Saturday, October 3 and 17, 9:00am
Chesterfield Community Pasadena, Maryland
Anne Arundel County
If you can bring a group of any aged volunteers ready to get to work planting trees and under shrubs this could be just the opportunity you are looking for
Thursday, October 8, 7:30-8:30pm
Unity of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton, Virginia
Join with people of faith to gather in gratitude for gains in LGBT civil rights, the opening of doors of a growing number of faith communities, and to celebrate the 2nd Annual Northern Virginia Pride Festival.
Saturday, October 10, 9:00am-5:00pm
VCU University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Avenue, Richmond, VA 23220
Equality Virginia’s TIES offers seminars and workshops for transgender individuals, significant others, parents of transgender youth, and advocates in an inclusive and supportive environment.
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote soon on the international human rights treaty known as the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). If ratified, this treaty would protect the rights of all people living with disabilities, in the United States and around the world.
Thursday, October 22 – Sunday, October 25
The second annual Greater Washington Immigration FilmFest will showcase the movies in Maryland, Washington and Virginia. UU churches and congregations are sponsoring the screenings, as well as local colleges and embassies.
Wednesday, November 18 – Saturday, November 21
Crystal Gateway Marriott
1700 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA 22202
The Reform Conference will bring together over 1,000 people from all over the world working to end the war on drugs, mass incarceration and oppressive policies.
Friday, November 6, 9:00am-4:30pm
The Catholic University of America
Caldwell Hall
620 Michigan Ave., NE
Washington, DC 20064
Nearest Metro: Brookland-CUA Station
For more information and to register, visit ipr.cua.edu or call Catholic Mobilizing Network’s office at (202)-541-5290.
Tuesday, December 8, 6:00-8:00pm
Richmond, VA
The keynote speaker will be Michael Cassidy CEO of the Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis, a nonprofit think tank incubated by the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP)
Dozens of UU congregations are participating in new sanctuary coalitions and are encouraging other congregations to join. If your congregation is not already participating, you may want to consider doing so. In addition to offering physical sanctuary, congregations can be part of the sanctuary movement by working to stop deportations, and by assisting people in sanctuary and the churches that are providing it.
Saturday, January 23, 7:30pm Cedar Lane UU Church 9601 Cedar Lane Bethesda, MD Details to come
