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WATERmeditation June 2026: “Mindful” with Cheryl Nichols

Follow Up to WATERmeditation, Monday, June 8, 2026, 7:30 PM ET   “Mindful”  with Cheryl Nichols We are grateful to Cheryl Nichols for once more bringing to our meditation something very useful to our attention: how to be mindful. It was a memorable evening of contemplation.  The video and notes can be accessed at: WATERmeditation June […]

May 2026 WATERritual: Celebrate Beauty

May WATERritual Tuesday May 26, 2026 at 7.30pm ET “Celebrate Beauty” with Diann L. Neu and the WATER Community https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83285953460 The video recording can be watched here: https://youtu.be/3biDaatqoCw Preparation: Have nearby a symbol that represents Earth’s beauty to you (i.e. flower, soil, water, and so many others). For readers of the Call to Gather, have […]

Feminist Liberation Theologians’ Network  Mid-Year Meetings 2026

Follow up to Feminist Liberation Theologians’ Network Mid-Year Meetings “War Solves Nothing: Feminists Create Peace” Mary E. Hunt, May 18, 2026                       The Feminist Liberation Theologians’ Network’s Mid-year Meetings with the theme “War Solves Nothing: Feminists Create Peace” were held on Zoom on May 13, 2026 at 1 PM ET and 7 PM ET. The […]

Feminist Liberation Theologians’ Network  Annual Meeting November 2025

Feminist Liberation Theologians’ Network  Annual Meeting Report Friday, November 21, 2025, 4-6 PM ET Old First Church, Boston, Massachusetts Mary E. Hunt, Presiding Video of the meeting can be found at: https://www.waterwomensalliance.org/feminist-liberation-theologians-network-2/  The Feminist Liberation Theologians’ Network, sponsored by the Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER), held its 29th annual gathering at the 2025 […]

WATERmeditation May 2026: “A Time for Compassion” with Cynthia Tootle

Follow-up to WATERmeditation, Monday, May 11, 2026, 7:30 PM ET “A Time for Compassion” with Cynthia Tootle  WATER thanks Cynthia Tootle for once again bringing us a powerful and profound meditation. The video of the session can be found below at https://www.waterwomensalliance.org/may-2026-a-time-for-compassion/. Or find the video directly on our YouTube Chanel: https://youtu.be/ESdlRchdNak.  WATER thanks Jeanne […]

Mothering Another World

by Allison Connelly-Vetter It is January 2, 2026, and predictably dark, cold, and wet here in Minneapolis. I am riding in the backseat of our Toyota Corolla, which my wife is driving. In the car seat beside me is our newborn baby, Frances, all of six pounds and ten days old. We are en route […]

Imagine my Surprise

by Jane Grovijahn Say their names! Debra Rojas and Ana Munguia, born as farmworker children, grew up in an America that denied them hope of livelihood, decent schooling, ordinary comforts of food, stable housing and healthcare. They also carried a punishing secret, now smashed open, naming César Chávez, the iconic leader of the United Farmworkers, […]

Microfeminism on Social Media

by Leokadia Georgia Rossmanith Feminism does not always arrive in the form of protest signs or powerful speeches. Sometimes it shows up in short videos, stories, and small acts that feel funny at first glance. On social media, for example TikTok, microfeminism has become a way for women to share everyday resistance, joke about familiar […]