step by step

The charge of the Transformation Committee, as established by the 1997 General Assembly, affirmed by the UUA Board of Trustees in January 1998 and reaffirmed in April 2000, is to monitor and assess the transformation of the UUA into an authentically anti-oppressive institution.

The Transformation Committee is a board appointed committee of volunteers who were given a charge by and are responsible to the UUA Board of Trustees and through them, the association. The Board assigns a liasion and the President of the Association assigns a representative to work with our committee.

We are currently beginning a focus on our Districts. We will be creating and compiling a survey of all twenty-one districts’ progress in areas of anti-racism, anti-oppression and multiculturalism. We will then select several representative Districts to evaluate in-depth.

We hope our work will continue to give the congregations, the board, and the administration of our association an honest “snapshot” of how we are doing at this important work. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, feel free to contact us.

Members of the committee include:

Ms. Carolyn Cartland, Bloomsfield, CT, co-chair
Rev. Monica Cummings, Los Angeles, CA, co-chair
Mr. Bob Gross, Charlottesville, VA
Dr. Julio Noboa, Brownsville, TX
Rev. Charles Bluestein Ortman, Montclair, NJ–Board Liasion
Ms. Taquiena Boston, Washington, D.C.–President’s Representative
Ms. Simona Munsion, Staff Support