by ABC | Dec 20, 2017 | Social Justice
Submitted by: Judith Pedersen-Benn, Chair Social Justice Committee This month I would like to share excerpts from an article by Koritha Mitchell and Alex Chavez about the relationship between Racism and Sexism. The Social Justice committee along with East...
by admin | Nov 2, 2017 | Forum, Other Voices, Social Justice, Sunday Mornings
a l t . u u presented by tom kunesh Religious radicals like Servet, Emerson & Dietrich used to walk the Unitarian world. Now we UU congregations have become the very box we used to be outside of. The UUA is the corporate McDonalds, the UUMA is the Teamsters,...
by ABC | Nov 1, 2017 | Friday Movies, Social Justice
The One Percent This 80-minute documentary focuses on the growing “wealth gap” in America, as seen through the eyes of filmmaker Jamie Johnson, a 27-year-old heir to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune. Johnson, who cut his film teeth at NYU...
by ABC | Oct 4, 2017 | Friday Movies, Social Justice
The Handmaid’s Tale Following a coup, America is a country still at war with itself and ruled by a repressive Bible-inspired regime. Past pollution means only 1% of women can bear children, and anyone committing a crime and found to be a potential mother is put into...
by ABC | Oct 3, 2017 | Social Justice
Submitted by: Judith Pedersen-Benn, Social Justice Chair A few of us set up a UUCC Social Justice table on September 21st at the “Paths to Peace” event (which UUCC SJ co-sponsored). While they were celebrating peace, many folks stopped by our table to learn more about...
by ABC | Sep 17, 2017 | Social Justice
UUCC’s Social Justice committee will have a table at the International Day of Peace Event At Coolidge Park on September 21 from 3-7 pm. Also, we will be leading the Prayers for peace from 4:40 – 5:00. Judith Pedersen-Benn will be Leading an “Elm...