"Unitarian Universalists Walking the Talk "
Congregational Action and Social Justice
with the Rev. Richard Gilbert

A workshop on congregational action for social justice

Co-sponsored by the Ballou Channing District and
Channing Memorial Church, Newport, RI held in Febuary 2010.

Unitarian Universalists are eloquent in talking about peace and social justice, but do we really "walk the talk?" This workshop explored the spiritual roots of our concern for social justice and the unique UU mission to translate concern into action. Participants learned organizational tools for working with a congregation and planning for change.

The Rev. Richard Gilbert has been kind enough to make the full program booklet and congregational self analysis documents available to all. You may download them here.

Walk the Talk workshop program guide (PDF)

Each participating congregation was asked to come with a completed Congregational Self-Analysis. Download file:

Congregational Self-Analysis (PDF)
Congregational Self-Analysis (Word Doc)
Congregational Self-Analysis (RTF)

Dick Gilbert has been a Unitarian Universalist minister for 45 years, retired in 2005. Currently a Social Justice Coordinator of the St. Lawrence District of the Unitarian Universalist Association, he has taught at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, Starr King School, and Meadville Lombard Theological School. Gilbert's publications include his Building Your Own Theology series; The Prophetic Imperative: Social Gospel in Theory and Practice; How Much Do We Deserve? An Inquiry into Distributive Justice; and In the Holy Quiet of this Hour: A Meditation Manual.