June 2020

Find the UUHA at the "All Virtual" General Assembly

Dear UUHA Members,

The UUA’s first-ever all-virtual General Assembly is happening this week! Ordinarily, the UU Humanist Association looks forward to its presence in the Exhibition Hall to meet and to expand our membership. But just because we can’t meet in person this year doesn’t mean those attending GA online won’t see us! Here’s where you can find the UUHA at GA, from the comfort of your computer:

A “Virtual" Exhibit Booth

The UUHA will participate in the GA Virtual Exhibition booth. If you registered for GA, you should have received information on how to attend. Just log into the GA Participant Portal, and click on the “Exhibit Hall” channel on the left menu bar. Scroll down just a little bit and you’ll find us!

Learning Stage Presentation

Members of the UU Humanist Association Board will also give a webinar as part of GA’s “Learning Stage” video series. If you’re interested in hearing from the UU Humanist Association Leadership, our presentation will be held on the Zoom Video Conferencing App.

Details are below:

  • Date: Friday, June 26, 
  • Time: 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm (EDT)

Log in to the GA Participation Portal to access the meeting. 

New Items in Our Bookstore

Even if you can’t make it to General Assembly, we still have some updates for all members! We've doubled the number of books for sale on our website, and added wearable fabric art items (ties and stoles) with UU and Earth Justice themes. Just head to our store anytime to browse and purchase the increased offerings, and take out or renew your membership, at huumanists.org. Just click on "store" when the site opens, then "merchandise" for the fabric art, or "books" for such offerings as Jonathan Tweet's beautifully illustrated Grandmother Fish: A Child's first Book of Evolution or Religious Humanism: The Good Life lived in Community, by Andy Reese and Peter Kandis.

New Journal issue coming out

We've completed editing the latest issue of the Journal of Religious Humanism, featuring Humanist Elevator Speeches, and have sent it to production. UUHA members can expect to see it - our first all-digital issue - in the next few weeks. More than two dozen UUHA members and friends wrote original remarks answering the question "What is Humanism?" assuming you had just a few floors of an elevator ride to respond; nearly a score more allowed existing words they had penned in other venues to be repurposed to the same end. We sprinkled in a handful of quotes from more well known Humanists and fellow travelers, plus a few bits of Humanist wit and wisdom from buttons and bumper stickers we have sold at our General Assembly display booth. All told, a varied collection to help you frame your answer, on your next elevator ride.

We all hope to have the opportunity to do this in person next June in Milwaukee, but till then - see you online! Read more about Find the UUHA at the "All Virtual" General Assembly »

Categories: 
news

Save the Date: UUHA Annual Meeting

Dear UUHA Members,

 

Each year the Unitarian Universalist Humanist Association Board hosts the UUHA Annual Meeting. This is a vital opportunity for members to meet directly with UUHA leadership. Items on the Annual meeting agenda include, but are not limited to, elections for open UUHA Board positions, announcement of our UUHA Person of the Year, and a chance to brief members on programming and general updates.

Usually this meeting is held concurrently with the UUA's own annual meeting, General Assembly, held each June. As you might have heard, GA is no longer going to take place in Providence this year due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, and will instead be an all-virtual event. With no physical space to hold our meeting, UUHA has decided to do follow suit.

The UUHA Annual Meeting will be held a next month (after GA) via the Zoom Video Conference Application. Members will be able to log in or call in from the comfort of their home and attend the meeting fully online. Specific details about the meeting -- Log-in/Call-in information, agenda items, election ballots, possible Zoom training opportunities -- will be provided in advance of the meeting; likely sometime after General Assembly.

But for now, you can mark your calendars with some important general information:

  • What: The UUHA Annual Meeting
  • When: Saturday, July 11, 2020 -- 4:00pm Eastern Time (3:00pm Central)
  • Where: Zoom Meeting (general information here)
  • Who: Intended for all members of the UUHA, but non-members interested in Humanism in a UU tradition are welcome to attend!

 

Again, stay tuned for more information. We will announce further details on the meeting here, on Facebook, on Twitter, and through our Email Newsletter (you can sign up at the right of our homepage).   

We are sorry we will not be able to see you this year at GA. But we are also hopeful an all-virtual meeting will result in a more accessible meeting for all UUHA members, especially for those who do not make it each year to our meetings at GA. 

We hope to see you on Zoom next month! In the mean time, watch this space for more updates, and be safe.

 

The Board of the Unitarian Universalist Humanist Association Read more about Save the Date: UUHA Annual Meeting »

Categories: 
news