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
Second Sundays, 1:00pm
WisdomWell, 8955 Guilford Rd, Suite 240, Columbia, MD
This Color & Conversation event happens on the second Sunday of every month. The August 9 gathering will mark one year since these conversations began.
Thursdays, 5;30pm
Washington Ethical Society
7750 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC
This action happens every Thursday at 5:30. It builds on the Sidewalk Solidarity Actions of this past fall, will involve participants holding signs with the names of people who were killed by police, #BlackLivesMatter signs, and other messages. We will have a Person of the Week that we will study and remember. While holding signs, participants are encouraged to share what they learned about this person. At 6:15 pm we will do a short go-round where we share a thought about the person and what we have learned.
The “Rebuild the Churches Fund” was established to collect donations from all over the world for the rebuilding of black churches burned by arson.
As heat records were being set for the month of June in Portland, Oregon, Unitarian Universalists were stepping up to leadership for a Strong and Compassionate Global Climate Agreement in December 2015. The 10+-person “Act for a Livable Climate” Clipboard Team collected 500+ signatures that led to the overwhelming Action of Immediate Witness adoption by the 2015 General … Continue reading “Act for a Livable Climate” Action of Immediate Witness Passes at 2015 UUA General Assembly by Doris Marlin
As a Unitarian Universalist who takes the seven principles to heart, I do believe that “All Lives Matter”. So, why do I wear a button that reads “Black Lives Matter”? First let me clear up a misconception; “Black Lives Matter” does not say that other lives don’t matter. There are sections of our society that are saying (overtly or covertly) that black lives matter less.
I’d like to share with you why the Pope’s encyclical on climate is so important and what we can do in support. I began my interest on climate when the evidence became clear that our warming world was having disastrous consequences for the poor, marginalized, and most vulnerable – children of course included – … Continue reading Rev. Terry Ellen, former UUSJ Executive Director – What the Pope’s Encyclical Means for UUs and Everyone Else
GWIFF invites your organization to partner with us to publicize this groundbreaking festival and to draw as many people as possible to the film showings. Partners promote the festival to their networks via social media, e-newsletters, email lists, and publications. While we always appreciate in kind or financial contributions to help make this event a success, partners are not required to do so.
