Cohousing-L Mailing List: Unitarians interested in sociocracy? Dec 3 Webinar

[Jerry Koch-Gonzalez (jerry]

There are so many Unitarians in cohousing and intentional communities!

You may be interested in this webinar

https://www.uua.org/leadership/events/widening-circle-governance-congregations-sociocracy

Widening the Circle of Governance in Congregations: Sociocracy
[image: Widening the Circle of Governance in Congregations: Sociocracy.
Graphic of poeple holding hands in a circle]

Event format: Online

Date & time:

   - Saturday, December 3, 2022, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST
   
<https://www.uua.org/leadership/events/widening-circle-governance-congregations-sociocracy#>

Type of event: Webinar

*Toward more inclusive and engaged decision-making with Sociocracy.*

Congregations wanting to move to inclusive and engaged decision-making are
exploring Sociocracy.
We will share an overview and some real-life examples, followed by Q&A and
more resources.
This webinar is co-sponsored by Sociocracy for All
<https://www.sociocracyforall.org/>, and is open to any faith community
looking to dismantle systems of white supremacy in their governance system.

Learn more about Sociocracy <https://www.uua.org/leaderlab/sociocracy>
Presenters

   - Ted Rau <https://www.sociocracyforall.org/teams/ted-rau/>,
Co-Author, *Many
   Voices, One Song <https://www.sociocracyforall.org/mvos>: Shared Power with
   Sociocracy,* Co-Founder, Sociocracy for All
   - Jerry Koch-Gonzalez
   <https://www.sociocracyforall.org/teams/jerry-koch-gonzalez/>
   , Co-Author, *Many Voices, One Song: Shared Power with Sociocracy*,
   Co-Founder, Sociocracy for All
   - Renee Ruchotzke <https://www.uua.org/offices/people/renee-ruchotzke>,
   UUA Congregational Life Staff, LeaderLab
   - Members of the Inland Northwest UU Community <https://inuuc.org/>,
   Spokane, WA
   *This new UU congregation (formed after a values rift within their
   previous church) wanted to be intentional about fostering an
   inclusive culture. They have been using Dynamic Governance (a type of
   Sociocracy) to give them a way to be fair, transparent and consensual in
   their decision making.*
   - Members of the Unitarian Fellowship of Peterborough
   <https://peterboroughunitarian.ca/>, ON, Canada
   *The fellowship is 4 years into engaging with Sociocracy in their
   congregation, after several previous years of a richly participatory and
   emergent “Community Conversations” process that has had transformative
   effects on congregational life and leadership.*

Event Details

Saturday, December 3, 2022

1pm-3pm EST -- 12pm-2pm CST -- 11am-1pm MST -- 10am-12pm PST

Register Today! <https://uua.wufoo.com/forms/m18farmc0ozjgp2/>

 Copy the Google (ICS) <https://www.uua.org/calendars/146756/gcal.ics>
or Outlook
(ICS) <https://www.uua.org/calendars/146756/outlook.ics> link address to
subscribe to this event (or download the file to import it) in a program
which supports the iCal format.

For more information contact conglife [at] uua.org.


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[image: Chalice logo with mountains in the background and name "Inland
Northwest Unitarian Universalist Community]

Inland Northwest UU Community, Spokane, WA
[image: A group photo of 70-80 people in a sancturay with their church
banner and signs that say "Because of you the world is more beautiful"]

Unitarian Fellowship of Peterborough, ON, Canada
[image: Headshot of Ted Rau]

Ted Rau
[image: Headshot of Jerry Koch-Gonzalez]

Jerry Koch-Gonzalez
[image: Renee Ruchotzke]

Rev. Renee Ruchotzke

Jerry

Jerry Koch-Gonzalez
To talk to me about sociocracy or NVC, go here:
https://talktojerry.youcanbook.me
Sociocracy: Effective Egalitarian Governance.
Check out our website Sociocracy For All <http://sociocracyforall.org/> and
join our mailing list <https://www.sociocracyforall.org/newsletter-signup/>.