The VUU

2019-03-11 Our hosts Rev. Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Rev. Michael Tino, and guest host DC Fortune for a pre-recorded live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. THIS WEEK (March 7th) ON THE VUU – How Covenant Can Help Us Challenge the Status Quo – The VUU #251…

2019-01-31 We chatted this week with Desmond Meade and Patrice Curtis about Florida’s Amendment 4, the successful restoration of voting rights for formerly incarcerated people. More information about the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition can be found here: Home The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser and Christina Rivera, with production support…

2019-02-27 We chatted with Side With Love Senior Strategist, Rev Elizabeth Nguyen, and Campaign Manager, Everette Thompson about what’s new and what’s next. More information about Side With Love can be found at https://sidewithlove.org. The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET. We talk social justice, Unitarian Universalism, religion, spirituality, and…

2019-02-28 We chatted with Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU) Executive Director, Lena Gardner, about the 2019 Harper-Jordan Memorial Symposium and what’s next with BLUU. From the BLUU website – “The Harper-Jordan Memorial Symposium responds to a longing on the part of many Black Unitarian Universalists to more fully understand where they have been, who…

2019-03-02 Join our hosts Rev. Meg Riley, Rev. Michael Tino and Rev DC Fortune for a live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. THIS WEEK (February 28th) ON THE VUU – A Discussion About UMC with Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey #250 We chatted with Rev. Dr. Pamela…

2018-12-14 We chatted on The VUU with Rev. Michael Crumpler about the Welcoming Congregation Renewal Program. Rev. Michael J. Crumpler began as LGBTQ and Intercultural Programs Manager at the UUA in early 2017. Shortly thereafter, he was ordained to Reverend in the United Church of Christ. Michael lives in Harlem and is very active in…

2018-12-21 It’s our Year in Re-VUU! In this episode we revisit all our show topics of 2018. Is there a show from 2018 that you remember? Any particular favorites. — The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser and Christina Rivera, with production support provided by Jessica Star Rockers. The VUU streams…

2019-01-04 This week we chatted live on The VUU about the US Border Refugee Crisis with Alex Dixon. Links from the show: Home https://www.borderlandrainbow.org/ — The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser and Christina Rivera, with production support provided by Jessica Star Rockers. The VUU streams live on Thursdays at 11…

2019-01-11 This week we chatted live on The VUU about the world refugee crisis with Latifa Woodhouse, President of Shared Humanity. Shared Humanity is a nonprofit founded to provide urgent and sustained humanitarian aid to refugees seeking safe haven from war, violence, and oppression. More info can be found at www.sharedhumanityusa.org. The VUU is hosted…

2019-01-17 This week we tackled two topics in our show. How is the government shutdown affecting government workers? Park ranger Keith Stegall came to offer us some insight. And then we chatted with Dottie Mathews and Rabbi Bruce Elder who worked to successfully shut down the Tornillo Detention Center. We are keeping it current on…