It's that time of year again... We are currently looking for 2 more members to join our DRUUMM Asian/ Pacific Islander Caucus steering committee. Could this be you? You'll be joining the continuing members -- Kate Goka, Ameena Amdahl-Mason, Alex Lee-Jobe and parnee poet. We hope to continue to offer Virtual Coffee Hours to [...]
A Pastoral Message from the DRUUMM Chaplain Team. Members seeking to connect with a chaplain, please use our online request for pastoral support form. For a long time, it felt like I was living in a binary of before/after. In addition to being a DRUUMM chaplain, I work as a hospital chaplain in a major [...]
We are grateful to our members who are answering the call to leadership and service. DRUUMM warmly invites members and special guests to the Installation Ceremony of the 2021-2022 DRUUMM Steering Committee to be held virtually via Zoom. Join us as we formally celebrate the covenantal relationship between our DRUUMM community and DRUUMM Steering Committee, [...]
DRUUMM maintains with permission a public directory of local and regional Black, Indigenous and People of Color Groups, small group ministries and area programs in order to provide more intentional support, facilitate networking, and develop stronger accountability with UU People of Color across the UUA. Our vision is to make this accessible publicly including online [...]
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 grateful to Ayanna Kafi and [...]
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 [...]
DRUUMM and the DRUUMM Organizing Project invited the larger community to a special worship and fundraiser to support our ministry with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in Unitarian Universalism on May 19th, 2021. Over 500 people attended via our virtual congregation on zoom and another 100 via our Facebook live-stream. Our service was [...]
One of the antidotes to injustice and oppression is organizing, and one of the ways we sustain ourselves is through community-building. DRUUMM has grown to 370 members and together we are building the beloved community. Each of you are essential in this process, and we are grateful. We are a week [...]
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 [...]
As DRUUMM President, I am writing to seek your support for our upcoming DRUUMM Worship & Fundraiser. It will be held on Wednesday, May 19th, 2021 at 8:30pm Eastern. Our theme is Becoming Human, Again and Again. You can view a PDF of this DRUUMM Co-Sponsor Invitation on letterhead here. I am softened by the [...]
