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The DRUUMM Beat Newsletter is produced monthly, highlighting the members experiences, reflections, artwork, ideas, and organizing opportunities in our community
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DRUUMM Beat Newsletter
The DRUUMM Beat Newsletter is produced regularly (generally monthly), highlighting members experiences, reflections, artwork, ideas, and organizing opportunities in our community. We welcome contributions from members and BIPOC friends. Our deadline is the 1st of the month for inclusion in the following month (i.e. January 1st for our February edition). To submit, please email [email protected].
June 2025
- Joy and Grounding
- GA DRUUMM Village
- Queerly Beloved
- Pastoral Note by Rev Cathy Chang
- Steering Committee Election Results
- In Memoriam Amanda Thomas
- Pastel Paintings by Catherine Der, MDUUC
- BIPOC Youth and Young Adults programming
May 2025
- You are not alone: DRUUMM Chaplains are here for you
- We are the ones: DRUUMM California Rising
- DRUUMM Election 2025
- DRUUMM Village Registration
- Why Showing Up as Allies Matters Right Now
- The Fundamental Sacredness of All Souls
- Notations
- DRUUMM Village 2025 at General Assembly in Baltimore
- Pastoral Note from Rev. Xolani Kacela, Ph.D.
- Rooted in Seed by Rev. Sangye
- Resilience is Revival by Rev. Sangye
- Imara Jones named 2025 Ware Lecturer at General Assembly
- Black Godfather of Scuba – Special Screening
- DRUUMM CA Spring Retreat
- How to become a UUA General Assembly Delegate
- LJ Williams Ministerial Intern
- Pastoral Note from Rev. Katie Romano Griffin
- Brother, I see you by Alice Saliba
- In Memoriam: Dr. Norma Poinsett
- DRUUMM Book Club
- DRUUMM SWANA Caucus Retreat
- GA Delegate
- Upcoming Events
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Rev. Danielle Di Bona Elder Odyssey March 6
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Pastoral Note by Rev. Claudia Jiménez
-
National Gathering Listening Session Recap
-
8th Principle Documentary with Sophia Uhera
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The Ancient Resilience of the Gazan People
-
Preserving Indigenous Culture in the South Pacific
- National Gathering
- Open Letter to White Religious Professionals
- Intern reflection
- Katie Romano Griffin pastoral note
- Public Worship Open Letter
- In Memoriam
- Pastoral Note by Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti
- Public Worship on May 15
- Sermon by Rev. Carol Thomas Cissel
- Rojava Lessons for Unitarian Universalists
- General Assembly 2025
- Poem by Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto
- Fall and Altar Photos from our community
- Pastoral Note by Rev. Xolani Kacela
- Where the Magic Happens: Sister Souurce, Inc
- Fall Caucus: Free Palestine, Free Humanity
- Message from Aisha Hauser and Rumni Saha
- Pastoral Note by Rev. Xolani Kacela
- The Moral Urgency of the Apartheid Free Pledge
- Welcome LJ Williams, Our First Ministerial Intern
- Fall Caucus 2024: Free Palestine, Free Humanity
- Joy in the Moment
- Beautiful Solutions – A Toolkit for Liberation
- Love at the Center
- Unitarian Universalistic call for an end to the war on Gaza, U.S. Complicity in that war
- End the war on Gaza Cont
- GA vote results
- Call for Sponsors + Save The Date for May 8th Public Worship
- Pastoral Note: Showing Up
- Finding Our Way Home
- Video Recap: Multiracial and Families of Color
- DRUUMM UU The Vote
- Embracing the New Year
- Overcoming Overwhelm with Compassion
- Save the Date: Public Worship, May 8th
- Birds of Paradise: A Prayer for Gaza
- Pastoral Note: On Community and Resilience
- Remembering Rev. Dr. Hope Johnson
- An open letter on the war and occupation in Palestine
- Sometimes The Work is Resting – Pastoral Note by Rev. Claudia Jimenez
- Fall Caucus Recap
- In Memoriam: Dr. Jacqui C. Williams
- Leading With Love: Installation Ceremony
- DRUUMM Village Snapshots
- We Count What Matters
- Embracing the Flow
- New Chaplains: Cathy Chang and Claudia Jimenez
- DRUUMM Village @ General Assembly Recap
- Faithfully Becoming with DRUUMM
- UUA President Election Results
- DRUUMM Annual Meeting
- Steering Committee Election Results
- Vote for Sofia Betancourt
- In Memoriam: Jose Ballester & Yielbonzie Charles Johnson
- Steering Committee Elections
- Rev. Sofia Betancourt for UUA President
- Reflections on Elderhood by Rev. Sangye Hawke
- Members are invited to join
- We will be saying farewell this June to Noel Burke
- DRUUMM will be working with the Illinois UU State Action
- Statement of Strategic Direction
- Sponsor Our May 11 Worship
- Monterey Park & Half Moon Bay
- Expanding DRUUMM’s Pastoral Care and Faith Formation
- Dancing in the shadows
- Matthew P. Taylor #RestInPower
- A Prayer Dedicated to Michelle Bentley
- The 8th Principle with Paula Cole Jones
- Pastoral Note by Rev. Leslie Takashi
- Wells of Embodied Wisdom Within
- Trauma-informed Organizing Workshop
- Regional Caucus Report Back
- Unitarian Universalist’s Promise for Black Indigenous, and People of Color
- Regional Caucusing
- Process Out Loud
- From Before/After to Among
- Why Solidarity Between Black Community and AAPI Community is Essential
- Remembering our Divine Self
- DRUUMM Worship with Rev. Mitra Rahmema
- Remembering to Resist Erasure
- Setting Up Asian Americans
- Harnessing Collective Imagination and Action
- Live, Work, Love, Create DRUUMM Virtual Fall Gathering
- Building Power for Change
- Enter and Rejoice
- Mending Threads: Our UU Response to Hate Violence
- Local BIPOC UU Group Surge
- Vision For DRUUMM’s Future
- Altars From Our Community
- Why I Don’t Go To Chinese Church
- A Reflection On The Bluu Harper – Jordan Symposium
- Re/Centering: UU People of Color Groups
- New Start In The Inner City
- DRUUMM Steering Committee To Meet In New Orleans
- Why Fat Girls Don’t Wear Red Lipstick
- Talking Ministry With Rev. Manish Mishra – Marzetti
- Welcoming Sana Saeed DRUUMM President
- The Power of We: Photos From GA
- The Time You Sowed The Wind And Left Others To Reap The Whirlwind
- Ministry Days & General Assembly In Spokane
- Embracing The Cracks And Golds
- People Of Color Caucus Meeting
- Historic Gathering of POC Facilitator
- DRUUMM Steering Committee Statement on GA 2019
- In This Delicate Turning
- We Are Glorious
- Spokane GA Programs
- Neighborhood People of Color: An Interview With Rev. Christina Shu
- New POC Ministerial Chapter Takes Shape
- DRUUMM Elections
- Dr. Elias Ortega-Aponte Nominated For President Of Meadville Lombard Seminary
- Finding Our Way Home
- Local DRUUMM Chapters
- Solidarity With Trans And Non-Binary Community
- A Dance oOf Destroying And Creating
- Young People Of Color
- Why This Presidency Should Not Surprise Us
- The Well: A Gathering Of Multi-Racial Families
- The Sankofa Special Collection
- Invocaion With The Vermont State Center
- Call for Sponsors + Save The Date for May 8th Public Worship
- Pastoral Note: Showing Up
- Finding Our Way Home
- Video Recap: Multiracial and Families of Color
- DRUUMM UU The Vote
- Embracing the New Year
- Overcoming Overwhelm with Compassion
- Save the Date: Public Worship, May 8th
- Birds of Paradise: A Prayer for Gaza
- Pastoral Note: On Community and Resilience
- Remembering Rev. Dr. Hope Johnson
- An open letter on the war and occupation in Palestine
- Sometimes The Work is Resting – Pastoral Note by Rev. Claudia Jimenez
- Fall Caucus Recap
- In Memoriam: Dr. Jacqui C. Williams
- Leading With Love: Installation Ceremony
- DRUUMM Village Snapshots
- We Count What Matters
- Embracing the Flow
- New Chaplains: Cathy Chang and Claudia Jimenez
- DRUUMM Village @ General Assembly Recap
- Faithfully Becoming with DRUUMM
- UUA President Election Results
- DRUUMM Annual Meeting
- Steering Committee Election Results
- Vote for Sofia Betancourt
- In Memoriam: Jose Ballester & Yielbonzie Charles Johnson
- Steering Committee Elections
- Rev. Sofia Betancourt for UUA President
- Reflections on Elderhood by Rev. Sangye Hawke
- Members are invited to join
- We will be saying farewell this June to Noel Burke
- DRUUMM will be working with the Illinois UU State Action
- Statement of Strategic Direction
- Sponsor Our May 11 Worship
- Monterey Park & Half Moon Bay
- Expanding DRUUMM’s Pastoral Care and Faith Formation
- Dancing in the shadows
- Matthew P. Taylor #RestInPower
- A Prayer Dedicated to Michelle Bentley
- The 8th Principle with Paula Cole Jones
- Pastoral Note by Rev. Leslie Takashi
- Wells of Embodied Wisdom Within
- Trauma-informed Organizing Workshop
- Regional Caucus Report Back
- Unitarian Universalist’s Promise for Black Indigenous, and People of Color
- Regional Caucusing
- Process Out Loud
- From Before/After to Among
- Why Solidarity Between Black Community and AAPI Community is Essential
- Remembering our Divine Self
- DRUUMM Worship with Rev. Mitra Rahmema
- Remembering to Resist Erasure
- Setting Up Asian Americans
- Harnessing Collective Imagination and Action
- Live, Work, Love, Create DRUUMM Virtual Fall Gathering
- Building Power for Change
- Enter and Rejoice
- Mending Threads: Our UU Response to Hate Violence
- Local BIPOC UU Group Surge
- Vision For DRUUMM’s Future
- Altars From Our Community
- Why I Don’t Go To Chinese Church
- A Reflection On The Bluu Harper – Jordan Symposium
- Re/Centering: UU People of Color Groups
- New Start In The Inner City
- DRUUMM Steering Committee To Meet In New Orleans
- Why Fat Girls Don’t Wear Red Lipstick
- Talking Ministry With Rev. Manish Mishra – Marzetti
- Welcoming Sana Saeed DRUUMM President
- The Power of We: Photos From GA
- The Time You Sowed The Wind And Left Others To Reap The Whirlwind
- Ministry Days & General Assembly In Spokane
- Embracing The Cracks And Golds
- People Of Color Caucus Meeting
- Historic Gathering of POC Facilitator
- DRUUMM Steering Committee Statement on GA 2019
- In This Delicate Turning
- We Are Glorious
- Spokane GA Programs
- Neighborhood People of Color: An Interview With Rev. Christina Shu
- New POC Ministerial Chapter Takes Shape
- DRUUMM Elections
- Dr. Elias Ortega-Aponte Nominated For President Of Meadville Lombard Seminary
- Finding Our Way Home
- Local DRUUMM Chapters
- Solidarity With Trans And Non-Binary Community
- A Dance oOf Destroying And Creating
- Young People Of Color
- Why This Presidency Should Not Surprise Us
- The Well: A Gathering Of Multi-Racial Families
- The Sankofa Special Collection
- Invocaion With The Vermont State Center