General Assembly 2009
Posted by: I’m sitting in the front row of the plenary hall. The band from the Salt Lake City church’s jazz vespers is playing some cool jazz, and the banner parade has begun.
People from all over the United States carrying banners from their Unitarian Universalist congregations — from Utah, from Colorado, from Devon, Pennsylvania, from Long Beach, California….
The people behind me are cheering the churches they know, shouting: “Yay Maryland! All Souls! Wooo!”
Now there are some people carrying a big white banner, with big bold red and blue letters, which reads: “IOWA: Where I Can Marry the One I Love.” This banner, recognizing that same-sex marriage is now legal in Iowa, brings lots of cheers from the crowd.
And the banner parade ends with UUA Moderator Gini Courter announcing, “I now call to order the 48th annual General Assembly….”
Hi –
Will they be posting video of these events?? I couldn’t afford to attend this year, but was hoping to watch various gatherings.
Mavis
UUCWI Administrator
Mavis — Looks like the video is not yet up. I don’t know what’s going on, I’ll try to find out. But there is a great audio postcard up which is worth listening to while you’re waiting for video — click on the link at the top of this page.