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ICUUW Spring Seminar was held in NYC the weekend of March 15-16, 2025, during the United Nationals 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meetings. Our Tuesday Gatherings on April 8 and 10 focused on recollections of those events.
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For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment
Join us to Celebrate International Women's Day on Tuesday March 4th or Thursday March 6th
We're back with our SECOND annual International Women's Day Celebration. This collaboration between UU Women's Federation and the International Convocation of UU Women brings together a global look at how we can care for women and girls.
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Report on the Fourth International Convocation of U*U Women and People of Progressive Faiths
The János Zsigmond Unitarian College in Kolozsvár/Cluj hosted the Fourth International Convocation of U*U Women and People of Progressive Faiths, September 5-8, 2024.
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Dear members and friends,
We are looking back on 2024, a year with lots of highlights for ICUUWomen.
Karen Kortsch, who had served on the board for six years and as our Board President for the last four years, stepped down from her post due to term limits. The Board elected me as the incoming President, and the first thing I did was ask Karen to continue to serve our organization as immediate past-president. Karen is now serving in this role and attending Board meetings. I hope to make this a permanent Bylaw change. It is so important to have continuity.
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Colourful Hungarian traditional costumes; pride in handicrafts and cultural roots; deepening understanding of Unitarian history in Transylvania (a part of Romania that was Hungarian before WWI); radical Hungarian hospitality; greeting Unitarian friends from distant countries; meeting people I’d only ever seen on Zoom; finding sisters in unexpected places; sharing stories; soaking up the wisdom of so many impressive women – these were just a few of the inspiring moments at the 4th International Convocation of Unitarian Universalist Women held in Cluj-Napoca (Kolozsvár in Hungarian) in Romania 5th-8th September, 2024.
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This was my second trip to Transylvania. My first trip for the ICUUW convocation in 2012 was very enlightening as I was a "newbie" to ICUUW and did not know what to expect at the time. This time I had a much better understanding of our organization and was eager to learn more about what could be done to link women of the different Unitarian and UU faith traditions.
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As the saying goes, ICUUW is “one of the best kept secrets” in the UUA. With the closing of the UU-UN Office and the dissolution of the UU Partner Church Council and International Council of Unitarians and Universalists (ICUU), ICUUW is currently the only international U/U organization engaging in international programs and working actively at the UN - and yet many UUs don't know we exist. We have maintained a consistent membership of about 100 members from 16 countries (Australia, Bolivia, Burundi, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Japan, Kenya, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Uganda, and the United States). Outreach is tasked with the responsibility of getting the word out about who we are and what we do.
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Many of our local congregations have women’s groups with social justice goals. All our members are invited to share ideas from their groups in our ICUUW newsletter. I’ll start…
Around 15 years ago, at EUUC in Edmonds, Washington, just north of Seattle, a group of members read and discussed the book Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. This journalist couple wrote about several major types of oppression of women and girls, particularly in Africa and Asia, for example sex trafficking, neglect of health, and exclusion from education. They outlined some effective solutions and suggested ways people could raise money to help.
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International Human Rights Day
Women's Rights: Weaving a Tapestry of Peace
Reflect on how human rights, women’s rights, and peace are intertwined!
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- Written by: Dr. Krisztina Sándor, Hungary
It’s certainly been at least 20 years since I met Zsófia Sztranyiczki. I can even faintly recall that we met in a church setting, in the company of American UUs. For me, her name has intertwined with Unitarian and Unitarian Universalist groups on pilgrimages to Transylvania, whom she accompanied as interpreter and organizer. Her private life was also shaped by this, since this is how she met her husband, Dean Dalton, with whom she has lived bi-continentally in the U.S. and Transylvania for many years now.
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The Annual Meeting of ICUUW Members will take place virtually via Zoom on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at the time of our usual Tuesday gatherings. All ICUUW members are invited to participate and vote in this Zoom meeting.
Nominees to the ICUUW Board of Directors 2024, subject to election at the Annual Meeting of Members.
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Fourth International Convocation of Unitarian*Universalist Women and People of Progressive Faiths
September 5–8, 2024 Cluj-Napoca/Kolozsvár, Romania
Organized by the International Convocation of Unitarian Universalist Women And UNOSZ, the National Organization of Unitarian Women of Romania In partnership with the Hungarian Unitarian Church
Come join women and supporters of gender equity from around the world in the historic Unitarian region of Transylvania!