Deciding Together I & II
Session I: Saturday, September 21 – 10:00 am PT | 11:00 am MT | 12:00 pm CT | 1:00 pm ET | 2:00 pm AT | 2:30 pm NT (2 hours)
Session II: Saturday, October 5 – 10:00 am PT | 11:00 am MT | 12:00 pm CT | 1:00 pm ET | 2:00 pm AT | 2:30 pm NT (2 hours)
The Decision Making Exploration Team is inviting your input on how the CUC makes decisions nationally at Annual General Meetings (AGMs). After two years of conversations and consultations, the Team’s Deciding Together report submitted to the AGM in May 2024, made three recommendations:
- Actively work to build connections among delegates to CUC meetings;
- Encourage non-adversarial deliberation about the essence of a motion, individuals’ or congregations’ perspectives on the motion, and possible amendments to improve the motion; and
- Allow delegates other than the mover of a motion the ability to propose substantive amendments that can be considered by other delegates.
The report also proposed several ways in which these recommendations could be achieved. We are looking for feedback from Canadian UUs about each of these.
There are three ways to provide input:
Session I: Virtual session on Saturday, September 21:
10:00 am PT | 11:00 am MT | 12:00 pm CT | 1:00 pm ET | 2:00 pm AT | 2:30 pm NT (2 hours)
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- Suggested for people who are less familiar with the CUC’s current decision making processes, but interested in how we make decisions together.
- Provides a brief overview of the current process, the report’s recommendations, and an opportunity to provide feedback.
- Youth, young adults, emerging leaders (new board members/committee leaders) and new UUs are particularly encouraged to attend.
Session II: Virtual session on Saturday, October 5:
10:00 am PT | 11:00 am MT | 12:00 pm CT | 1:00 pm ET | 2:00 pm AT | 2:30 pm NT (2 hours)
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- Suggested for people who are more familiar with the CUC’s current decision making processes and the recommendations of the report.
- Provides minimal overview and maximizes available time for participant input.
Feedback survey, open through October 6: respond here
You can choose any one of the above options to provide your input. The full Deciding Together report is available here (2-page executive summary and 14-page report).