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DRUUMM Call to White UU Leaders 2025

January 15, 2025 Dear White Unitarian Universalist Leaders, Our ministries in the coming years will be hard and long. We have already been through the intense scapegoating and divisiveness of Trump’s first term and the peak COVID-19 pandemic that has stretched us beyond our limits. The ways in which your BIPOC colleagues and lay leaders […]

Uniting in Spirit: Religious Professionals Call to Sponsor DRUUMM’s Public Worship

January, 2024 Dear UU Religious Professional Colleagues, We invite your UU congregation or organization to sign-on to this Open Letter to amplify DRUUMM’s 2025 Public Worship across Unitarian Universalism. DRUUMM’s 5th Annual Public Worship scheduled for Thursday, 8:00 PM Eastern, May 15 2025—a cornerstone event for our faith that uplifts the voices, stories, and spiritual […]

Announcing our 2025 Public Worship Leaders

We are thrilled to announce the extraordinary leaders for our 2025 DRUUMM Public Worship Service. This year, we continue our tradition of powerful, prophetic worship that connects our shared values to the pressing spiritual and political moment. We are honored to welcome Rev. Joan Javier-Duval as our guest preacher and Dr. Jolie Rocke as our […]

DRUUMM 2024 Holiday Letter

Dear Members and Friends, As the year draws to a close, we are filled with gratitude for the vibrant tapestry of events, programs, and initiatives that have marked 2024 at DRUUMM. From our soul-stirring Vespers to the enriching Elder Spiritual Odyssey, this year has been a testament to our community’s resilience and creativity. Highlights of […]

The Peace We Seek-It’s Indigenous! by Rev. Petra Thombs

Last month I was invited to preach at my Alma Mata Union Theological Seminary for Indigenous Peoples Day. I eagerly accepted, but found there was a challenge: the topic was peace. I had to pause for a moment. Peace! In the context of being indigenous and struggling to connect with my own ancestry peace is […]

Meet LJ Williams, Our Ministerial Intern

We are thrilled to introduce LJ Williams (she/they) as the inaugural Ministerial Intern at Diverse and Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries (DRUUMM). Originally from Bellwood, IL, and now based in Orange County, NY, LJ is an aspiring Unitarian Universalist minister in their final year at Starr King School for the Ministry. With a passion for […]

The Power of Our Stories, Our Unity, and Our Love

As the virtual dust after this year’s UUA General Assembly settles, our hearts still soar with gratitude to DRUUMM members and BIPOC friends who joined us on Zoom or in spirit at DRUUMM Village. We also give profound thanks to the volunteers and the generous donors whose faithful support made DRUUMM Village happen. Thank you […]

Welcome Noemi, Farewell Jolanda

As we embrace the ebb and flow of change within our vibrant community, DRUUMM is at a healthy crossroads of farewell and welcome. We express our deepest gratitude to Jolanda Walter, whose dedication has significantly shaped our community as we have evolved from being an all-volunteer organization. Jolanda’s commitment to DRUUMM has been a beacon […]