Sunday, October 18, 11:30 am Paint Branch UU Church, Adelphi, MD A conversation about treatment of people of color when they encounter the police. Facilitated by Dayna Edwards and Janet Overton.
I grew up as a rather prayerful Catholic girl in the middle of nowhere. And perhaps more than any innate sense of justice-seeking, more than any clearly delineated theology – the hallmark of my religious sensibility in those early years was the fact that I was absolutely enamored by the beauty of the sacred. In … Continue reading Environmental Justice: When Only Love Is Enough by Rev. Nancy McDonald Ladd, River Road UU Church
Labor Day calls attention to the concern that many are worried that increasing automation within the workplace will further accelerate the already-unacceptable level of job loss. As is clearly evident, the growing gap between the dividend-clipping wealthy and those who make their living with real, salaried jobs is huge and still growing, exacerbating the wealth … Continue reading Reflections on Labor Day: Automation — Job Enhancer rather than Destroyer? by Terry Steichen, UU Church of Fairfax
October 17, 7:00pm Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, Oakton, VA Free admission Individuals of all ages are encouraged to come dressed in the style and clothing that expresses their best self, the style they are happiest in. Sign up, by October 10, to walk the runway in the “show” or come to cheer on those who … Continue reading “Express Yourself” Extravaganza – Oct. 17, UU Congregation of Fairfax, Oakton, VA
Thursday, September 17, 7:00pm at The Bain Center, 5470 Ruth Keeton Way in Columbia, MD
Thursday, October 15, 7:00pm at the Roger Carter Community Center, 3000 Milltowne Drive in Ellicott City, MD
Thursday, October 29, 7:00pm at the Howard County Library System Central Branch, 10375 Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia, MD
Directed, produced and written by Yoruba Richen, “The New Black” tells the story of the historic fight to win marriage equality in Maryland and charts the evolution of this divisive issue within the black community.
From left: Allen Keiswetter, UU Church of Arlington, VA; Lavona Grow, Board Chair of UUSJ; Shaun Casey, Office of Religion and Global Affairs; Liora Danan, Chief of Staff to Mr. Casey; Rev. Terry Ellen, Towson, MD; Doris Marlin, All Souls Unitarian, Washington DC; Chris Graham, Cedar Lane UU Congregation, Bethesda, MD; Christine Li, Department of … Continue reading UUSJ Delivers a Letter from UUA President Morales to the State Department
Yesterday the Directors of Equality Maryland voted to continue the organization’s work to improve the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Marylanders, electing a transitional board and continuing the leadership of Acting Director Keith Thirion.
We are so grateful to the folks at UUSJ. Their flexibility and quick response enabled our Denver based vision of a D.C. action at Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters a reality. With little advanced notice, they swung into action working tirelessly and behind the scenes to provide hospitality to people coming from out of town, … Continue reading Testimonial for work in Support of Fast for Immigration Reform
On Friday, July 24, 2015 U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee ruled on a motion to enforce a settlement of class action that the Obama Administration’s practice of detaining immigrant families violates the 1997 settlement in Flores v. Meese. Beginning in the summer of 2014, in response to a “surge” of Central Americans arriving at the … Continue reading An End of Detention of Immigrant Children and Families?
I was born in 1982 in Bogotá, Colombia with a condition called Spina Bifida. Spina Bifida is when the spine doesn’t close correctly when the fetus is being formed in the mother. It causes neurological damage from the opening of the spine on down. When I was born, my parents were told that I would … Continue reading What the ADA Has Meant to Me by Alexandra Dixon, UU Church of Fairfax
