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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>FYI. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dawn Hewitt<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Office assistant<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:uuakron@gmail.com">UU Church of Akron</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, November 7, 2023 7:28 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:uuakron@gmail.com">UU Church of Akron</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Join us for Jubilee in January!</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The UU Church of Akron is hosting a Jubilee session with Paula Cole Jones and colleagues on MLK weekend, January 12-14, 2024. While the session will be open to anyone who chooses to sign up, we want to extend a special invitation to all Ohio UU congregations to join us.</span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>AS UU’s we are called to lead the way to a better, more equitable world. With books being banned in Ohio and legislation being proposed to prevent “divisive concepts” from being taught in our schools, we have our work cut out for us. </span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>To do that work we must have a deep understanding of how race, discrimination and ethnicity play out in our institutions, congregations and our daily lives. Jubilee training provides context for such understanding.</span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#372D53;letter-spacing:.25pt'>The weekend intensive training includes presentations, discussions, videos, exercises, and small group work. This session is limited to 70 people and we are hoping your congregation is among them.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#372D53;letter-spacing:.25pt'>Please share the link with your congregation and invite them to join us.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#372D53;letter-spacing:.25pt'>Individuals pay to attend, however some congregations, ours included, help supplement that cost for their congregants. We encourage you to get creative and do what you can to remove any barriers to attending this important training.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#372D53;letter-spacing:.25pt'>If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#372D53;letter-spacing:.25pt'>We look forward to seeing your congregation represented in January</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#372D53;letter-spacing:.25pt'>UU Church of Akron’s 8<sup>th</sup> Principle Team</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://uuakron.org/about-us/the-8th-principle/">The 8th Principle - Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron (uuakron.org)</a></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#372D53;letter-spacing:.25pt'>Registration Link: </span><a href="https://pcolejones.wufoo.com/forms/zaeawna1mvqd8c/"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#196AD4'>https://pcolejones.wufoo.com/forms/zaeawna1mvqd8c/</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailsignatureprefix>-- </span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Deb Lemire</b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b>UUCA Administrator</b></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>UU Church of Akron</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>3300 Morewood Rd</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Fairlawn, OH 44333</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>office: 330-836-2206</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>fax: 330-836-3106</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:red'><a href="http://uuakron.org">uuakron.org</a></span></b></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br /><table style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;"><tr><td style="width: 55px; padding-top: 13px;"><a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><img src="https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png" alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width: 46px; height: 29px;"/></a></td><td style="width: 470px; padding-top: 12px; color: #41424e; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Virus-free.<a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank" style="color: #4453ea;">www.avg.com</a></td></tr></table><a href="#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1"> </a></div></body></html>