The Road to Restoration

When I think of restoration, I cannot help but think of my time in prison so far. Before I was arrested I was a hopeless, miserable wreck that could not pull away from drug addiction.

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#256 VUU Episode – UU Muslims

2019-04-18 Join our hosts Rev. Meg Riley, Rev. Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser and Christina Rivera for a live Unitarian Universalist talk show discussing today’s topics from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural perspective. The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET. On The VUU this Week (April 11th): UU Muslims – The…

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249 VUU 2919 Harper-Jordan Memorial Symposium by BLUU

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…

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Desire

I have a deeply hidden and inarticulate desire for something beyond the daily life. ―Virginia Woolf

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247 – Progressive Faith Beyond Optimism

2019-02-18 This week on The VUU This week on The VUU, we chatted with Rev. Nancy McDonald Ladd about her new book, After the Good News: Progressive Faith Beyond Optimism. More information about the book can be found here: https://www.uuabookstore.org/cw_contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=138878&Name=Nancy+McDonald+Ladd The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser and Christina Rivera, with…

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246: Florida Rights Restoration: Amendment 4

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…

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VUU 248 – Side With Love – with Elizabeth Nguyen and Everette Thompson

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…

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Ananda’s Eyes

One day, while the Buddha was staying in Sravasti, his disciple Ananda was walking back from alms lunch under the hot sun and felt thirsty.

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#250 VUU – A Discussion About UMC w/ Rev. Dr. Lightsey

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…

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