We invite DRUUMM members and supporters to help us raise $2,500 to support our work with BIPOC UUs in 2022. Our annual Faithify will help us develop a lay pastoral care training that we anticipate launching by the end of 2022, and produce our Elder Spiritual Odyssey programs that connect stories of faith journeys of [...]
Dear DRUUMM Community, We are grieving again. Our beloved friend, Mathew P. Taylor, has died. This is a shock to everyone. They was recently hospitalized and discharged, and he seemed to be recovering well. They were in our DRUUMM Steering Committee worship last week in his role serving as our Vice President. Your DRUUMM chaplains [...]
We are delighted to welcome Roddy Biggs (they/them) to the DRUUMM team as an MDIV volunteer out of Meadville-Lombard Theological School. I'm healing, I'm growing; I'm learning to love myself, trying to find my place on this topsy-turvy journey that we call life. Roddy is a Queer, BIPOC, Young Adult, Unitarian Universalist, with lived experiences [...]
#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 [...]
Unitarian Universalist’s Promise for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Over the last 25 years, DRUUMM members have expressed profound commitments to Unitarian Universalism, both its tradition and its promise. Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, a former DRUUMM President said, “Unitarian Universalism is who I am and it’s in my bones.” Within our community we have heard [...]
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 [...]
On August 2nd, DRUUMM members and friends from around the world joined together for an Installation Ceremony of the 2020-2021 Steering Committee. We welcomed new leaders elected during our annual business meeting: Sangye Hawke, Secretary; Dandelion Prinsloo, Vice-President, Paul Niyonizigiye, Outreach Co-Coordinator, and returning members of the committee. Installation Program: Welcome - Rev. Danielle Di [...]
Our faith journeys are enriched by our relationships with one another. We know how isolating it can feel to be one of the only BIPOC Unitarian Universalists in your congregation. Each year we endeavor to host regional caucuses, where you can get to know DRUUMM members in your area. This has led to beautiful collaborations [...]
