CMwD UU Women's Connection
"A viable neighborhood is a community: and a viable community is made up of neighbors who cherish and protect what they have in common." - Wendell Berry
CMwD UU Women's Connection |
"A viable neighborhood is a community: and a viable community is made up of neighbors who cherish and protect what they have in common." - Wendell Berry
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The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) represents the interests of more than one thousand Unitarian Universalist congregations, on a continental scale. The UUA grew out of the consolidation, in 1961, of two religious denominations: the Universalists, organized in 1793, and the Unitarians, organized in 1825 |
Single purposed 4ERA organization explores the Myths…and Facts about Equal Rights. |
UUWF is a continental membership organization that advances equity and justice for women through education and advocacy. It is an independent non-profit, 501 (c) (3) corporation and one of only three associate member organizations of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
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The National Partnership for Women & Families is a non-profit, non-partisan advocacy group dedicated to promoting fairness in the workplace, access to quality health care and policies that help women and men create a balance between work and family responsibilities. For more information: /. |
Allerton Institute 50 Year Celebration
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Cakes for the Queen of Heaven: In Ancient Timesa five-session religious education curriculum in feminist thealogy for adults and older youth by Shirley Ann Ranck. Trainings for this break-out feminisist curriculum are being conducted in the district by a cooperative effort of the UU Women's Connection and the CMwD Women and Religion Committee. For all the latest on the train-the-trainer schedule or to order the curriculum check this link. Or have your questions answered by checking out the blog. E-mail for further information about training dates and locations: CakesTraining@uuwr.org
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Experienced by hundreds of groups and individuals around the world since 1995, Rise Up and Call Her Name is a self-contained 13-session course that weaves together spiritual stories worldwide that honor female divinities. By focusing on artistic and intellectual tools which facilitate self development and personal integration, these stories become relevant and inspiring to the individuals participating. |
The Women's Media Center (WMC) Website. The WMC is the first of its kind. It's mission is to assure that women and women’s experiences are reflected in the media just as women are present everywhere in the real world; that women are represented as local, national, and global sources for and subjects of the media; and that women media professionals have equal opportunities for employment and advancement. This web site is the major online source for hyperlinks to women columnists and bloggers as well as media organizations and resources; it provides a Daily News Brief plus WMC Exclusives and Updates by media professionals and subject-specific experts. |
The Mission of the Unitarian Universalist Association's Central Midwest District Women and Religion Committee is to support women in their search for the Inner Feminine Divine in an atmosphere of connectedness, safety, and joy.
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AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research. |
Official site for the five state district of CMWD-UUA. Look for listing of congregations, calendar of events, newsletter and much more. |
The National Organization for Women (NOW) is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States. NOW has 500,000 contributing members and 550 chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Since its founding in 1966, NOW's goal has been to take action to bring about equality for all women. NOW works to eliminate discrimination and harassment in the workplace, schools, the justice system, and all other sectors of society; secure abortion, birth control and reproductive rights for all women; end all forms of violence against women; eradicate racism, sexism and homophobia; and promote equality and justice in our society. |
One of the largest women’s funds in the world, Chicago Foundation for Women believes that all women and girls in the Chicago metropolitan area have the opportunity to achieve their potential and to live in safe, just and healthy communities. The foundation supports the achievement of social justice through grantmaking and advocacy.
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The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice was founded in 1973 to safeguard the newly won constitutional right to abortion. The Coalition founders were clergy and lay leaders from mainstream religions, many of whom had provided women with referrals to safe abortion services before the Supreme Court legalized abortion in Roe v. Wade. The founders believed that there would be at most a ten-year struggle to secure the right to choose. In fact the struggle is far from over. It has changed and intensified, and the stakes are growing.
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Check out this site prepared by Sara Carpenter, UU Women's Connection grantee. Guidance for the local congregation, organization or club to present PDL can be found on the site. For more information contact Sara directly. |
The National Women's History Project is an educational nonprofit organization whose mission is to recognize and celebrate the diverse and historic accomplishments of women by providing information and educational materials and programs. |
Protecting human rights for 65 years. |
National Council of Women’s Organizations is a nonpartisan, nonprofit umbrella organization of groups that collectively represent over ten million women across the United States. The only national coalition of its kind, NCWO is a tax-exempt organization with twenty years' experience uniting American women's groups. |