The Voices of Unitarian Universalism

Nov 26 2024 57 ep. 41 mins 18
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The VUU is a weekly Unitarian Universalist live podcast hosted by Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera, the Rev. DC Fortune, and the Rev. Dr. Michael Tino. Every Thursday for over ten years, The VUU has welcomed guests from every corner of the world. Guests on The VUU are scholars, writers, activists, and religious thought-leaders who are shaping Unitarian Universalism and society for the 21st century and beyond.

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Nailed It! A VUU Special - Ep. 441

Nov 26 2024 39 mins  
As an annual CLF Connects event, our hosts compete in a "Nailed It!" baking challenge and attempt to create cookie christmas trees. Guest host and originator of the challenge Julica Hermann de la Fuente serves as judge of the competition. https://community.clfuu.org/ To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world, go to clfuu.org/podcast

Post-Election Host Roundtable - Ep 440

Nov 12 2024 41 mins  
Aisha Hauser, Rev. Michael Tino, and Rev. DC Fortune discuss the reality facing our bodies and minds following the US presidential election, and what keeps us fighting for liberation. Recommendations from the Episode: https://uuma.org/.../2023-berry-street-essay-the.../ On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the 20th Century, by Timothy Snyder The Fire Next Time, by James Baldwin

Mindful Race Talk with Dr. Nathalie Edmond - Ep. 439

Nov 06 2024 44 mins  
Dr. Nathalie Edmond (UU, licensed clinical psychologist, yoga teacher, anti-racism educator) joins VUU hosts to discuss her book "Mindful Race Talk" and the intersections between supremacy culture, the genocide in Gaza, and the US government. To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world, go to clfuu.org/podcast

Beyond the Election with UU the Vote - Ep. 438

Oct 29 2024 46 mins  
UU the Vote joins the VUU for the final installment in a four part series leading up to the Presidential Election. Hosts Aisha Hauser and Rev. DC Fortune are joined by Nicole Pressley (Director of Organizing Strategy Team, Side With Love) and Nora Rasman (Democracy Strategist, Side with Love) to discuss organizing for liberation beyond the election. Side with Love Post-Election Ev

Is JETPIG Haram? Using Inclusive Metaphors for UUism - Ep. 437

Oct 23 2024 41 mins  
Rev. Cheryl M. Walker (Former President of UU Ministers' Association, Co-Chair Article II Commission) joins VUU hosts to discuss the issues with using the acronym “JETPIG” from a pluralist standpoint, as well as other ways to improve pluralism in UU practice. To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world, go to clfuu.org/podcast

White Christian Nationalism with UU the Vote - Ep. 436

Oct 16 2024 44 mins  
In the third for four episodes with UU the Vote, Rev. Ranwa Hammamy (Side with Love, Congregational Justice Organizer) and Nora Rasman (Side with Love, Democracy Strategist) join hosts Rev. Michael Tino and Christina Rivera to discuss organizing around the forces of White Christian Nationalism within a multi-racial democracy. To support this ministry and help us continue to reach

Destructive Forces: Helene and Netanyahu - Ep. 435

Oct 09 2024 43 mins  
Co-hosts Aisha Hauser and Rev. DC Fortune discuss the destruction caused by hurricane Helene in the US and the rhetoric around the ongoing genocide in Palestine. To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world, go to clfuu.org/podcast

Block and Build with UU the Vote - Ep. 434

Oct 02 2024 48 mins  
In the second of four VUU episodes with UU the Vote, host Aisha Hauser, Rev. Cathy Rion Starr (Side with Love, Leadership Development Specialist), and Nora Rasman (Side With Love, Democracy Strategist) discuss strategies of organizing through the election and onward. One Million Experiments https://millionexperiments.com/ UU Climate Justice Revival:https://www.uuclimatejustice.org

Host Roundtable: Practice Active Hope- Ep. 433

Sep 25 2024 44 mins  
Rev. Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser, and Rev. DC Fortune discuss how to foster active hope in our communities in order to further liberation. To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world, go to clfuu.org/podcast

Election Ethics with UU the Vote - Ep. 432

Sep 18 2024 45 mins  
Aisha Hauser and Rev. Michael Tino speak with Nicole Pressley (Side with Love, Director of Organizing Strategy Team) and Nora Rasman (Side With Love, Democracy Strategist) on the important work UU the Vote campaigns have done for past and present elections. The group discusses navigating the tensions & contradictions of the 2024 election and the ethics of American politics. To