UUWF to Commission 2012 Equity and Justice and Margaret Fuller ProjectsTo enhance the UU Women’s Federation's participation in the theme of the Unitarian Universalist Association’s special 2012 justice General Assembly, the UUWF will this year focus two of its three funding programs on the GA theme by commissioning this year’s funded projects.“Given our mission, the way our funding programs support it, and the GA theme of furthering the rights of immigrants -- both documented and undocumented -- and indigenous peoples,” said UUWF President Rev. Marti Keller, “this is a good fit for all of us.”The UUWF’s Equity and Justice grants, she went on to explain, supports one part of the Federation’s organizational mission -- advancing justice for women and girls. Potential 2012 Equity and Justice projects, she said, include UU justice projects with a direct, positive impact on the lives of immigrant and/or indigenous women and girls. “This could be a local congregation working in partnership with a reproductive health clinic serving the unique needs of these populations,” she said, “or with literacy or life skills projects serving immigrant women and girls.”The UUWF’s Margaret Fuller grants support the other part of the UUWF’s mission – promoting the spiritual growth of women and girls. “It’s particularly relevant that within a decade of its founding as the Feminist Theology Awards,” Rev. Keller said, “this program was revisioned and renamed to embrace a wider and richer variety of woman-centered theologies and spiritual practices.” The revisioned program, she said, is inclusive of those who describe themselves using such terms as womanist, eco-feminist, or mujerista. “We’ll be looking for 2012 Margaret Fuller projects that deepen our appreciation and understanding of woman-centered religious beliefs or spiritual practices of immigrants and indigenous cultures.”Since UUWF will commission this year’s Equity and Margaret Fuller Projects, no unsolicited proposals will be considered this year. Plans are to identify at least one project each for the two programs in time for announcement at GA.“Our goal is to identify and fund the best possible UU projects directly related to the intersection of our mission and the justice GA theme,” Rev. Keller said. “Because of this our funding program will function proactively rather than reactively this year. Instead of limiting ourselves to consideration of proposals submitted to us, we use our established networks within the UU community to identify such projects.”
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. . . supporting aspirants/candidates to the UU ministry who identify as women of color, Latina, or Hispanic
Deadline: March 15, 2012
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