Leading
Institutional Change
The UUA is invested in becoming an organization where all people of all identities can thrive.
Leading
Institutional Change
The UUA is invested in becoming an organization where all people of all identities can thrive.
Commitment to Institutional Change: an Interview with Shige Sakurai
Shige Sakurai began as Director of Equity, Belonging and Change in February 2022. As Director, Shige works closely with all senior elected and appointed UUA leaders to guide, coordinate, and align efforts within the Association to create an anti-oppressive, fully inclusive organization. The Director is focused on leading the UUA’s Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) team, and on shaping organizational and cultural change efforts. towards implementing the 2020 recommendations from the UUA Commission on Institutional Change.
Commission on Institutional Change
The Commission on Institutional Change was charged by the UUA Board of Trustees to conduct an audit of white privilege and the structure of power within Unitarian Universalism and analyze structural racism and white supremacy culture within the UUA. The Commission was in place for three years through the Virtual General Assembly in June of 2020.
