, June 24

• ​Morning Worship
  8:00 – 8:30 a.m. = 1.00 – 1.30 a.m. Sunday NZ.
• General Session IV
  8:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. = 1.45 – 5.15 a.m. Sunday NZ.
• Memorial Service for former UUA Moderator Jim Key
  12:30 – 1:15 p.m = 5.30 – 6.15 a.m. Sunday NZ.
• Synergy Bridging Worship
  5:00 – 6:15 p.m. = 10.00 – 11.15 a.m. Sunday NZ.
• Ware Lecture by Bryan Stevenson
  8:30 – 9:30 p.m. = 1:30 – 2:30 p.m Sunday NZ.
  Available via live streaming video only; will not be recorded or available for on-demand viewing later.

Sunday, June 25

• Sunday Morning Worship, led by the Rev. Mara Dowdall
  9:00 – 10:30 a.m. = 2.00 – 3.30 a.m. Monday NZ.
• General Session V and Closing Celebration
  12:30 – 3:30 p.m. = 5.30 – 8.30 a.m. Monday NZ.

A public chat box will be available on this page during live-streaming events, allowing off-site participants to connect with each other while watching worship and business sessions online. Explore other Online Discussions During General Assembly.

Hey ya’ll!

I have my delegate credentials, have finished the Undoing Racism workshop, and haven’t finished collecting ribbons from various groups, organisations, and bodies.

I talked with the Unitarian Universalist Partner Church Council that “helps foster partnerships between congregations around the world” about getting us connected to others that share our faith.

I will be attending a mini-assembly on the First Principle Project tomorrow to ensure there is an anti-oppression lens on the proposal. I can post more pictures from their literature if anyone would like to read more and share their opinions on it for me to relay.

Hello Auckland, from the Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly in New Orleans, Louisiana!

I am writing this from the Gulf states of the US, rather jet lagged, but so excited to be here. It’s a little hot and a lot humid 90F/32C, and will be storming a lot while we are here.  It will be a bit cooler than that as a tropical storm makes landfall tonight.

I just finished day one of the Pre-GA training on Undoing Racism.

The business agenda for delegates is here. 

I will be working with Allies for Racial Equity quite a bit this GA, more on them here. 

I will have access to email and social media on my phone and tablet, so if you have any opinions or questions I’ll do my best to get back to you promptly. This is my first time being at GA and a delegate, so we will be learning together. As I find resources on the issues and presidential candidates, I will post them here for your review. I am on Twitter inconsistently at @myminirants

I would really love input from all of y’all, as I am representing your needs/thoughts here!

Cheers,

Cassie