UUSIC Right Relations Agreement

Our Right Relations Agreement is a set of values, not a set of rules. It is a statement of how we choose to be in relationship with each other. As we practice these values, we make our congregation a safer place ― a place where we can explore freely, where we can work together for justice and spiritual depth, where we can practice loving disagreement. Through this practice we model our Unitarian Universalist principles for one other, our children, and the wider community.

UUSIC Right Relations Agreement

We, as members of the beloved community that is UUSIC, share in the expectation that each of us will:

• Celebrate diversity as a source of energy, inspiration, and growth

• Model the behaviors we all aspire to: Loving kindness, responsibility, gratitude, accountability, and forgiveness

• Work to sustain a safe environment that encourages us to share our values and beliefs, and nurtures our spiritual and ethical growth

• Communicate with mutual respect in order to better understand one another, realizing that we may ultimately agree to disagree

• Have the courage to discuss our values, beliefs, opinions, feelings, and reactions with those who do not share them, as well as with those who do

• Take responsibility for personally addressing issues as we encounter them through dialog with the appropriate individual or group

• Be accountable for our words and actions; realizing that none of us is perfect, seek as well as offer forgiveness, and respond with compassion if our words have been unintentionally hurtful

• Support collaboration by asking for and offering help, and express our gratitude to others for their efforts

• Engage in congregational decision-making, actively seeking and sharing information, and supporting the decisions made by the congregation Understand that we are stewards of our community who must look to tomorrow as well as today, and recognize that our participation in this beloved community is essential if we want it to survive and prosper