Dear Members and Friends,
As I prepare to go to the UUA General Assembly in Pittsburgh, PA this month, I hold in awe our accomplishments around the world. We had our first post-pandemic in-person gathering at the UN for the 67th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in March, filed our first quadrennial report to the UN Economic and Social Council, and we are planning our first in-person Convocation since 2017. We have so much to celebrate, and yet the struggle for gender equality continues, complicated by many setbacks during the pandemic.
I hope that many of you will be able to join us in Transylvania in September 2024 for our Fourth Convocation of U*U Women and People of Progressive Faiths. I am very excited to return to the city of Cluj / Kolozsvár, a place with such rich historic significance for Unitarians/ UUs. It will be a chance to form new bonds and strengthen existing relationships. Please block off September 5-8, 2024 on your calendars, and plan on a life-changing experience!
Check out our project updates on our website and read about our ongoing work at the UN. For those of you in the USA, I will see you at UUA GA (in person and/or on the Whova App).
Yours in solidarity for gender equality,
Karen