February
8th Principle / Widening the Circle
8th Principle: . . . working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions to dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions
Widening the Circle of Concern: A UUA report detailing concerns and recommended actions related to “white majority refusal to acknowledge and accept the firsthand knowledge that people of color, indigenous and other marginalized groups face within (UU)”
6th -Overview of the 8th Principle, WTCC report (+INTERGENERATIONAL)
13th -How some congregations have implemented 8th Principle/WTCC
20th -Work BUUF has done that aligns with 8th Principle/WTCC
27th -Next steps (+FABRIC OF LIFE)
March
Principles & Sources w/a focus on UUs in History (especially women, BIPOC, LGBTQIA)
6th – (+INTERGENERATIONAL)
13th –
20th – (+SPRING EQUINOX)
27th – (+FABRIC OF LIFE)
April
Sustainable Future Science topics and their impact on spirituality and ethics, things like environmental crisis, DNA-editing, the origins of consciousness, colonizing other planets, AI, etc.
3rd – (+INTERGENERATIONAL)
10th –
17th – (+EASTER, PASSOVER)
24th – (+FABRIC OF LIFE)