DRUUMM Vespers | Prophetic Hope from History

What's giving you hope? Please join us for DRUUMM Vespers Wednesday, September 17, from 8 - 9 PM, led by our Ministerial Intern Melissa "MJ" Jeter. This month the theme is "Prophetic Hope from History." We will check in and watch a short video with a meditation from the book, Voices from the Margins: An Anthology of Meditations edited by Jacqui James and Mark-Morrison-Reed. Next, we will share what is giving us hope.

MJ shares, "I started attending the UU church in Toledo over 27 years ago as a young adult. It is here, where my vocal abilities were cultivated in a short-lived gospel choir. And still, I continue to sing in and outside of church.” Her journey—from the hills of southeastern Ohio to Fair Housing advocacy, from tending the public library to tending the human spirit—is a long apprenticeship in accompaniment, justice, and joy.

This event is BIPOC-centered, a sacred space reserved for those who identify as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color and UU or interested in Unitarian Universalism. DRUUMM recognizes every Community of Color is impacted differently, and each community maintains its own unique identity and culture. BIPOC/People of Color/Person of Color/Community of Color is a political identity of survival and being in resistance to racism and colonialism, one that builds solidarity and creates positive change. White allies with questions or concerns are strongly encouraged to reach out to Allies for Racial Equity.