The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, or UUSC, is doing relief work in Haiti and Afghanistan as well as in response to Ida. Donations are always welcome. Articles for background: Afghanistan: U.S. Has Historic Responsibility to Evacuate and Welcome Afghan Refugees 5 Ways to Take Action for Afghan Refugees DONATE HERE: https://donate.uusc.org/give/188649/#!/donation/checkout Haiti: UUSC Statement on […]
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Learning Right Relations Gathering
This Sunday’s Learning Right Relations Gathering (October 23, 1:00-4:00 pm) will host a presentation by Charlene Krise. Charlene will present the history of the Squaxin Island Tribe, including the many 1,000s of years of history here in the Budd Bay / Steh-Chass (Deschutes) River watershed. She’ll speak about their culture, traditional ecological knowledge, and the […]
OUUC to be Recognized by Quixote Communities
The Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation was one of the founding faith communities for Camp Quixote. Many of you who were at OUUC in the early 2010s helped shelter, feed, and care for vulnerable community members in the church parking lot. Since then, Quixote Villages has provided tiny homes to more than 100 people. OUUC will […]
March-April 2021 Share the Plate Recipient: GRuB
by Sara Lewis Our Share the Plate Recipient for March and April will be GRuB, Garden Raised Bounty, a non-profit that has been promoting food security through gardening since 2001. You may have seen the GRuB farm on Elliot on your way to OUUC sometime; they are practically our neighbors. GRuB has expanded to include […]
