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 … Continue reading Our Letter Writing for Human Rights in Palestine and Israel is Working! Don’t Stop Now!
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 … Continue reading Take Action with Fellow Congregants for Human Rights in Palestine and Israel!
Dana Buhl, Director of Social Justice The war in Israel and Palestine is personal to many in our circles. Family and loved ones killed, displaced, taken hostage, or living in … Continue reading Voices of Peace in Times of War
On Sunday, February 26, more than 400 people gathered at First Unitarian for the Leaven Community Land & Housing Coalition’s Mass Assembly. Stories of grief and hope were shared and … Continue reading Leaven Land and Housing Mass Assembly
This is the question that Byrd posed to Descendants and Survivors of the Emanuel Hospital expansion forced displacement. She recently came across a closet-sized collection of children’s outfits from the … Continue reading So, What Were You Wearing When Your Home Got Demolished?
To write the voter engagement letters through our UU the Vote efforts, each writer needed to answer the prompt, “I vote because…” It’s a simple, yet profound question that had … Continue reading 10,000 Letters, 10,000 Prayers
I’ve struggled with what to write today. I have too many thoughts to organize, and too few words to express all that is swirling in my heart and mind. How … Continue reading Gratitude for the Tenders and Menders
Climate crisis is real. We are experiencing and witnessing increasingly devastating climate disasters, here in the Pacific NW, across this continent and across the globe. This church year, our weekly shared offering … Continue reading This Year, Our Shared Plate Centers Climate Justice
Dana Buhl, Director of Social Justice September 5, 2021 Like many of you, my mind, gut and heart keep traveling to Texas in rage, in despair, in fear, and back … Continue reading We Grieve, We Rage, We Organize: Response to the Texas Abortion Ban
If you are reading this, you are alive. Let’s celebrate that! Take a full breath. Let your face find the shape of a soft smile of contentment. Inhale another breath … Continue reading What Is Possible When We Connect to Ourselves and Each Other?
