UU Women's Federation (UUWF)
The UUWF is the only continental membership organization of all UU
women. Formed by the 1963 consolidation of the Association of
Universalist Women and the Alliance of Unitarian Women, it is an
associate member of the UUA. To realize its mission of transforming
thought, the UUWF provides the following.
- Programming:
- annual pre-GA women's conference, GA workshops,
leadership training, speaker's bureau, resources, and periodic women's
retreats.
- Violence Against Women:
- The UUWF has provided leadership by
co- funding UUs Acting to Stop Violence Against Women and by convening
the UU Task Force on Clergy Sexual Misconduct.
- Cirriculum Development:
- In 1994, the UUWF will publish "Rise
Up and Call Her Name," a 13 session program exploring the
multi-cultural roots of women's spirituality.
- Social Action:
- Affiliated with a number of women's advocacy
organizations, the UUWF maintains an active presence in Washington,
D.C.
- Feminist Theology:
- The UUWF pioneered an awareness of
feminist theology and annually presents the Feminist Theology Awards,
which support UU work in this area.
- Denominational Leadership:
- The UUWF co-initiated the
coalition for the passage of the 1992 GA resolution affirming UU
Commitment to racial and cultural diversity; it is represented on the
UUA Racial and Cultural Task Force.
Contacts: Kay Aler-Maida, Brooklyn, NY, (212) 683-4988(office) or
Mairi Maeks at the UUWF Office.
Last uploaded on January 9, 1996.
(c) 1996 Alan Hamilton <alan@spdcc.com>
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