There are moments when history shifts — not with spectacle, but through the steady drumbeat of community, spirit, and liberation. Our recent “We Are the Ones” Spring Retreat, held May 2–4, 2025, marked the largest in-person gathering yet for our emerging DRUUMM California Project. Held across sacred sites in Southern California — the Universal Mind […]
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by Rev. Sangye Hawke Settle into stillness. Breathe. Picture a single seed—small, whole, full of potential. Now imagine that seed buried in earth. Darkness. Pressure. Stillness. Then: a crack. Something gives. The seed splits—not to die, but to become. Ask yourself: “What has broken me open?” “What cracked in me that allowed something true to […]
Unitarian Universalism is a living tradition, bound not by creed but by covenant, shaped by the hands and voices of its people. This June, our faith will choose its next Moderator, a role central to our governance and future. DRUUMM invites members to a special forum with the UUA Moderator candidates—a space to listen, question, […]
Join the DRUUMM Steering Committee: A Call to Serve Our Beloved UU BIPOC Community DRUUMM has always been more than an organization—it is a spiritual home, a community of care, and a powerful force for justice within Unitarian Universalism. For many, DRUUMM is the first doorway into UUism or the place we return to when […]
“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.” – Arundhati Roy Beloveds, we are one year out from our DRUUMM National Gathering. We ask you to save the date and share our gentle invitation to BIPOC UU’s to come together at Unity Village […]
DRUUMM is seeking a new part-time ministerial intern for the 2025-2026 program year. This transformative opportunity invites passionate and justice-driven seminarians, students, and religious professionals to gain hands-on experience in community ministry, pastoral care, and leadership development within our thriving Black, Indigenous and Communities of Color in Unitarian Universalism. As the largest multicultural ministry in […]
Policy Talk & LA Relief Fundraiser
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]