Transforming Whiteness

Ohio Meadville District and West Shore UU Church are pleased to sponsor a day long workshop using material from the new UU adult curriculum Transforming Whiteness by Rev. Bill Gardiner. The workshop will be led by the author Rev. Bill Gardiner and co-facilitator, Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer of Kent Transforming Whiteness offers UU congregations, for the first time, a comprehensive overview of the evolution and workings of white identity both historically, as a current agency of oppression, and as a positive identity for the future.

The workshop will be held at West Shore Church, in Rocky River on the west side of Cleveland from 9 AM to 5:30 PM on Saturday, April 24. The registration cost is $25. Limited scholarship funds are available from the OMD, deadline for applications is April 3rd. Please contact the district office at office at ohiomeadville.org for details.

Please note that this workshop is open to youth, young adults and adults.

We encourage congregations to send teams and help support the registration fees for their members whenever possible. Congregational leaders might want to use this seminar opportunity as a chance to gain an overview of the curriculum for possible future presentation in their home congregations.

Lunch is included in the cost of the event. Home hospitality is available from West Shore members for those traveling distances that require an overnight stay. Child care is available during the day with a two-week advance request on the registration form, but requires a quota of four children. Please note on your registration form if you need home hospitality or child care.

Advance reading material will be emailed to all registrants in advance.

The host congregation for this event is the West Shore UU Church in Rocky River, OH. You can learn more about the congregation at their website www.wsuuc.org.For a Google Map click here, for a Mapquest map click here.

Register for this event on the form below.
Registration deadline is Saturday April 10. Requests for childcare and home hopsitali
Registration is limited to 30 people besides the group from West Shore, register early.
Your congregation can register it's members and choose the "send a check" option and mail a check to the district office.