Learning About the 8th Principle

“We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.”

· Explore the 8th Principle website: https://www.8thprincipleuu.org

· Listen to Rev. Randy Partain’s Chalica sermon on the 8th Principle https://www.facebook.com/uucleveland/videos/3076603849275275 (sermon starts at 46:50 but the whole service is worth your time!)

• Watch the PowerPoint of the 8th Principle Mini-course: https://tinyurl.com/bdz776rz

• Read or watch Tait Manning’s Senior Sunday Speech at UUCC, June 2021:
video https://uucleveland.org/services/senior-sunday/
Print: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16UqoVkq0ujAfo8tttIYOM3tUPlCTeMzVHOWpmakSgmk/edit

· Listen to Paula Cole Jones talk about The 8th Principle: https://www.uua.org/leadership/library/bipoc-and-8th-principle

· Read the FAQ’s from River Road UU: https://www.rruuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/FAQ-for-8th-Principle-May-1-2021.pdf

· Look at the accountability goals set by First U of Honolulu: https://uuhonolulu.org/justice/8th-principle-task-force/

· Consider these questions: What difference would adoption of the 8th principle make

· In yourself?

· In our congregation?

· In our community?