Economic Justice Team: Take Action!
At our recent meeting, UUC’s Economic Justice Team discussed the efforts being taken at both city and state levels to revise budgets in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. We encourage you to contact your...
Category: Justice
A Note from UUC’s Interweave Group
Seattle’s LGBTQIA+ Pride Month is going virtual with three days (June 26-28) of speakers, performances and activities with Gender Justice League, PrideFest, and Seattle Pride for the Together For Pride weekend. Go to https://www.seattlepride.org/news/together-for-pride-2020...
BIPOC: Attend DRUUMM at GA, No Registration Fee
This year at the UUA General Assembly (GA), DRUUMM sessions are open to all BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) UUs. GA registration is not required and there is no fee. The following...
#UUtheVote
Have you been wondering how you can help promote democracy and our UU values in the 2020 election cycle? Are you concerned that the pandemic may suppress voter registration and turnout here and around...
Solidarity with Muslim Communities Team
Tuesday, June 23, 2-3:30 p.m. via Zoom UUC’s Solidarity with Muslim Communities Team will host an online meeting on June 23. For more information or questions email Nancy Maranville. We promote relationship-building and engagement with Seattle-area Muslim communities,...
Black Lives Matter Vigil at UUC
Sunday, June 14, at 5:00 p.m. In the wake of the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Manuel Ellis, Ahmaud Arbery, and the outcry for justice that is reverberating across our nation, we...
Join a Black Lives Matter Community Action Circle
Tuesday, June 16, 7-8:30 p.m. or Saturday, June, 20 1-2:30 p.m. Interactive Zoom event facilitated by Rev. Beth Chronister and members of the UUC Racial Justice Team The UUC Racial Justice Team invites you...
Next Steps from the Black Lives Matter Vespers Service
At the June 10 Evening Vespers Service, several next steps were offered. This included resources offered by participants which challenged and changed their own thinking about race. March: Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County March....
2020 Census and Social-Economic Justice
The Economic Justice Team urges UUC members and friends to respond to the 2020 Census, if you haven’t already done so. Then, please reach out and remind 5 other people. The Census Bureau had plans...
Letter from UUC’s Ministers
Vigil tonight, Thursday, June 4, 7 p.m. at UUC Dear UUC Family, In the midst of a pandemic that has already laid bare the structural inequalities and racial disparities that run deep in this...
Join UUC’s Social Justice Steering Committee
Would you like to help support existing and emerging justice initiatives at UUC? The Social Justice Steering Committee (SJSC) is seeking people to join Rev. Beth and other UUC members in our work to...
UUSC Follow-Up
From Pam Smith Mentz & Dave Mentz, UUC and UUSC Members One of the most fulfilling and rewarding parts of our lives as UU’s has been our connection with the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee...
Interweave – Pride Month Program: Tales of Resilience and Invention
Friday, June 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m. via Zoom Celebrate Pride Month (virtually) with readings from oral histories collected by the Northwest Lesbian and Gay History Museum Project. Themes for this evening’s program include bar-hopping during...
Join a Community Action Circle
Saturday, June 6, 10:30-12:00 p.m. Interactive Zoom event facilitated by Rev. Beth, Roberta Ray and Rick Beckel Register now: participation limited to 16. The Immigrant Justice Team invites you to try out a Community...
Wednesday Forum: #UUtheVote
Wednesday, June 3, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. via Zoom Our speaker will be Steve Carlson, who has been coordinating a hearty band of over 70 UUC democracy enthusiasts with the national #UUtheVote initiative. If you are looking for a...
UUC Economic Justice Group Meets
Sunday, May 31, 11 a.m. via Zoom The Covid-19 pandemic has greatly intensified already extreme economic inequities locally and globally. Our neighbors’ needs here and elsewhere must be addressed. UUC has identified five local charities...
Second Sunday Plate Collection: Sharing our Resources
Each month, we share our offering plate with a partner organization as part of our congregation’s commitment to social justice and being part of a larger ecosystem working towards a more just and equitable...
Solidarity with Muslim Communities
Tuesday, May 19, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. via Zoom The UUC Solidarity With Muslim Communities Group will meet tomorrow, May 19. The meeting will include a reflection by three team members on a recent KUOW...
Climate Action Team Meeting
Sunday, May 17, 11 a.m. via Zoom To honor Mothers on May 10, the CAT will meet one week late on May 17. We’ll have updates on UUtheVote actions, the Tacoma liquified natural gas...
From the Economic Justice Team
The UUC Economic Justice Team is concerned about the 2020 Census count because a state’s recorded population determines billions of dollars in federal funding for social programs and how many members of Congress our...
Use Your Voice
Use your voice and show up in solidarity with the immigrant community! More than 250,000 undocumented immigrants call Washington home. UUC’s Immigrant Justice Team invites you to take action and ensure that we all...
Economic Justice Team News
The Economic Justice Team is hoping to schedule a UUC Build with Habitat for Humanity this summer, as Covid-19 allows. Planning has also begun for an Interfaith Build in September, which would include volunteers...
Earth Day 2020: Multi-faith Perspectives
Rev. Beth joined with other religious leaders to share what in their tradition calls them to act for environmental justice in this short video organized by Earth Ministry and Washington Interfaith Power and Light.