It’s 10 years since we last celebrated an OUUC birthday! It’s time to commemorate our 70th anniversary! With your help, we can send a message of hope and love to the future OUUC! Reverend Gear’s installation ceremony as our settled minister will take place, on June 4. Right now, a team is working on adding […]
Zoom Forum: Behavioral Health Services in the Thurston County Courts and Jail
Zoom Forum: Behavioral Health Services in the Thurston County Courts and Jail Wednesday, March 23, 7:00 pm Register at https://tinyurl.com/4je9xsxz NAMI Thurston-Mason and Justice not Jails present a Zoom forum to educate the public about behavioral health services available in the Thurston County jail and treatment courts. These services are critical to helping people recover their […]
OUUC Agreement for Times of Pandemic
As we work our way through this time of transition – from pandemic lockdown through changing restrictions to whatever lies ahead – it is helpful to review our OUUC Agreement for Times of Pandemic in the OUUC Pandemic Manual. This document reminds us why and how we choose to be in this community and what […]
Getting Beyond Climate Crisis Apathy: “I won’t make a difference.”
Elizabeth Cripps, writing in the Guardian this last weekend, had an excellent set of responses to climate crisis apathy. One argument she tackles is, “I won’t make a difference.” This is a common response when we are faced with situations we believe to be beyond our control. Ms. Cripps responds to this notion: “ […]
Environmental Action Team (EAT) Monthly Climate Challenge
Get Involved with an Organization! Last month we urged you to write letters to the editor of local papers and contact your government leaders on climate-related issues and advocate for acting on the climate crisis. Individual actions like these are important and help push society to a better climate policy and fight climate change. Weatherizing […]
