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September, 2008 | Vol 26, Issue 2 communicator theTHE NEWSLE tt ER OF UN I T ARIA N UN IVERSALIS T WOME N ’S FEDERA T IO N September, 2008 | Vol 26, Issue 2 First Cycle of the Telling a New Economic Story: Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley Real Wealth Depends on Caring & Sharing Scholarship Program Begins by Celeste M. Howard “Ministry is what we do Portland, OR together – clergy and the laity. It flows from a group of Oregonians, us- religious conviction that ing the name Real Wealth invites people to become of Portland (RWP), are more of themselves, more A changing the economic story in whole, as we give witness their community. They are put- to a vision of a world ting aside the conventional scarcity transformed by our care.” story of economics—based on – Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley empire, domination and control— January 2005 and taking up the true economic story of abundance, equality and The UU community lost an inspiring spiritual partnership which is so vital for our The original Real Wealth of Portland planning group formed in fall 2007 leader with the death of Rev. Marjorie interconnected web of life. included, from left to right, top row: Hafidha Acuay, Pat Osborn, Kim Bowens-Wheatley in late 2006. Among her Ford, Andrea Drury, Diana Richardson; bottom row: Marcia Meyers, Marty McCall. Since the picture the group has doubled in size. many accomplishments and contributions Inspiration for RWP arose in 2007 were her service on the UUWF board and as at a UUWF-sponsored General Assembly for The Real Wealth of Nations, wrote a study a member of our first Equity and Justice workshop in Portland called “The Caring Rev- guide (later adopted by Eisler as a companion Grants Panel. olution: Turning Economics Right Side Up!” to the book), created their own website www. Riane Eisler, who was receiving the UUWF realwealthpdx.com, and invited Eisler back to Marjorie was also a valued mentor of women Ministry to Women Award that year, talked to Portland in October, 2007, for a forum on real- preparing for our UU ministry, especially the workshop about her latest book, The Real wealth initiatives in the local community. those who identify as women of color, Latina, Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics. or Hispanic. In keeping with the spirit of this The RWP website headlines its aim “Support- aspect of Marjorie’s work, the new UUWF Portland UU activists had already been primed ing a more caring economy” and sees its efforts scholarship program named in her honor by hearing David Korten talk about “changing as “moving to an economy that fosters social will provide financial support to this same the stories we live by” at the two previous UUA and economic justice and peace.” All econo- population. General Assemblies, under sponsorship of Uni- mies, including our current “market economy,” tarian Universalists for a Just Economic Com- are dependent on life-sustaining, caring In addition to funds UUWF has budgeted munity (UUJEC). They had invited Korten to activities. However, the new economic story for this purpose, the program will also be talk at Portland’s First Unitarian Church about highlights this dependence by its new name, supported by donations made to the UUA his 2005 book, The Great Turning: From Empire “caring economics.” in Marjorie’s memory. We are grateful to her to Earth Community, which he dedicated to husband, Rev. Clyde Grubbs who, when con- Eisler because of her seminal book The Chalice Caring economics rejects money and its deriva- sulted by the UUA about an appropriate use and the Blade, published in 1987. tives (financial wealth, Gross Domestic Prod- for those funds, recommended our new schol- uct, etc.) as the only indicators of wealth and arship program. The first scholarships will be Marcia Meyers, co-chair of UUJEC, saw the success. Caring economics is based on values of awarded early in 2009, with $6,000 allocated powerful connection between Korten’s and a more equal society where human dependence for distribution this initial year. Eisler’s views. She and others realized the many on the earth, on one another, and on care-giv- ways in which Portland and its surrounding ing activities is acknowledged and counted. The A committee consisting of Rev. Danielle Di communities are already shifting to a new eco- health of the earth, of families and households, Bona, Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt, and Rev. nomic story based on the partnership model. and of children and communities become the Leslie Takahashi Morris will select the scholar- correct indicators for valuable human systems. ship recipients. Applications are available from Supported by the Economic Justice Action the UUWF Office and on at www.uuwf.org. Group of the First Unitarian Church of Port- We need to talk more in value terms about The application deadline is November 1. land they created RWP to recognize, strengthen human care-giving activities and caring for the and celebrate this essential caring economy. environment. When we engage people in Meeting weekly, they organized study groups www.uuwf.org CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 Thanking Our Contributors We extend a heartfelt “thank you” to all those Bloomfield Hills, MI - Unitarian Alliance, who joined us in support of our mission with Birmingham Unitarian Church Advancing justice Chandler, AZ - Valley UUWF, their generous donations and pledges between Valley UU Church June 1, 2007 through May 31, 2008. Chicago, IL - Women’s Alliance, for women through Third Unitarian Church Susan B. Anthony Circle ($10,000+) College Station, TX - Woman’s Alliance, Edward A. Simmons, Hempstead, NY UU Church of the Brazos Valley education and advocacy Concord, MA - Women’s Parish Association, Jane Addams Circle ($5,000-$9,999) First Parish Linda McAffrey, Glencoe, MO Dedham, MA, Branch General Alliance, UUWF Board of Trustees First Church in Dedham Dorothea Dix Circle ($1,000-$2,499) East Lansing, MI - Women’s Fellowship, Dr. Halene Graves, Sheridan, WY UU Church of Greater Lansing President Mary Ella Holst, New York, NY Eugene, OR - Women’s Alliance, Linda Lu Burciaga, Newburyport, MA Verna Livingston, Port Washington, NY UU Church in Eugene Betty Sanders, Colleyville, TX Manhasset, NY - Women’s Group, [email protected] Nancy W. Van Dyke, Sea Cliff, NY UU Congregation at Shelter Rock Arlington, MA - Alliance of First Parish UU Milwaukee, WI - Womanspirit/Emerson Vice President/Development Minneapolis, MN - Association of Universalist Guild, First Unitarian Society Women, First Universalist Church Catherine Onyemelukwe, Westport, CT Pittsburgh, PA - Women’s Alliance, Santa Fe, NM, Chapter of UUWF - UU First Unitarian Church [email protected] Congregation of Santa Fe Plainfield, NJ - Women’s Alliance, Louisville, KY - Women’s Alliance, First First Unitarian Society Vice President/Communications Unitarian Church Plano, TX - Women’s Alliance, Community UU Church Rev. Marti Keller, Decatur, GA Maria Louise Baldwin Circle ($500-$999) Rancho Palos Verdes, CA - Women’s [email protected] Julia & Arnold Bradburd, Gwynedd, PA Federation, Pacific Unitarian Church Dr. Barbara W. Brown, Glencoe, MO Santa Monica, CA - Women’s Alliance, Treasurer/Clerk Linda Lu Burciaga, Newburyport,MA UU Community Church Donald V. Cavanaugh, Seattle, WA Wayzata, MN - UU Women West, Mary Mercier, Hanson, MA Margaret Corvini, Huntington, NY UU Church of Minnetonka Rev. Marti Keller, Decatur, GA Grants Panel Chair Arleen Kulin, Cambridge, MA Dr. Martha May Eliot Circle ($100-$249) Phyllis C. Rickter, Arlington, MA Luz Bravo-Gleicher, Providence, RI Susan I. Allen, Bellevue, WA Bellevue, WA - Women’s Perspective East Betsy Allis, Minneapolis, MN [email protected] Shore Unitarian Church Suzanne M. Ames, Tulsa, OK Brooklyn, NY - Women’s Alliance, Martha Baron, Greenville, SC First Unitarian Church Nancy Bartlett, Decatur, GA Detroit, MI - Women’s Alliance, Margaret Beck, Grosse Point Farms, MI First UU Church Rev. Eliza Blanchard, Westborough, MA The Communicator is published Honolulu, HI - Honolulu UUWF, Lynda Bluestein, Fairfield, CT by the Unitarian Universalist Women’s First Unitarian Church of Honolulu Luz Bravo-Gleicher, Providence, RI Federation and is distributed to Kansas City, MO – Demeters, All Souls Marina B. Brown, Ann Arbor, MI UU Church Marcia M. Bystrom, Muscle Shoals, AL members and other supporters in Littleton, MA, Branch Alliance, Catherine Carpenter, Arlington, MA the UU community. First Church Unitarian Beth Casebolt, St. Clairsville, OH Madison, WI - UU Alliance, Rev. Barbara Child, Nashville, IN First Unitarian Society Judith J. 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