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...
Category: Justice
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.
Economic Justice Team Meeting
Sunday, April 26, 11 a.m. via Zoom The Economic Justice Team will meet on Sunday, April 26 to consider economic inequality, race, and democracy in the time of coronavirus. How can we best respond?...
Teen Feed—Adapting to Support the Homeless
Many non-profits and volunteers continue to serve those who are homeless—offering food, shelter and support—even as Washington’s Stay Home-Stay Healthy Order continues through at least early May, and as COVID-19 cases continue to rise...
Over $4150 in Support of Habitat for Humanity
On March 15 UUC was joined by a wonderful guest speaker, one of the prospective owners of homes now being built in Lake City by Habitat for Humanity. Habitat is currently building 16 townhouses...
Climate Action Team Online Meeting
Sunday, March 29, 10:45 a.m. Please join us after the Sunday service to share what we learned at the Climate Crisis workshop, brainstorm our future projects, and decide how to link up with other...
Partnering with Habitat for Humanity, UUC Renews its Commitment to Housing
Sunday, March 8, Social Justice Plate Collection Through both partnerships with other organizations and by directly providing housing, UUC has generously supported housing for low-income people for decades. This long commitment has included the...
UUC Meal Team at Teen Feed
Winter is a particularly challenging time for those who are homeless. UUC has been a long-time partner with Teen Feed, a non-profit that offers support, meals and advocacy to homeless teens in our community. During...
Canceled – Immigrant Justice Meeting
Sunday, March 15, 12:45 – 2:30 p.m. in Channing Join us at the next Immigrant Justice meeting, following the second service on March 15. We’ll reflect upon experiences of accompaniment, share a spiritual practice,...
Reflections from a Day at the Northwest Detention Center
On February 23, several UUC congregants joined at least 200 others at the Northwest Detention Center. The event commemorated the 78th anniversary of the Executive Order that incarcerated 126,000 citizens and immigrants of Japanese...
POSTPONED: Islam and Women, A Panel Presentation
We will reschedule this for some time in the future, date TBD. Curious about the status of Muslim women in the U.S., and how this compares with Muslim-majority countries? How do Muslim women view the...
POSTPONED: Info Sessions on Trip to Arizona-Mexico Border in July
Sunday, March 8, 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., adults in Emerson; teens in Servetus This summer, a UUC delegation will visit the U.S.-Mexico border July 14-20. This week-long immersion will be supported by the UU College of...
POSTPONED – Climate Action Team: Crisis Workshop Revisited
Sunday, March 8, 12:45 p.m. in Knatvold THIS EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED. The Climate Crisis: A call to action attracted 120 people on February 15. Did you miss it? or want to attend another...
February Social Justice Plate Collection
Thank you for your outpouring of support for the Second Sunday plate collection in February. Your generous donations totaling just over $4,000 will enable Lake City Partners Ending Homelessness to continue their programs including:...