DRUUMM Elections 2022 As a community ministry, we uphold a democratic process where members elect our leadership. DRUUMM holds elections each year to vote on members to serve on our Steering Committee, our highest governing body. Per our bylaws, a nominating committee was formed and candidates have been proposed for the vacant positions. We are [...]
#TBT January 2017 Over my 20 years in DRUUMM, it has always been one of those rare places where I feel the fullness of myself nurtured and reflected back in community. I made the choice as a youth to always strive to be part of an anti-racist collective, that centers the experiences of those most [...]
NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2020 With Open Arms By Rev. Dr. Kristen Harper When I arrived at Meadville/Lombard Theological School in the fall of 1995, I was not prepared for the racism I would experience from my fellow classmates. I was not prepared for the blatant hostility and mistrust of me by a group of people [...]
Black People are Everything By QuianaDenae Perkins BLACK PEOPLE ARE EVERYTHING. Let me break that down. We are everything, every kind of human on the scale of human. There are black goths, black polyamorous people, black folks who love country music, black people who do rodeo, black people who eat mayo, black trans people, black [...]
Beloved Ancestors By Chaplain Danielle Di Bona We are living in difficult times. The fear and isolation of COVID has had a deleterious effect on our spirit, body and mind. Many of us are struggling to maintain even a small amount of hope, and the recent deaths of those in our community is staggering. Elandria [...]
By Rev. Pamela Wat Last September my father had a massive stroke. He suddenly lost use of his left arm and leg, he lost his ability to know where he was, and could not fathom what was happening to his body and mind. A few weeks later, at the nursing home (where we could not [...]
By Sophia Ventura-Cruess Now, if we were in person, I'd have us all stand up, or raise our hands for this, but you can go ahead and just make this a mental practice I’m going to name some names and I want you to think to yourself whether or not you know the story of [...]
My senior year of undergrad began with losing my mother to cancers—yes, plural—followed by other losses that year as well, both tangible and not. Creative writing has not only been a way to pass my free time but also a means to process difficulties that I am faced with. That year’s NaNoWriMo was called The [...]
