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Rev. Shelley Page serves as the Interim Minister at the Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. A graduate of Cornell University and Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley, she also served congregations in Delaware, Michigan, and Utah. A Unitarian Universalist for over 35 years, her lay leadership roles include the founding mother of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Canandaigua in New York.  Her previous careers included marketing and communications management for business and not-for-profit organizations. The mother of two grown daughters, she originally hails from the Finger Lakes region of Western New York and has lived in states across the U.S.

This podcast is the response to the question in the first line of the description of this service

Got questions about UU faith, traditions, theology or history? Bring them to this service and Shelley will answer them, on-the-spot, in this fun service that centers our questioning minds as part of our spiritual journeys. Let's celebrate our curiosity and wonderings.

Rev. Shelley Page serves as the Interim Minister at the Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. A graduate of Cornell University and Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley, she also served congregations in Delaware, Michigan, and Utah. A Unitarian Universalist for over 35 years, her lay leadership roles include the founding mother of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Canandaigua in New York. Her previous careers included marketing and communications management for business and not-for-profit organizations. The mother of two grown daughters, she originally hails from the Finger Lakes region of Western New York and has lived in states across the U.S.

The Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray is the ninth president of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). She was elected in June 2017 to a six-year term. She has served as lead minister of the UU Congregation of Phoenix since 2008. She previously served as minister of First UU Church of Youngstown, OH, where she was a leader in congregation-based community organizing efforts, and served as an intern at First UU Church of Nashville, TN. After leading the UU response to Arizona’s anti-immigrant laws in 2010, she became the lead organizer for the Arizona Immigration Ministry and a key organizer of the 2012 Justice General Assembly. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and Harvard Divinity School. She lives with her husband, the Rev. Brian Frederick-Gray, and their young son, Henry. For more information, visit the UUA staff page.

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Bill Hall is the leader of Let’s Talk Alaska, a library-based program in civic dialogue initiated by Alaska Common Ground as a collaboration with the Anchorage Library.  From its beginning, in 2006 the program has facilitated “Doing Democracy” dialogues in six communities across the state –  over 50 since 2012. In the last two years, the focus has been on making sense of political change through it’s “Saving Democracy” dialogues. Bill is a life-long Alaskan and former mayor of Cordova. He has received facilitation training from the Kettering Foundation, Fielding Graduate University, the Compassionate Listening Project, and others. Learn more on the Alaska Common Ground website. 

Reverend Shelley Page joined AUUF as Interim Minister in January with a specialty of helping UU congregations navigate transitional periods. Raised Roman Catholic, she joined the fellowship as a young adult and has been a UU for over 35 years. After attending Cornell University and working in the business arena, Rev. Page prepared for ministry service at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in New York and at Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley, California. The mother of two grown daughters, she originally hails from the Finger Lakes region of New York and has lived in states across the U.S.

The separation of children from their families is just the latest horror coming from the borders of the United States. Unitarian Universalists join with other faith voices in condemning this barbaric practice.

Les Gara is a state legislator, free-lance writer and part-owner of a local restaurant. Born in New York City in 1963, he earned a B.A. in History at Boston University and a law degree at Harvard -- then moved to Alaska in 1988 to serve as a law clerk for former Alaska Supreme Court chief justice Jay Rabinovitz. He went on to become an assistant attorney general, working on the state’s Exxon Valdez oil spill legislation, and a private attorney. Since 2003 Gara has served as a Democratic member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 23rd (West Anchorage) District. He’s been re-elected seven times.

Bill Sherwonit is a free-lance nature writer who lives in Anchorage. He’s authored more than a dozen books on topics ranging from the Iditarod to Denali National Park. His most recent books include "Animal Stories: Encounters with Alaska's Wildlife" and "Living with Wildness: An Alaskan Odyssey." A former columnist for The Anchorage Times, Bill has contributed stories and photos to a wide variety of national publications, including Orion, National Wildlife and Backpacker. His essays have appeared in several anthologies, including Best American Science and Nature Writing, Best Travel Writing, and The Last New Land: Stories of Alaska Past and Present.

Howard Weaver was born in 1950 and educated in Anchorage public schools. A career journalist, his reporting on the construction of the Alaska pipeline helped the Anchorage Daily News earn the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service award in 1976. Later, as the paper’s editor, Weaver led a newsroom team that won a second Pulitzer in 1989 for its “People in Peril” series on the plight of Alaska Natives. In 1995 he moved to California to assume a leadership position at McClatchy Newspapers, where he was named Vice President, News in 2001. Weaver and his wife, Barbara Hodgin, currently reside in Sacramento and the Sierra foothills.

Reverend Shelley Page joined AUUF as Interim Minister in January with a specialty of helping UU congregations navigate transitional periods. Raised Roman Catholic, she joined the fellowship as a young adult and has been a UU for over 35 years. After attending Cornell University and working in the business arena, Rev. Page prepared for ministry service at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in New York and at Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley, California. The mother of two grown daughters, she originally hails from the Finger Lakes region of New York and has lived in states across the U.S.

Dr. E.J.R. David is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Alaska Anchorage and serves as the director of the Alaska Native Community Advancement in Psychology Program. He researches and publishes articles on the psychology and mental health of Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and indigenous and post-colonial ethnic minorities. His books include The Psychology of Oppression (co-author), Brown Skin, WhiteMinds: Filipino-/American Post Colonial Psychology, and most recently, We Have Not Stopped Trembling Yet: Letters to My Filipino-Athabascan Family.

Reverend Shelley Page joined AUUF as Interim Minister in January with a specialty of helping UU congregations navigate transitional periods. Raised Roman Catholic, she joined the fellowship as a young adult and has been a UU for over 35 years. After attending Cornell University and working in the business arena, Rev. Page prepared for ministry service at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in New York and at Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley, California. The mother of two grown daughters, she originally hails from the Finger Lakes region of New York and has lived in states across the U.S.

Truth, lies, honesty –an exploration of the complications from a UU Perspective.