Thursday, February 21, 2013

1993 -- "Unitarian Universalism and the Latino Community" is published in the Winter 1993 LREDA Journal

1994 -- At the GA in Dallas/Fort Worth Julio Naboa is a noted presenter. Julio will later be named to several UUA Committees including the Nominating Committee.

1994 -- UUSC provides aid and volunteer workers to the largely latino communities of Homestead and Florida City in Florida. These had been by hurricane Andrew.

1996 -- Toby Dubon is ordained.

1997 -- Kate Greenleaf is ordained.

1997 -- LUUNA is officially recognized as a UU Independent Affiliate Organization.

1997 -- At the GA in Phoenix the Business Resolution "Toward an Anti-Racist Unitarian Universalist Association"is passed. In compliance the UUA Board of Trustees establishes the "Journey Toward Wholeness Committee."

1997 -- Ruth Alatorre is named to the Journey Toward Wholeness Committee.

1998 -- LUUNA provides theme speakers and workshop leaders to the Urban Church Conference in Baltimore. The presentations are gathered with additional material and published as The Baltimore Papers.

1998 -- In addition to panel discussion, workshops and meetings, members of LUUNA lead the Saturday Morning Worship Service at GA.

1999 -- The dramatic presentation Yo Soy, Somos Nosotros premiers at GA

1999 -- Peter Morales becomes first Latino Member of the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association (UUMA) Executive Committee.

2001 -- Peter Morales elected to the UUA Board of Trustees as the first latino member.

2001 -- The dramatic presentation Una Sola Tristesa premiers at GA.

2002 -- The Hispanic Ministerial Caucus (HMC) of the UUMA is founded.

2003 -- Sofia Betancourt is ordained

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