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Printable Membership / Donation Form Revised November 2007 |
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Thank you for your interest in joining or supporting UUPA, and for your courage and generosity in taking a stand for the acceptance of polyamorous families within Unitarian Universalism.
Included with this form are the UUPA Mission Statement and the Principles of Unitarian Universalism. By submitting a membership request you are affirming your alignment with that Mission and those Principles. Membership does not indicate anything about your own relationship choices.
Confidential membership may be requested through use of a pseudonym. For more information about confidentiality, write to the UUPA Secretary before submitting this form, or see UUPA's Privacy Policy.
Membership dues are currently $20 in US funds per year. Additional donations are welcomed.
This form may be used for donations, with or without membership in UUPA.
UUPA is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Membership dues and donations are tax deductible in the US.
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UUPA encourages our members to subscribe to the UUPoly email list
Are you subscribed to the UUPoly email list? ____Yes ____ No
Home UU Congregation(s) Name: _____________________________________________
Congregation's City and State/Province or Country:________________________________
Congregation's UUA district:_________________________________________________
Are you a member of that congregation? Yes ______ No______
How long have you considered yourself a UU? ___________________________________
What offices or positions have you held in a UU congregation? _______________________
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What skills or resources might you like to contribute?
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Would you be willing to serve by / on:
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___ Speaking to your congregation's minister and leadership ___ Leading programs in your congregation ___ Contacting district or associational leadership ___ UUPA Board of Trustees ___ UUPA Nominating Committee ___ UUPA Speakers Bureau ___ Other _________________________________________________________ |
For statistical purposes, may we know your gender? ___M ___F ___T
Year of birth? ______
As of November 2007, membership dues are $20 in US funds per year. Dues waivers will be considered for cases of financial hardship; waivers are granted for one year at a time. Additional donations are very welcome.
Membership dues and financial contributions to UUPA are tax-deductible in the US. | ||||||||
Membership Affirmation: I have read the UUPA Mission Statement and the Principles of Unitarian Universalism, and I find myself to be in harmony with that Mission and those Principles.
Signature:
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Mission Statement of UUPA MISSION STATEMENT
DEFINITION
INTENTIONS
To promote education: to provide educational materials on polyamory
for Unitarian Universalist congregations and the general public; to provide
information and guidance to parents, teachers, and other child-related
adults regarding the ability of polyamorous families to provide happy and
healthy home lives for their children; to serve as a resource to UU religious
professionals as they learn to minister to polys; to promote dialogue between
polyamorous and non-polyamorous people for the purpose of improving understanding;
to emphasize the importance of personal relationships and social justice;
to encourage respect, honesty, consensuality, commitment, mutuality, justice,
pleasure, and love in all relationships;
To encourage spiritual wholeness: to celebrate the goodness of
creation, including our bodies and our sexuality; to promote recognition
that sexuality is central to our humanity and integral to our spirituality;
to reconcile and integrate various multi-partner relationship choices,
whether sexual or non-sexual, with theological perspectives and spiritual
needs; to promote full inclusion of polyamorous identified UUs in congregational
life.
Principles of Unitarian Universalism
We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association,
covenant to affirm and promote:
The inherent dignity and worth of every
person;
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