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Being an Ally

Exposure

As told to Z It was a quiet summer afternoon and I was just getting home from playing tennis with my daughter.  I parked in front of my home and was unloading my gear from my car.  A silver car slowed down as it was passing me and the white …

White Silence dialog

by Judy Helfand At the July dialog on White Silence, 63 participants showed up for the meeting, creating an energetic buzz of voices. We were meeting in response to people of color calling out for white people to speak up. The need for active confrontation to the status quo of …

Unitarian Universalists: Inner Workings

by Z In June there was electricity in the air; change was just around the corner.  The non-white members of the Unitarian Universalist Association (Unitarians) were pressing for more visibility as a group and accountability from the white members at the upcoming General Assembly. My friend Laura was beside herself …