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Jim Key: Yesterday,
you voted to place

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three actions of immediate
witness on today's agenda.

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Today we will take up
each of the three items.

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According to the rules
we adopted on Wednesday,

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we will have up to 20 minutes
of debate for each AIW.

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The mini assembly
to offer amendments

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was held yesterday
morning, so let

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me once again turn
to Susan Goekler.

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Susan Goekler: Thank you.

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On behalf of the Commission
on Social Witness,

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I make a motion to
adopt proposed action

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of immediate witness A,
entitled Support the,

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quote, "Pray for
Relief," unquote Faith

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Summit on Stopping
Deportations, as revised.

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And you will find it in a
copy of your pink handout.

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Jim Key: Thank you.

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Remind you that before
allowing any amendments,

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we'll have at least
12 minutes of time

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to debate before we
are open for amendments

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to this particular action.

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I recognize the delegate
at the pro microphone.

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Wendy Von Zirpolo: Thank
you, Moderator Key.

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I'm Wendy von Zirpolo, proud
to serve our congregation

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in Marblehead, Massachusetts.

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I'm further proud to
be part of a faith that

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takes showing up seriously.

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I'm aware of how easy it is
to do one of two things--

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participate in a large
action and consider

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our contribution complete,
or determine that nothing can

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be done because the
opposition is so strong, so

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powerful, and so well-funded.

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I have prayed and prayed
still that this is not

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who we are and stand proud
today because here we

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are talking about immigration
once again and poised to act.

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Last night at the Ware
Lecture, Sister Simone Campbell

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called upon us to
walk toward trouble.

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When minor children are being
warehoused and talked about as

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if they were things
or animals, trouble.

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When people who are black
and brown, citizen or not,

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are routinely detained
at our borders for hours,

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the borders of their lives,
communications, and bodies

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violated, trouble.

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When children live in fear
of a knock on the door

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or the door being torn
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meaning another
parent taken, trouble.

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Fellow delegates, here
and online, please, please

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vote in affirmation of this
action of immediate witness.

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It provides a way for each
of us to act, come join us

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at the summit or support the
summit by raising awareness

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in your congregation
and communities,

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or by writing, calling,
and visiting reps.

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I believe Sister
Simone mentioned

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even putting Speaker
Boehner on speed dial.

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Do one thing, or do it all, but
start by voting for this AIW.

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Thank you.

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Jim Key: Thank you.

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I can't help but notice there's
nobody at the con microphone.

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Let me check with Tom, see
if we have any amendments.

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We do not have any amendments.

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It looks like we're
ready to vote.

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Am I reading the--

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Tom: We do.

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Jim Key: Do we
have an amendment?

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Melissa Carvill-ziemer:
Mister Moderator--

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Jim Key: One moment.

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Does someone wish to bring
an unincorporated amendment

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to the floor?

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Melissa Carvill-ziemer: Yes,
Mister-- I'm still not on.

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Jim Key: I recognize
the delegate

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at the amendment microphone.

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Melissa Carvill-ziemer: My name
is Melissa Carville-Ziemer.

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I'm the minister of the
Unitarian Universalist

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Church of Kent in Ohio.

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I'd like to move to incorporate
unincorporated amendment A.

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Jim Key: Do we have a second?

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We do.

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Do we have the
language up there?

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Can everybody see it?

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Does anybody wish to speak
against that language?

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Are we ready to vote on
accepting that amendment?

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Has everybody had
time to read it?

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Is that a no?

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I'll give you a moment.

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Let me read it for you so we all
know the amended language they

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we're voting for.

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Line 30, delete "seek
out ways" and insert

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"to promote education
within their congregations

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and communities
by using resources

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provided by organizations
including NDLON,"

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and it shows the website,
"We Belong Together,"

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and it shows the website, "and
Not One More Deportation,"

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with the website.

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And the CSW reasoning--
well, you can read that.

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Education is only
one of many ways

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people can respond
to the crisis.

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So how do we feel
about this amendment?

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Or is there anybody who
wants to speak against it?

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Are you ready to vote
on this amendment?

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All those in favor of
accepting this amendment,

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raise your cards.

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Down.

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Opposed to this amendment?

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The amendment clearly carries.

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So we have an amended AIW.

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Do we have other amendments?

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No.

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So now we return to voting
for the amended ASW.

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So all those in favor
of this amended ASW,

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please raise your cards.

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Those opposed.

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The amended ASW clearly passes.

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Thank you.

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[APPLAUSE]

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Susan Goekler: On behalf of the
Commission on Social Witness,

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I make a motion to adopt
proposed AIW C, entitled

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Affirming Congregation
Commitment to Gun Violence

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Prevention, as revised.

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Jim Key: OK.

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Do we have anybody who wishes
to speak pro or con to that?

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Is there anybody in
the offsite queue?

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Am I reading you right that
you're ready to vote that one?

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There's somebody at
the amendment mic.

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Are you moving to include
an unincorporated amendment?

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David Keppel: Yes,
Moderator Key.

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I am.

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My name is David Keppel.

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And I'm with Unitarian
Universalist Church

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of Bloomington, Indiana.

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First of all, I'm
sorry no one was here

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to speak for the
basic proposal, which

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is superb and very important.

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But I think it's
very important also

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that an Action of
Immediate Witness

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helps our congregation with
concrete ways to take action.

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And the purpose of this
unincorporated amendment

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is to suggest things
that we might do,

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both policies we might advocate,
such as gun safety, background

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checks, ban on assault
weapons, and ways

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we might work towards that, such
as working with public health

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professionals, et cetera.

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So I move this
unincorporated amendment

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in the spirit of making this
very worthy Action of Immediate

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Witness more helpful
to congregations

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in their implementation of it.

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Thank you.

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Jim Key: Is there
a second to that?

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Yes, OK.

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Before we vote, I have a
question at the procedure mic.

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Jim Krawarik-graham: Moderator
Key, my name is Jim--

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Jim Key: Excuse me.

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You're not quite on yet.

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Try again.

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Jim Krawarik-graham:
Jim Krawarik-Graham

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from the Church of
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I would just like, for the
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for the gentleman at
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to please say which
unincorporated amendment he

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is moving.

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David Keppel: Indeed.

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Excuse me, an excellent point.

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The first one listed on
your purple sheet, line 43.

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"Be it further resolved
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Assembly encourages member
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action, such as-- one, encourage
the CDC to study and publish

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data on gun violence; two,
work for gun safety, background

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checks, and a ban on assault
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and municipal level;
three, reach out

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and partner with interface
groups and community activists;

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four, dialogue with
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professionals, elected
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for office; and five, speak out
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and media."

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Jim Key: Are we ready to
vote on that amendment?

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David Keppel: I'm
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to say this is
unincorporated amendment A.

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Jim Key: Noted.

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All those in favor of
incorporating this amended CSW,

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please raise your cards.

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You can lower them.

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Opposed?

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All right.

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So noted.

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The amendment is
included in the motion

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that you will now
vote on on the CSA.

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Are we ready to
vote on this CSW?

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All those in favor,
raise your cards.

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You can lower them now.

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All those opposed?

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CSW passes.

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Thank you.

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[APPLAUSE]

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Jim Key: AIW, excuse me.

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I had a little
trouble with language

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in the first and second grade.

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Susan?

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Susan Goekler: On behalf of the
Commission on Social Witness--

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which is CSW--

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Jim Key: Thank you.

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Susan Goekler: --I move to
adopt proposed AIW F, entitled

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UUA Support for Uganda
New Underground Railroad

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to safely extract LGBTQ people
from persecution in Uganda.

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Jim Key: Thank you, Susan.

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I recognize the delegate
at the pro microphone.

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Kay Wilkins: Good morning.

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My name is Kay Wilkins.

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I'm a proud member
of UU Ellsworth,

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Maine, a mighty congregation.

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My friend Elizabeth
Sprague is a Quaker.

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Right before I came
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she told me about the horrible
situation of LGBT people

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in Uganda but shared
the hopeful news

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that courageous Quakers have
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starting what they
know so well to do,

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an underground railroad to
take people out of harm's way.

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They are moving LGBT people
to safehouses and then

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to Kenya, where there is
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and then to receiving
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they have been offered asylum.

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As of mid-June, about 100 people
have been moved to safety.

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Currently, there
is a waiting list

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of 90 people,
including 17 hiding

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in a garage in
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The situation grows worse daily.

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Granted, the New
Underground Railroad

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does not solve the larger
problems of extreme homophobia

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in Uganda and the
contribution to the hatred

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made by American evangelicals.

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However, can we set
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and join quickly in the
effort to save lives?

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I encourage everyone here
to stand on the side of love

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with the Quakers and join
the Presbyterians who

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just met in their General
Assembly and on June 17

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took action similar
to this proposal.

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Both as individuals
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I urge you to support the
actions described in this AIW--

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most importantly to provide
financial assistance

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to the railroad.

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Jim Key: Thank you.

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I recognize the delegate at
the procedure microphone.

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Jan Taddeo: Thank
you, Moderator Key.

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My name it Jan Taddeo.

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It is my privilege to serve
our Unitarian Universalist

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congregation of Gwinnett
in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

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I am asking if you might
give us information

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about how our offsite
delegates are voting.

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Jim Key: I do not have the data.

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I'm trying to find
that as we speak.

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They voted
overwhelmingly in favor.

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But I can't give you
the exact numbers.

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But I will try to find out.

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Jan Taddeo: It would
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be reminded that they're
there and voting.

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Jim Key: Absolutely,
in fact, I've

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got somebody in
the procedures mic.

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Jan Taddeo: Thank you.

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Jim Key: Thank you.

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The delegate recognizes
the offsite delegate

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at the procedure mic.

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Sally Gellert: [INAUDIBLE].

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Jim Key: Let me
interrupt you and see

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if we can correct our speaker
problem here in the hall,

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because you're breaking up.

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Hold on just a moment.

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Can we help?

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Let's try it again, Sally.

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Sally Gellert: Yes, hi.

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I thank the onsite delegates
for recognizing us.

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I wondered if we had
time for discussion

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of any of these amendments.

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Our tech guys have been having
trouble getting our votes up

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in time because you're
going through these so fast,

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and I don't know whether
other folks on the floor

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would like to speak
to some of these.

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Jim Key: Thank you.

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Sally Gellert: [INAUDIBLE].

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Thank you.

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Jim Key: Thank you.

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You're absolutely correct.

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We're moving way too fast
for the offsite delegates.

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And I'll try to be
more attentive to that.

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We do not have anybody
at the con mic.

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We have an
unincorporated amendment

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that has been
proposed and seconded.

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Are we ready to vote on that?

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No, no, no, the crowd-- huh?

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Ah, OK.

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So are there any
amendments for this AIW?

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A as in Able, I as in
India, W as in Work.

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No?

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Are we ready to vote?

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Coming forward.

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Dave Reno: My question is--

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Jim Key: While we're
waiting for that, let me--

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Dave Reno: This is an
unincorporated amendment.

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Do we say this-- OK,
I have a question.

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Jim Key: Wait a minute.

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I recognize the delegate at
the procedure microphone.

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Dave Reno: Dave Reno
from First Church Now.

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Did I understand that
we did or did not

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have a proposed
unincorporated amendment?

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Because there are two
unincorporated amendments

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at the bottom.

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Did you say we do not or we did?

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Jim Key: We are about
to hear whether we do.

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Dave Reno: Oh, OK.

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Thank you.

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Jim Key: I recognize
the delegate

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at the amendment microphone.

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Jackie Trimble
Shapiro: Good morning.

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I'm Jackie Trimble
Shapiro from the Unitarian

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Society of Hamden.

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And I'm not quite
sure of this language.

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But I would like to make
a motion that we accept

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unincorporated
amendment B, which

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deletes lines 48 and 49 and then
the concluding line would read,

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"Therefore be it resolved
that the 2014 General Assembly

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encourages us to join with
the Quakers in this movement."

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I think that says everything
it needs, and as it states,

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this concluding statement
is consistent with the 2014

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General Assembly from
which this AIW comes.

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Jim Key: Is everybody with us?

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It's on line 48
and 49 on page six.

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Can you see it up there?

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The proposal is to delete those
two lines, starting with "what"

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and ending with "railroad."

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Is there a second
to that amendment?

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Thank you.

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We're ready to vote
on the amendment.

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So let me give the offsite
delegates some time to vote.

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All those in favor-- oh,
we have a con statement.

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Excuse me.

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Jim Krawarik-graham: Hi.

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Jim Krawarik-Graham
from the Church

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of the Larger Fellowship.

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Contrary to what the person
at the amendment mic said,

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that would remove the grounding
in what we're doing here

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at General Assembly if we
deleted those two lines.

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This General Assembly has
been about reaching out

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in love in all the
ways that we can,

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and this Action of Immediate
Witness does exactly that.

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I would encourage us to
keep those two lines in.

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I think they add value
and clarity of purpose

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around what this Action of
Immediate Witness involves.

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Jim Key: Thank you.

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I recognize the delegate at
the procedure microphone.

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Dave Reno: OK, David
Reno, First Church again.

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I was a little confused.

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I would like-- since
unincorporated amendment B has

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been included, I would like
unincorporated amendment A

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included.

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You'll have to come over
to the amendment microphone

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and make that request to bring
that onto the floor for debate.

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Thank you.

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So are we now ready
to vote to incorporate

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this amendment or not?

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All those in favor of accepting
the unincorporated amendment,

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which is deleting
two lines-- are

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we understanding this--
raise your card in favor aye.

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Let's see what the offsite
delegates are doing.

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We'll wait for them to vote.

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You can lower your
cards here in the house.

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We need some music.

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You can lower your cards.

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I know.

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All those opposed?

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The motion to amend
is clearly defeated.

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Thank you.

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All right.

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We have another amendment.

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Dave Reno: I would like to
include-- I would like to--

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Jim Key: I recognize
the delegate

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at the amendment microphone.

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Dave Reno: OK.

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I'm still David Reno.

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I'm still from First Church.

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And I would like
unincorporated amendment A

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to be included to give some
perspective as to history,

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since we sometimes build
monuments to people

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and forget exactly
what they did.

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And let us remember
the past is not past.

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It is also present.

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Jim Key: Let me read that
to you, those in the hall,

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but you can also see
it on the screen.

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It's on the bottom of page six.

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Unincorporated
amendment A, line 47,

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insert, "A century
ago, Harriet Tubman

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ran an Underground Railroad.

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Her passengers gave valuable
intelligence to the Union Army.

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Harriet Tubman was given
a pension for life of $20

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a year in 1865 dollars.

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If each UU contributed $20
each, she would be honored."

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So do we have a second
to accept that amendment?

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I hear a second.

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Yes.

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Got the card.

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OK.

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I see nobody at
the con microphone.

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I recognize the delegate
at the con microphone.

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Jim Krawarik-graham:
Moderator Key, my name

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is again Jim Krawarik-Graham
from the Church of the Larger

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Fellowship.

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I am standing in opposition
to adding these lines

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to this Action of
Immediate Witness.

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I think A, it
distracts from what

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this Action of Immediate Witness
is intended to accomplish.

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B, although I have great
regard for Harriet Tubman,

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I think that this is
in a way tokenizing.

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And I think it, at
the end of the day,

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distracts completely
from what the AIW is

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intended to accomplish.

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Jim Key: Thank you.

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[APPLAUSE]

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Jim Key: I think
we're ready to vote.

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Are we not?

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Since we have nobody
at the pro microphone.

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Do we have somebody at the
procedure microphone attempting

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to get there?

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Hold one moment.

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I recognize the delegate
at the procedure mic.

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Bill Curtis: I am Bill Curtis
from the Unitarian Universalist

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Church of Annapolis,
Maryland, which

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of course is in
Annapolis, Maryland.

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Well, that's what they always
ask-- where is it-- afterwards.

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My question is, I would like
to honor Harriet Tubman.

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But I believe she's dead.

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And what does the $20 that
I would contribute go to

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is what I want to know.

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Jim Key: You'd have
to figure that out

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when you got back to
your congregations

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in response to this.

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The actual question of
procedure is out of order.

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If you want to vote against it,
you should be in the con line.

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Bill Curtis: I don't
want to vote against it.

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I just want to know what it is.

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Jim Key: I don't think
we can answer that today.

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Bill Curtis: Nobody knows
where my money is going to go?

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That's kind of silly, isn't it,
if I'm going to give money--

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Jim Key: Thank you, sir.

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Thank you, sir.

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Thank you.

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Are we ready to vote
on the amended AIW?

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No.

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On the amendment.

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On the amendment, excuse me.

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Are we ready to vote on the
proposed amendment to AIW A?

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I see nobody that wants to
speak at the pro or the con,

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so all those who are voting for
amending it, raise your cards.

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Opposed.

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It clearly carries.

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Let me see how our offsite
delegates are voting.

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The negative defeats
the amendment.

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I'm tongue tied this morning.

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So now are you ready
to vote on the AIW,

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or do we have some
other amendment,

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people in the queue offsite?

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No more amendments.

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OK, are we ready to
vote on this AIW?

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All those in favor,
raise those cards.

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All those opposed.

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We clearly accept that AIW.

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Thank you very much.

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