UUJME will be at UUA GA 2025 in person and virtually! You must be a registered attendee to participate in our programs and visit us at the in-person booth (except on Sunday from 12-2:30 pm Eastern when the Exhibit Hall is open to the public). Find out more about the Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly at https://www.uua.org/ga.
At #UUAGA2025 find us in person at Exhibit Hall Booth 617, or via our Virtual Booth and EduCenter space. We offer two LIVE programs defining accountable action in solidarity with Palestinian rights and lives.
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June 20: Apartheid-Free Communities in Solidarity with Palestinians - MULTIPLATFORM EVENT - in person at the Baltimore Convention Center Ballrooms I & II, and livestreamed in the Whova app, 1-2:30 pm Eastern.
In accord with General Assembly 2024’s AIW “Solidarity with Palestinians,” affirming support for Apartheid-Free Communities, this interactive workshop with UU and Palestine solidarity partners supports action to dismantle apartheid and counter “all forms of racism, bigotry, and oppression, including racist discrimination, islamophobia, antisemitism, and xenophobia in our own communities.”
Panelists include Palestinian co-founder of the BDS Movement Omar Barghouti, Rev. Dr. Allison J. Tanner, National Organizer of the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge movement, Devin AC Dadah of DRUUMM, and Taha Hayat of the first UU congregation to sign the pledge. There are now four UU congregation signers!
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June 21: EduCenter live webinar “Action Network in Solidarity with Palestinians” - Live webinar via the Whova app's EduCenter space - 1-2:30 pm Eastern.
We’ll begin with a vigil for Gaza, and then short presentations sharing how to take accountable faith-based action rooted in love, following up on the UUA GA 2024 Action of Immediate Witness “Solidarity with Palestinians.” Safety for beloveds in Palestine, Israel, and the wider SWANA region will come from dismantling imperialism. Join us to learn more and make connections.
Presenters include Rev. Dr. Allison J. Tanner of Apartheid-Free Communities, UUJME Board Member and main proposer of the UUA GA 2024 Action of Immediate Witness "Solidarity with Palestinians," the Rev. DL Helfer, UUJME President Dana Fisher Ashrawi, and UUJME National Co-Organizer India Wood - and others to be announced.
