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Whiteness, the gift that keeps on giving
Manage episode 372156790 series 3380346
With Rev. Clay Nelson
Piano:- Frank Chen
Recorded at Auckland Unitarian Church 23rd July 2023
You might remember me telling you the story of the 1969 UUA General Assembly in Boston. It was at the height of the Black empowerment movement in America. For that reason, many Black UUs attended instead of the token few who usually came. White UUs were shocked and wondered where they all came from. They had always been there since the 18th century but had been generally ignored or discounted. We were more diverse than we had been aware of or at least acknowledged. But in 1969, systemic racism reared its ugly head, undermining that diversity and many Black UUs walked out the door, never to return. Much has happened within Unitarian Universalism since then. So, it was highly newsworthy when Sofia Betancourt, a woman, a person of colour and openly queer, was overwhelmingly elected as president of the UUA.
For more information see:-
https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/whiteness-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving/
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Manage episode 372156790 series 3380346
With Rev. Clay Nelson
Piano:- Frank Chen
Recorded at Auckland Unitarian Church 23rd July 2023
You might remember me telling you the story of the 1969 UUA General Assembly in Boston. It was at the height of the Black empowerment movement in America. For that reason, many Black UUs attended instead of the token few who usually came. White UUs were shocked and wondered where they all came from. They had always been there since the 18th century but had been generally ignored or discounted. We were more diverse than we had been aware of or at least acknowledged. But in 1969, systemic racism reared its ugly head, undermining that diversity and many Black UUs walked out the door, never to return. Much has happened within Unitarian Universalism since then. So, it was highly newsworthy when Sofia Betancourt, a woman, a person of colour and openly queer, was overwhelmingly elected as president of the UUA.
For more information see:-
https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/whiteness-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving/
137 에피소드
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