Black Lives of UU Announces Inaugural Advisory Team

The Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU) Organizing Collective Board is excited to announce the members of the inaugural BLUU Advisory Team.

The Advisory Team serves in a guidance capacity to the Black Lives Unitarian Universalism Organizing Collective Board. Members of the Advisory Team share their gifts in service to BLUU’s mission by providing our organization with their professional expertise; their diverse knowledge of constituent perspectives; their connections to local, national and international resources including but not limited to financial and fundraising networks, colleagues or peers; their philanthropic support or other forms of needed assistance.

The Advisory Team has two main roles within the organization, the first is to provide guidance to the BLUU Organizing Collective Board. The second is to serve as a fundraising entity for BLUU. The BLUU Organizing Collective Board is the ultimate decision-making body of BLUU. However, the BLUU OC Board is required to consult with the Advisory Team in helping to lead, grow, and develop our growing spiritual community.

Black Lives of UU Advisory Team:

Angela Peoples

• Political Strategist
• Co-Founder, the south

Rev Bill Sinkford

• Senior Minister First Unitarian Portland
• Former President Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA)

Christina Rivera

• Religious Educator
• Founder — Called to Justice Consulting
• Secretary — Liberal Religious Educators Association (LREDA) Board of Trustees
• Former Secretary Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Board of Trustees

DeReau K Farrar

• Director of Music, First Unitarian Portland
• President-Elect Association for Unitarian Universalist Music Ministries (AUUMM)

Hakima Payne

• Co-Founder & Executive Director, Uzazi Village

Leslie Mac

• Organizer, Trainer
• Founder — Resist Univ
• Member — Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Board of Trustees

Tim Brennan

• Former UUA CFO & Treasurer

“We are overjoyed at the individuals who have agreed to serve on our inaugural Advisory Team. This slate of volunteers includes multiple Organizers, a Religious Educator, a Minister, a Director of Music, several Entrepreneurs, a Maternal Health Expert & a Political Strategist. Their varied talents and areas of expertise will help support the BLUU OC Board over the next two years.” — Lena K Gardner, BLUU Executive Director

The Advisory Team will have it’s first meeting together with the BLUU OC Board in Minneapolis later this summer. To learn more about the BLUU Advisory Team visit: https://www.blacklivesuu.com/advisory-team