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“We’ve come a long way, but we still have a distance to go before all of our citizens embrace the idea of a truly interracial democracy, what I like to call the Beloved Community, a nation at peace with itself.” -John Lewis How can we build Beloved … read more. |
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A New UU Principle The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) and UU congregations affirm and promote Seven Principles, which we hold as strong values and moral guides. An 8th Principle of Unitarian Universalism has been proposed for adoption by the UUA: We, the member congregations of the … read more. |
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Our Social Action Committee is regrouping. I’ve been chairing it for several years, during which we’ve had a series of speakers, read and studied “The New Jim Crow” by Michelle Alexander, continued our long-standing visits to work with college students in the B.U. Partakers Program, … read more. |
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After a week of news about national events, this Sunday we get to turn our attention to our own locale. FUUSN’s special collection will benefit the Waltham Alliance for Teaching, Community Organizing, and Housing (WATCH). This small but mighty organization has a broad range of … read more. |
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Eighteen of us have taken The Pledge to End Racism. Will you join us? In November, we were lucky to have Annette Marquis and Anita Lee, successful pilots of this program in Richmond, VA and in quite a few other UU congregations, come to FUUSN to … read more. |
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WATCH for our next SAC Advocacy Task Force presentation. On Sunday January 12 at noon, the Social Action Committee of FUUSN invites you for soup and conversation with the Waltham Alliance To Create Housing (WATCH). Daria Gere, Executive Director, and Suzi Solomon, Housing Clinic Coordinator, … read more. |
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Upcoming Special Collection Feb. 9th dedicated to our neighbors in Waltham There is an amazing organization in Waltham committed to building and strengthening the community for the wellbeing of all residents, most especially the underrepresented. WATCH, the Waltham Alliance for Teaching, Community Organizing and Housing, serves … read more. |
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The holidays provide us the opportunity to spend time with many different people, including some that we have known for a long time. Sometimes things are said during these interactions that may make us feel uncomfortable at best or, at worst, be hurtful or harmful … read more. |
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from Barbara Deck: This is a terrific opportunity to hear excellent speakers (including Robin DiAngelo) on ending racism and to network with activists. Come home to yet another new “home spot.” https://www.wpsnewengland.com/ |
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Your Multicultural Ministry Initiative team has arranged for the chapel to be open Sunday 7/28, starting at 7:30 pm, to watch Dr. Barber’s “service of repentance and purification, in the spirit of the Southern Freedom Struggle, to ready our souls and bodies for a day … read more. |
