DRUUMM upcoming events

Restorative Justice for People of Color 101 (10 Aug 2026)

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT

In this 90-minute interactive workshop, we will explore how restorative justice practices can strengthen our relationships, leadership, and shared accountability as a DRUUMM community. Grounded in our newly updated Community Health & Safety Policy and Community Covenant, this session offers practical tools for navigating harm, conflict, and repair in ways that are aligned with our values.

Together, we’ll reflect on why restorative approaches matter in covenantal spaces, learn a simple framework for meaningful apology and accountability, and engage real-life scenarios through guided discussion. This workshop is especially relevant for DRUUMM leaders, members, and anyone committed to building healthier, more responsive community practices.

If you missed our earlier workshop, we are happy to offer this again, and if you're intersted in deeper training, we anticipate offering a two-part series in the Winter.

Speaker Profile

Alison Aguilar Lopez Gutierrez McLeod (she/hers) is a restorative conflict facilitator and lifelong Unitarian Universalist dedicated to building more just and accountable communities. She serves as Lead Facilitator for Restorative Conflict with the Tariq Khasima Foundation, working with youth, families, and community members to develop tools for de-escalation, accountability, and healing.

Alison also serves as Co-Chair of the UUA Ministerial Fellowship Committee, where she has helped integrate restorative and anti-oppressive practices into ministerial formation. With a background in education, nonprofit leadership, and social justice organizing, she brings a grounded, relational approach to navigating conflict. As a transracial adoptee, she centers inclusive, story-based practices that honor lived experience and foster deeper understanding.

DRUUMM Open House (12 Aug 2026)

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Beloved BIPOC friends and DRUUMM members too, do you want to know more about DRUUMM? Come join us for our Open House! This is a great way to learn about DRUUMM programs and events and to make connections with each other.

We come together to build our beloved community from around the world. We are united in our vision of healing from oppression, self-determination, and the anti-racist, anti-oppressive transformation of Unitarian Universalism.

Your hosts will be DRUUMM Outreach Co-Coordinators Rev. Karishma Gottfried and Devin Dadah.

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.

Installation Ceremony of the DRUUMM Steering Committee (25 Aug 2026)

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

We are grateful to our members who answer the call to leadership and service. DRUUMM warmly invites members and special guests to the Installation Ceremony of the 2026-2027 DRUUMM Steering Committee, to be held 25 Aug 2026, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT virtually via Zoom. The installation ceremony is open to all.

Join us as we formally celebrate the covenantal relationship between our DRUUMM community and DRUUMM Steering Committee, honoring our new commitments as we weave a new shared ministry. This is a time where our theology is made real in relationship, where we recognize and hold sacred the intersection of individual, community, and the Spirit, a foundation of Unitarian Universalism.

Welcome to all new and continuing DRUUMM Steering Committee members!

President: Tomi Fatunde
1st Vice President: Yvonne DuVal
Secretary: Alana Rodriguez
Treasurer: Deborah Tierney-Walker
Outreach Coordinator: Rev. Karishma Gottfried
Outreach Coordinator: Devin Dadah
Communications Coordinator: Karin Lin
General Assembly Coordinator: Rev. Angeline Jackson
General Assembly Coordinator: Shannon Harper
UUA Liaison: Rev. Michael Crumpler

Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Coffee Hour (26 Aug 2026)

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Caucus of DRUUMM gathers for a virtual coffee hour for community and discussion on the 4th Wednesday monthly, from 5pm to 6:30pm Pacific/8pm to 9:30pm Eastern. Join us!

DRUUMM Village: Beloved Gathering (National Conference and Retreat) (17 Sep 2026)

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT

We invite People of Color from across North America and around the world to join us in person to cultivate spiritual resilience, foster transformative connections, and empower People of Color across Unitarian Universalist communities.

DRUUMM’s national gathering is when our community pauses from the pace of daily organizing and ministry to reconnect with one another, deepen our spiritual grounding, and strengthen our collective vision

We will gather at Unity Village (just outside Kansas City, Missouri) for 4 days of worship, conversation, learning, and celebration among Unitarian Universalists of color and our communities of care.

Renew relationships across generations within the DRUUMM community
Deepen spiritual grounding
Celebrate our cultures, music, and traditions
Share skills and wisdom across ministry, organizing and justice work, and community leadership
Build DRUUMM’s future together

Registration is on a sliding scale and includes the conference program, meals and snacks, and transportation between Kansas City International Airport and Unity Hotel. Registration closes on September 10, 2026.

For additional information about travel, lodging, access, and leadership and volunteer opportunities, please visit the Beloved Gathering 2026 web page.

Unable to attend? If you have the means, please consider making a personal or institutional contribution of any amount to the National Conference and Retreat Fund. Your generosity will help fund scholarships and defray costs.

Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Coffee Hour (23 Sep 2026)

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Coffee Hour (28 Oct 2026)

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Coffee Hour (25 Nov 2026)

Thu, 26 Nov 2026 01:00:00 GMT

Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Coffee Hour (23 Dec 2026)

Thu, 24 Dec 2026 01:00:00 GMT