Economic Justice Team Meeting
Sunday, February 26, 12:30 p.m. in King and via Zoom This is a critical time for bills introduced in the legislature in Olympia. Your comments and written or oral testimony can help bills pass...
Category: Economic Justice
Thank You
Lake City Partners Ending Homelessness (LCP) was the beneficiary of donations received during the offerings at the December 23 and Christmas Eve Services. As a result of your generosity, UUC was able to send...
Economic Justice Team Meeting
Sunday, January 22, 12:30 p.m. in King and via Zoom We are a long way from fulfilling our 2nd UUA principle: Justice, equity and compassion in human relations. An estimated 40,000 people in King...
Economic Justice Team Meeting
Sunday, December 18, 2:30 p.m. in Knatvold and via Zoom Our team will resume meeting beginning on December 18 with a discussion of Seattle Initiative #135 led by Camille Gix from Real Change. Initiative...
November Dedicated Plate to Africatown Community Land Trust
We had the privilege to host representatives of Africatown Community Land Trust (see ACLT’s website here) at UUC for our November dedicated plate collection this past Sunday, November 13, 2022. There is still time to...
November Dedicated Plate
Sunday, November 13 We are excited to feature the Africatown Community Land Trust (ACLT) for our monthly second Sunday dedicated plate collection. Recognizing the dramatic, long-standing effects of bias in housing and gentrification, ACLT’s mission...
You’re Invited: Economic Justice Team
Tuesday, October 4, 7:30 pm via Zoom All are invited to meet with the Economic Justice Team on Tuesday, October 4, at 7:30 pm via Zoom. We will discuss and determine our priorities for...
Sack Lunch Volunteers Wanted
First Monday and third Saturday of each month, 10–11 a.m. at UUC Did you know that volunteers at UUC prepare sack lunches for unhoused people twice per month? We’re looking for new volunteers, ages...
Economic Justice Team Meeting
Sunday, September 25, 12:30–2:00 p.m. via Zoom At our meeting on Sunday we will plan efforts in the coming year to help address economic inequity. We’ll discuss how to best support efforts to aid...
Help Build a Tiny House
UUC’s Interfaith Justice and Economic Justice teams are working together to encourage UUC members to join with volunteers from other congregations to help build a tiny house, a small, but concrete way to address...
Economic Justice Team: Focus on Homelessness
Sunday, June 19, 12:30–2:00 p.m. via Zoom Homes for people experiencing homelessness are scarce. The needs are immense and are being accentuated by increasing sweeps of encampments. King County estimated that at least 40,871...
“Tents, Tarps, and Toiletries” Drive to Benefit People Living Homeless
Saturday, May 21, and Sunday, May 22, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. in the lower atrium Church members and friends are invited to donate new or gently used tents and tarpaulins as well as new toiletries...
Economic Justice Team Meeting
Sunday, May 22, 12:30–2:00 p.m. via Zoom The 2022 legislative session in Olympia enacted bills that made progress toward economic justice, but more progress is needed. The Washington Faith Action Network (FAN) summit meeting...
Economic Justice Team Meeting
Sunday, April 24, 12:30–2:00 p.m. via Zoom The 2022 legislative session in Olympia enacted bills that made progress toward economic justice, but more progress is needed. The Washington Faith Action Network (FAN) summit meeting...
Economic Justice Team Meeting
Sunday, March 27, 12:30–2:00 p.m. via Zoom UUC’s Economic Justice Team meets to celebrate legislative victories addressing income inequality in Washington State. We’ll take stock of remaining concerns, including our status as the most...
Sack Lunch Volunteers for Mondays
First Monday of each month, at UUC UUC’s Lake City Partners Project is seeking a few volunteers available the first Monday of each month for our Sack Lunch Program. Some to donate and drop...
Economic Justice Team Meeting
Sunday, February 27, 12:30–2:00 p.m. via Zoom Low-wage and medium-wage workers have been hit hard during the pandemic. This has been especially hard for women. We’ll discuss key economic justice bills pending in the...
Oaks Shelter Updates and Impact Stories
Last fall, members of UUC gave generously to Lake City Partners Ending Homelessness (LCP) for a “diversion fund.” This fund was to help with up front move-in costs, including first and last month’s rent, security deposits,...
Sack Lunch Volunteers
Monday, February 7, 9:30–11 a.m. in Nathan Johnson Hall, by sign-up UUC’s “Lake City Partners Project” is seeking a few volunteers make sandwiches and pack lunches to be distributed to unhoused people. Volunteers ages...
Economic Justice Team Meeting
Sunday, January 23, 12:30–2:00 p.m. via Zoom We will be organizing for advocacy during the short session of the Washington State legislature, focusing on bills related to low- and middle-income housing, the state’s long...
Striving for Equity and Opportunity in Housing in Seattle
Our January 9 plate collection went to the Africatown Community Land Trust (ACLT). There is still time to contribute to this vital organization through UUC, and we invite you to make a donation online...
Dedicated Plate to Africatown Community Land Trust
Sunday, January 9 We are excited to feature the Africatown Community Land Trust (ACLT) for our monthly second Sunday dedicated plate collection on January 9. Recognizing the dramatic, long-standing effects of bias in housing and...
Economic Justice Team
Rather than meeting in the midst of the year-end holidays, we have decided to take a break and meet next on the fourth Sunday in January. Meanwhile, we’ll continue supporting the Lake City Partners...
Thank You for Your Generosity to LCP
We are pleased to report that our second Sunday dedicated plate in November raised $8,922 in donations to benefit Lake City Partners Ending Homelessness (LCP). These funds are earmarked to help people with move-in expenses...