Anna Rhee captures ideas on a flip chart from the UUSJ discussion with Chuck Collins
at the UU Church of Arlington.

UU and noted expert Chuck Collins urged a “holding action” to avoid economic setbacks that would harm the most vulnerable, while pushing for policies such as a minimum wage increase that would help reduce inequality, during a discussion with 24 UUs from the area at the UU Church of Arlington, VA. He explained how his family history of wealth informed his perspective for his new book, Born on Third Base. The following evening more than 40 persons joined a discussion and book-signing, cosponsored by UUSJ, Sojourners magazine, and the Institute for Policy Studies, to learn his perspective on how to remedy economic disparities in these uncertain times.

Chuck Collins explains his views on how to remedy extreme economic disparities, at The Potter’s House in Washington, DC during a discussion of his new book,
Born on Third Base.

The UUA Congregational Study Action Issue on Escalating Inequality, which will be debated at General Assembly next June in New Orleans, is available in draft form now, with a Feb. 1 deadline for congregational comments. Details can be found on UUSJ’s website.