Human Rights. Again and again and again. Perhaps your heart is heavy, too, with all the ways human rights are under attack right now. Of course, protecting human rights is an on-going struggle, but lately it seems to be especially so. The news from Ukraine is grim and dire. So many lives have been lost […]
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March-April Share the Plate Recipient: Olympia Mutual Aid Partners (OlyMAP)
The mission of Olympia Mutual Aid Partners (OlyMAP) is to support the right of all people to have a safe and warm place to call home. They center the voices of unhoused and marginalized peoples and challenge systems of oppression. They build bridges between housed and unhoused community members through engagement and education. And they […]
Save That Thought! It’s Time Capsule Time!
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 […]
Unitarian Universalist Efforts for Racial Justice
This past Sunday, I spoke about the history of Unitarians, Universalists and Unitarian Universalists in the work for racial justice. You can access the service recording here. In the service, I mentioned two great resources about the “empowerment controversy” of 1968-1970, which divided the new denomination and caused many black UUs to leave.The first is […]
