Transformation

The Transformation Team was established by the Standing Committee in June 2009 to coordinate steps toward transforming First Parish in Cambridge into a multiracial, multicultural, justice-making congregation. These efforts include:

• Liaison with the Program Council to involve all committees and groups of the church in the shared work of transformation;
• Fostering conversation and action toward this goal;
• Review of the First Parish mission statement;
• Review of the First Parish website, publications, and other communications to incorporate this message; and
• Promotion of workshops, conferences, and adult spiritual education programs to encourage conversation.

The members of the Transformation Team are Standing Committee Vice Chair Chris McElroy (Co-chair), Karin Lin (Co-chair), Terry Lewis, Sarah Joslyn Wahl, Mauri Mollan, and Marcia Yousik, who work in collaboration with Senior Minister Fred Small and Director of Religious Education Mandy Neff.

Past events

Workshop on Diversity and Accessibility led by Barbara Ceconi, Ceconi Consulting Group
Screening and discussion of the movie "Race: The Power of an Illusion"
Screening of Disney's "The Princess and the Frog", followed by adult and youth group discussions (Co-sponsored by Religious Education)
Presentation and discussion of "A Simple Act of Courage", a one-woman play by Vanessa Adams-Harris on the life of Rosa Parks (Co-sponsored by the Social Justice Council)
Discussion of the relationship between Transformation and our UU Faith
Screening and discussion of the movie "Made in L.A." (Co-sponsored by the Immigrant Issues Planning Group of the Social Justice Council)

Sermons by the Rev. Fred Small

The Destiny of Diversity
A Call to Transformation
A Multiracial, Multicultural Future
Building the Beloved Community

Resources

A comprehensive list of books, curricula, and organizations is available at the Unitarian Universalist Association's "Top Picks for Multiculturalism".

Contact

To contact the Transformation team, send email to Transform [at] firstparishcambridge [dot] org
To receive notification about Transformation Team events at First Parish in Cambridge, send a blank email to FPTransformUpdate-subscribe [at] yahoogroups [dot] com