We are in the final stages of our book on the past 15 years of anti-racism in the Unitarian Universalist Association. Here are the themes that are emerging for us--please give us your thoughts,additions and comments.

Thursday, July 21, 2005

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DRAFT JFC Timeline
Journey From Calgary
08 June 2006

all dates approximate unless source [in square brackets] provided:

GA Resolutions on: Desegregation (61 GR); Public School Integration (61 GR);
Civil Rights (62 GR);
Freedom Fund (64 GR);
Federal Registrars for Voting (65 GR); Mississippi Challenge (65 GR); To Bear Witness (65 BR); Consensus on Racial Justice (66 BR);
The American Indian (67 GR);
Black Affairs Council (68 BR); National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (68 GR); Self-Determination for Blacks and Other Ethnic Groups (68 GR);
Counteracting Institutional Racism (69 BR);
Countering Institutional Racism (70 BR); Funding of Black and White Action (70 BR); Indian Rights (70 GR);
Full Funding of the Black Affairs Council (71 BR);
Funding of Programs for Racial Justice (72 BR);
Indian Affairs (73 GR);
Native Americans (75 BR);
Opposing Extradition of Dennis Banks (76 GR); Racial Bigotry and Busing Issue (76 GR);
Women and Religion (77 BR);
Observance of the 25th Anniversary of "Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka" Decision (78 BR); Attempted Assassination of Vernon Jordan (80 GR);
[http://www.uua.org/actions/racial-justice/index.html]


“Black Empowerment Controversy” 10/67 – 6/76
1968 GA in Cleveland
1969 GA in Boston—walkout by Black Caucus, youth caucus, others


1978
City Center Church Advisory Committee created by Business Resolution “Special Needs of Center-City”
at GA, Boston 1978. Becomes Urban Concerns Advisory Committee in 1980; then finally
the Urban Concerns & Ministry committee in 1981 [UrbHist]


1980
CCCAC renames itself as UCAC 1980 [UrbHist]

1981
UCAC renames itself Urban Concerns & Ministry committee 1981 [UrbHist]
UUA Board adopts internal anti-racism imperative June, 1981 [JTWSHp2, uua.org, WHNPAp1]
Institutional Racism Audit commissioned by UUA (BoT?) 1981 [JTWSHp2]
BoT implements 25 of 32 recommendations of Institutional Racism Audit Report [WHNPA]

1982
Network of Black UUs formed [DMRT]
Common Ground II: LRY dissolved and YRUU created [SRCP11]


1983
GA Resolutions, Vancouver, BC 1983:
“Amerasian Children” urging adoption (GR)
“A Call to the Nation” to march on D.C. in Aug for MKL+20 (GR)
“[stop] Government…Violation of Human Rights in Central America and Elsewhere” (GR)
“Equal Rights Amendment” (GR)
“U.S. Non-Intervention in Nicaragua” lauding Congressional prohibitions (GR)
[http://www.uua.org/actions/chronological/1983.html]

Empowerment: One Denomination's Quest for Racial Justice 1967-1982 published by Commission on Appraisal GA 1983 [http://www.uua.org/coa/reports_issued.html]
Task Force on Racism, suggested by Comm. on Appraisal, appointed by BoT 1983 [WHNPAp1]

1984
GA Resolutions, Columbus, Ohio 1984:
“Central America” extending last year’s non-intervention to all Central America (GR)
“Concerning Central American Refugees” urging their sanctuary (GR)
“Housing” urging local & national support of low-cost housing (BR)
“On Children, Poverty and Violence” urging support of parents (GR)
“Preserving Civil Rights” for Title IX and pro-affirmative action (GR)
“Urban Crisis” urging ministry in urban areas (BR)
[http://www.uua.org/actions/chronological/1984.html]

Task Force on Racism reports to GA 1984 [WHNPAp1]
UUA Board appoints the Racism Monitoring and Assessment team [SRCp11]
lasts at least through June, 2001 [www.uua.org/TRUS/minutes062021-01.html]


1985
GA Resolutions, Atlanta, Georgia 1985:
“Establishment of a Black Concerns Working Group” (BR)
“Interfaith Action for Economic Justice” (GR)
“Poverty and Unemployment” urging US government to act against (GR)
“Sanctuary and Government Surveillance” urging fundraising for Sanctuary trial (GR)
“UUA Opposition to Apartheid” (BR)
“Sanctuary” urging support in a variety of ways (BR)
“UUA Protest of US Central American Intervention” (GR)
[http://www.uua.org/actions/chronological/1985.html]
UUA Board Resolutions:
“Resolution on Central America” endorsing & encouraging anti-war protest January 1985
[http://www.uua.org/actions/international/85central-america.html]
“Resolution on South Africa” endorsing anti-apartheid protests January 1985
[http://www.uua.org/actions/international/85south-africa.html]

BCWG Black Concerns Working Group created at GA, Atlanta 1985 [JTWSHp3; uua.org/ga]
created by Business Resolution “Establishment of a Black Concerns Working Group”
charged with implementing recommendations of TFoR [WHNPAp1; text of resolution]
becomes Jubilee Working Group in 1997 [JTWSHp3]


1986
inaugural “Martin Luther King, Jr.” U.S. holiday, 20 Jan 1986 [WHNPA]
BCWG first meeting, Boston [WHNPAp1]

GA Resolutions, Rochester, New York 1986:
“Opposing AIDS Discrimination” (GR)
Board Resolutions:
“Anti-Arab Violence” against the idea that “Arab = terrorist” Jan 86
“Opposition to Military Assistance to Apartheid South Africa” Jan 86
“Sanctuary Fund” June 86
“Grape Boycott” in support thereof Oct 86
[http://www.uua.org/actions/chronological/1986.html]

1987
GA Resolutions, Little Rock, Arkansas 1987:
“Ending Gender-Based Wage Inequity” (GR)
“Ending Hunger” (GR)
“Right to Choose” (GR)
“Supporting Legal Equity of Gays and Lesbians” (BR)
Board Resolutions:
“Arizona General Assembly 1988 Site” refusing until AZ celebrates MLK Day April
[http://www.uua.org/actions/chronological/1987.html]


1988
GA Resolutions, Palm Springs, California 1988:
“Concern for the Minority Peoples of Romania” (GR?)
“Support Veterans' Peace Convoy and Justice for the People of Nicaragua” (RIW)
[http://www.uua.org/actions/chronological/1988.html]

AAUUM created 1988 [JTWSHp3]
BCT “Beyond Categorical Thinking” Program begins [JTW96p30]
C*UUYAN begins meeting?

1989
GA Resolutions, New Haven, Connecticut 1989:
“Equal Opportunity in Ministerial Settlement” (BR)
“Proposals of the Common Vision Planning Committee” against homophobia (BR)
“The Refugee Internment Camp at Harlingen, Texas” (RIW)
[http://www.uua.org/actions/chronological/1989.html]

BoT unanimously reaffirms “Racism Imperative” and charge of BCWG [WHNPAp1]
Office of Racial Inclusiveness formed [JTWSHp3]
“How Open the Door?” published [JTW96p30]
Welcoming Congregation program unveiled at UUMA Professional Days [SRCp12]


1990
Chicago race conference with Angela Davis (no date) (no memory of this in Mid-Size conf attendees?)
UUA Board directs administration to develop feasibility plan for racial & cultural diversity [SRCp12]


1991
Crossroads Training at Meadville 1991
straight-up Crossroads, no UU overlay
led by Bill Gardiner and Joe Barndt
failed attempt to create a congregational consultancy program; early ‘90s [JP030219]
is this what Buehrens spoke about in his interview?
Ten-year plan to achieve diversity presented to UUA Board [SRCp12]


1992
“Racial & Cultural Diversity in Unitarian Universalism” Resolution passed at GA, Calgary [SRCp12]
Denny, Mel, Susan S-B, et al, expand scope from Pickett’s audit
affiliates respond to UUA Board’s report (*not* resolution!) Long-Term Initiative for Racial and
Cultural Diversity [SRCp12]
RCDTF appointed by BoT due to resolution
UUA Board ARAOMC audit (no date)
intentional new starts early ‘90’s?
All Souls Durham; THE Atlanta; Restoration Tulsa; others?
Jubilee Workshops
Meadville initiative c.1992-‘98
UUNIA created [W.XIV.2p25]


1993
St. Louis meeting 30 Jan 1993 [JTW96p64]
Thomas Jefferson Ball & resulting peaceful protest @ GA in Charlotte [SRCp12]
James Brown appointed first black DE, Southwest District [DMRT]


1994
Young Kim told “other colors come later—black/white now” at Berkeley Fellowship [Kim int’w]
Gardiner and Hoover, trainers
failed attempt to create a congregational consultancy program; mid ‘90s [JP030219]


1995
UU Religious Professionals of Color formed 1995
LUUNA created 1995 [JTWSH]
YACC Young Adults of Color Caucus created June
Kristin Harper, Alyce Gowdy Wright & Danielle Gladd [YAARH]


1996
Jubilee World Weekend trainings begin [JtCp7]
District Teams – Mass Bay (96), TJD (99), JPD (99)…
Bill Gardiner knows the number of teams
JTW report given at GA in Indianapolis [JTW96]
LUUNA Baltimore papers: JTW “only black and white” [SRCp13]
Diversity of Ministry Team created [TRL0109]
“Weaving the Fabric of Diversity” published [WFD]
AAUUM and LUUNA meet, plan organization that eventually becomes DRUUMM [SRCp13]
LREDA Fall Conference focuses on anti-racism and religious education Oct 21 [LT]
The Board votes to hold an AR assessment at its Feb ’97 meeting,
and encourages local chapters to do their own assessments
Pilot Project Program 1996 – ’98 [RMJTW]
Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley
16 congregations: listed in [RMJTW]
UU Cong. of Atlanta, GA First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn, NY
First UU Soc. of Burlington, VT Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church UU, VA
UU of Greater Lynn, MA Arlington Street Church, Boston, MA
Community Church NYC NY UU Soc. of the Palisades, NJ
Unitarian Church of Montclair, NJ First Unitarian Soc of Plainfield, NJ
Unitarian Church of Evanston, IL Tennessee Valley Unitarian Church, TN
1st Unitarian Church of Detroit, MI First Unitarian Soc of Chicago IL
2nd Unitarian Church of Chicago IL First Unitarian Church of Denver, CO


1997
Jubilee Working Group name changed from BCWG 1997 [JTWSH]
Journey Toward Wholeness Transformation Committee created [SRCp13]
appointed by UUA Board, according to Racial & Cultural Diversity Task Force recommend. &
GA Business Resolution “Toward an Anti-Racist Unitarian Universalist Association” in Phoenix
Faith in Action department created 1997 [JTWSHp3]
Mel Hoover, Director? (was in 2000)
DRUUMM created [JTWSHp3; druumm.org]
initially only UU religious professionals [SRCp13]
JTWTC inaugural committee meeting, 19-21 Oct 97 [JTW9710]
joint meeting, JTWTC & Core Team 21 Oct 97 [JTWARC]
Core Team—UUA Anti-Racism Core Organizing Team—forms 97 [YAARH]
failed attempt to create a congregational consultancy program; late ‘90s [JP030219]
LREDA Board conducts anti-racism self-assessment Feb 11-13 [LT]
LREDA members create transformation team, including: [LT]
Tacey Robinson-Harris, Lucy Klaus-Li, Chris Parker, Linda Olson Peebles,
Judith Frediani and Lynn Bacon


1998
UUA & JTWTC begin anti-racism programs favoring a model and analysis from
Crossroads Ministries and the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond [SRCp14]
Leon & Susan S-B have conversation at Meadville 1998
first YAYA of color Kurt Kuhwald Atlanta 1998?
JTWTC meeting 14-15 May 98 [JTW9805]
JTWTC meeting 17-19 Oct 98 [JTW9810]
MRFoC Camp first sponsored by DRUUMM (funded by FUU(?)) in PSWD, PCD, PNWD
Multiracial & Families of Color camp [GA5N had this in ‘99]
Robette Dias, Joseph Lyons & Suzelle Lynch [YAARH]
“Journey Toward Wholeness Sunday” first celebrated CY99 (first 12/98?) [IC9901; RMJTW]
grew out of Whitney Young Sundays [IC9901]


1999
JTW Assessment and Planning Meeting, hosted by JTWTC 30 people Boston Jan 99 [JtCp4]
“Next Steps on the JTW” meeting hosted by JTWTC 85 people Kansas City June 99 [JtCp4]
also known as “stakeholders’ meeting”
Latina/o participants walked out, protesting lack of cultural diversity & sensitivity [SRCp14]
Thandeka: “Why Anti-Racism Will Fail” @Salt Lake City GA[www.uua.org/ga/ga99/238thandeka.html]
ARAO training required for all committees
Core Team sunsets (?) [YAARH]
C*UUYAN first AR workshop before Opus: Camp Evergreen, Longview, WA July
Martin Lavanhar & Joseph Lyons leaders [YAARH]
C*UUYAN Steering Cmte commits to sending Steering Cmte members to UUA AR trainings
November [YAARH]
LREDA Board undergoes AntiRacism training March 22-23 [LT]
LUUNA publishes Bringing Gifts, presenting alternative methods & analysis for racism work [SRCp14]
DRUUMM expands its membership, allowing people who are not religious professionals [SRCp14]


2000
Chicago Café 2000
UUA Board reviewing every session through ARAOMC lens
UUA Board mandate: all committees to have AR training
DOMT Diversity of Ministry Team, a Staff cmte since ’96, adds 2 DRUUMM reps [DMT0109]
DRUUMM YAYA formed
congregational teams 2000+
C*UUYAN leaders & other youth & young adults attend UUA AR training in Providence
also attending: UUA President’s Council, UUA Staff & UUA BoT [YAARH]
C*UUYAN first intentional caucusing PoC, white ID groups @GA [YAARH]
C*UUYAN Linked Identities Networking in Coalition resolution passed at ConCentric August
mandating AO education happen at all C*UUYAN sponsored conferences [YAARH]
YAYAC first Youth & Young Adults of Color Conference NW Church Atlanta 45 folks [YAARH]
YACM first annual strategy & review meeting w/UUA AR consultants [YAARH]
LREDA institutional assessment by Taquiena Boston
DRUUMM struggles with identity & accountability; no founding LUUNA members remain [SRCp15]

2001
“Soul Work” conversation at 25 Beacon St. late January [SW]
first *theological* approach; book published in 2003
then called “Consultation on UU Theologies and the Struggle Against Racism” [JtC p10]
C*UUYAN first self-sponsored AR training Madison, WI K Harper & J Pawelek [YAARH]
Bill Sinkford elected UUA president 2001; assumes office 7/1/01 [BG020710]
JTWTC very staff-driven until c.2001; non-staff-driven by ‘03
APIC: first meeting of Asian Pacific Islanders’ group, @ GA in Cleveland 2001
Young Kim, Mark Watanabe & Karen Eng, by the message boards [GA5N, APIH]
later that summer, Young Kim sends email to ~30 Asian Americans [APIH]
protest against Cleveland “Indians” and “Chief Wahoo” at GA, Cleveland ‘01
“Whose Job Is This, Anyway?” Charlie & Rosemary
LUUNA meeting lacks quorum; names volunteers [UMX0110]
LUUNA reorganizes; appoints steering committee [SRCp15]
C*UUYAN caucusing at GA, and AR trainings at Opus, ConCentric June, August [YAARH]
YACM & C*UUYAN agree to create accountability cmte for AO work post-Aug [YAARH]
Community Conversation on Confronting Racism: Finding Common Ground for Building a Stronger
Community November 10, 2001 Berkeley CA uses WHNPA [RCCCR]
JTWTC re-org under President’s office (their request) fall 01 [JtCp17]
LREDA membership votes to change by-laws: LREDA is ARAOMC welcoming… [LT]


2002
YAYA joint C*UUYAN & YRUU meeting in Tampa AR priorities set for both January [YAARH]
YAYAC 2nd annual conference (first in 2000?) Chicago May [YAARH]
YAYAW 1st annual YAYA white allies conference at another church in Chicago May [YAARH]
C*UUYAN 2nd young adult AR conference (when first?) May [YAARH]
Commission of Appraisal skit at GA in Quebec, 2002
large churches less resistant—Buehrens, Sinkford, Arnason joins, Paula Cole-Jones training?
UUA Restructure on 01 July 2002 [BG020710]
IDBM & AW created out of FIA (some services to Cong Services & LFD) autumn
CDEM split into CS and DS
OCJM created in CS
DoM becomes MPL as part of restructure?
Robette Dias leaves UUA staff
Mel Hoover leaves as JWG dissolved
JTWTC meets with UUA executive staff 2002
DRUUMM forms Youth Council for accountability in C*UUYAN, YRUU August [YAARH]
Staff makes funding for YAYA AR training a budget priority for coming year Sept [YAARH]
C*UUYAN new ARAO policy for all C*UUYAN-sponsored events (GA/O/CC) Oct [YAARH]
Common Ground JTWTC Washington, D.C., San Francisco 2002 [Simona email]
UUMA under Gary Smith doing real ARAOMC work
ministers of color do not find them accountable now? (Robette)
Paula Cole-Jones gives training on “Identity” to JTWTC
YAYA 2 youth & 2 YA “core team” piloted youth weekend workshop 3 New England districts Dec [YAARH]


2003
Soul Work book published 2003 [SW]
“Catalysts for Change: Undoing Racism at Meadville Lombard” January
ongoing, Jan ’04, ’05; w/JTWTC in ‘06
APIC first annual meeting in Berkely, CA, Feb ’03 [GA5N, APIH]
decided to move under DRUUMM umbrella
APIC meetings at GA 2003, ’04, ’05…
Common Ground JTWTC Chicago & Dallas [Simona email]
YAYAC 3rd annual conference March [YAARH]
YAYAW 2nd annual conference March [YAARH]
YAYA Core Team identifies need for YAYA Transformation Team May [YAARH]
C*UUYAN & YRUU formally endorse this request August [YAARH]
YoC 1st bi-annual Leadership Development Conf. for YoC June [YAARH]
LUUNA / DRUUMM tensions
C-UUYAN & YRUU sponsor own AR training
Convocation on future of ARAOMC work in UUA at Union Club, Boston March-ish,
U.T. Saunders leads; Sinkford hosts
JTWTC attempts to change name 04?
MFC takes on AR work as own c. 2003
Youth Council devotes majority of business meeting time to anti-racism training [SRCp15]


2004
“Reconciliation Conversations” in DC & CA, Feb ’03 or ’04, according to LTM
C-UUYAN & YRUU host three regional AR trainings 2004
JUUST Change program begins?
youth snubbed/abused 2004
APIC & DRUUMM covenant together [http://www.apiuu.org/covenant.pdf]
DRUUMM invites the creation of a white allies group within date?
Seminarians of Color begin meeting (at GA?) [TRL0506]
YRUU Steering Committee and Youth Council struggle; many confrontations & abstentions [SRCp16]
Some youth are sent home from Con-Con; Con-Con 2005 (and beyond) is cancelled


2005
Stakeholders meeting at GA in Ft. Worth 2005 [personal witness]
much more local, YAYA, “uninvited”=grass roots than in 1998 [Gardiner interview]
“Transracial Adoption” workshop participants express pain, frustration [SRCp17]
youth of color snubbed/abused throughout & especially Mon. night; cancel dance June 27 [SRCp17-19]
Special Review Commission (SRC) appointed by UUA Board to investigate [SRCp1]


2006
Final Report of the Special Review Commission published, March [SRCp1]

5 Comments:

Blogger Joseph Santos-Lyons said...

This rocks, do you know how to make categories in blogger?>

2:32 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Am most interested by the names not included and events omitted from this "history." Did Loretta Williams never exist?

5:05 PM

 
Blogger Gini Courter said...

October, 1993, UUA Board of Trustees mission modified to include anti-racism: "Guided by the vision embodlied in the Principles and Purposes of
the UUA and antiracist imperatives approved by previous Boards..."

5:22 PM

 
Blogger Gini Courter said...

also, GA 2006 responsive resolution:
Resolved, that the Delegates to General Assembly are charged to work with their congregations to hold at least one program over the next year to address racism or classism, and to report on that program at next year's General Assembly.

THANK YOU Chip, Leon, Leslie for this important work!

5:25 PM

 
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