The 13 Salmon Shower Project is grateful to receive gifts of clothing for our guests. We are hoping to stock up on new items for the year, and for this winter season. Multi-packs of any of these items are welcome.
For the General Congregation
Men’s undershirts, sizes … read more.
For the month of November, we share our plate with Oregon’s Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice (IMIrJ). For a personal story that speaks to how the organization’s Accompaniment Program impacts many immigrant lives, read below:
“An indigenous family from Guatemala has been living in the … read more.
As violence escalates further in the Middle East, the Unitarian Universalist Association justice ministry, Side With Love, invites us to lament, to stay present and to act for justice. Read their email below.
Our faith calls us to proclaim that liberation is possible even as the devastation … read more.
The blowing up of pagers and walkie talkies in Lebanon that killed 41 people and injured 30,000 has introduced a new method of terrorism into the world and all of us who use communication devices have become more fearful. Dennis Kucinich has expressed this … read more.
Bryan Stevenson, a widely acclaimed public interest lawyer has dedicated his career to helping the poor, the incarcerated, and the condemned. He urges us to “get proximate” in order to change ourselves and change our systems. In a TED Talk, he says:
When we … read more.
“The true history of the United States has been shocking and fills me with shame. When has the US ever been great or a source of freedom for all people?”
“My childhood education failed me. Now I know to focus on the system of racism, not … read more.
Visit the Shower Project webpage for updated details for our guests, volunteers, and donors.
We are thrilled to share that the 13 Salmon Shower Project was awarded a $20,000 grant from the Fund for Unitarian Universalist Social Responsibility! The timing is wonderful as we will open … read more.
Write or call your legislators from home by using this handy tool kit that contains letters and contact information.
On October 17, the UUA Statement on the Humanitarian Catastrophe in Gaza and Israel was released (here). Grounded in our UU values … read more.
Join fellow congregants to contact our elected leaders
Sunday, November 26, after service in Buchan Reception Hall
Sponsored by the Social Justice Program and UUs for Justice in the Middle East
We learned this week that Senator Merkley is the first of the Oregon delegation to call … read more.
Join us to contact our elected leaders
Sunday, November 12, after service in Fuller Hall
Sponsored by the Social Justice Program and UUs for Justice in the Middle East
War and the humanitarian crisis in Palestine are mounting, and the need for prophetic and collective action to stop … read more.
