[UUPoly-L] Hello Again from Chicago

[alan salmi <alan@alansalmi.com>]

Well, I went and did it, I'm now officially a UU:  joined the Unitarian Church of Evanston Sunday morning!

A bit of news:  for anyone thinking of doing the poly conference here in Chicago, we really need support to make this happen and we've lowered the price to $100 for the whole day and a half conference (with Friday night parties put on by people, of course).  Go to:  http://chipolycon.org/ to find out more.  Unless we get enough people, drastic measures (huge reduction or cancellation) are possible.....  :-(

In other news, we have a sex positive film festival here in Chicago and the film for tonight was "When Two Won't Do", a, a times, funny, charming, brutally honest and gut wrenching film about a poly couple learning about polyamory.  They go and interview various folks, including the Ravenhearts and stop by a swinger convention and a poly meeting/camping event (which they liked more, by the way).  If you get a chance to see it, it was done well.

I was wondering if UUPA has any organizational structure that includes "chapters", something that I could start in my church and maybe offer for the Chicago area (to get enough critical mass).  Are there any guidelines for starting a chapter if such things exist?  Any literature or speeches done by other that they can share?  I'm ready and willing to raise awareness here in the windy city!

Alan Salmi, L.C.S.W.
"The most terrifying thing is to accept 
oneself completely" -Carl Jung