How do you stay spiritually rooted when the future feels unstable or unclear? Join with other DRUUMM members as we explore this question and many more. We will offer several spiritual practices and then have time for discussion about what keeps you rooted when the storms rage. Our faith does not promise safety but offers connection; our spiritual practices do not require optimism but support us in hard times. Come, let us lean on each other.
Moderators:
Rev. E.N. Hill
Rev. Jamili Omar
Tomi Fatunde
Chloe Anika Repole
Chaplains:
Rev. Abhi Janamanchi
Rumni Saha
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.
Chloe Anika Repole is a marketing strategist who has spent her career studying how people think, connect, and make meaning through stories. As a mother, she brings that same curiosity and intentionality to building a close, evolving relationship with her son. Her reflections explore how parents and children can grow together in a complicated world.
Rev. Jamili Omar is the minister at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tucson (AZ). She loves learning from children, youth, and adults --especially the lesson that it is important to always keep learning. Jamili grew up in Michigan but considers places with mountains home. Currently, she lives with her family in Tucson.
Rev. E.N. Hill (they/he) is a proud trans-masculine Air Force veteran, social change advocate, spoken-word artist and UU minister whose work centers radical love, embodied spirituality, and justice rooted in joy. E.N. currently serves as Associate Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta, where he offers worship, pastoral care, and community-based organizing with a deeply relational approach.
Tomi Fatunde is DRUUMM President and is based out of Dallas, Texas.
Rumni Saha (she/her) considers herself to be a proud Hindu and a faithful Unitarian Universalist. She currently serves as the Hindu as well as the Unitarian Universalist Chaplain at Wellesley College. She also cherishes her time as a Hospital/Community Chaplain. Rumni was recently welcomed into Preliminary Fellowship as a UU minister.
Rev. Abhi Janamanchi is Senior Minister of Cedar Lane UU Congregation and identifies as a Hindu-Unitarian Universalist, shaped by the progressive Brahmo Samaj movement in India, grounded in Unitarian Universalist values, and deeply engaged in interfaith and justice-centered ministry. Rev. Abhi's calling is to build spiritual community, nurture compassion and courage, and help people live out their deepest values in a complex world.
