I first met Paula Cole Jones about 14 years ago when she led a workshop for Unitarian Universalists at her home church, All Souls Unitarian in Washington DC. Paula has worked on racial justice issues with UU congregations for over 20 years and was raised UU. The workshop was on different ways of and learnings … Continue reading How the 8th Principle Evolved
Or what does dismantling racism and other oppressions look like? On one level, we can’t really be sure what the 8th Principle asks of us because we’re still learning how to engage in being anti-racists. Yet, I have total faith that we can rise to the need as long as we remember our other UU … Continue reading What Does the 8th Principle As of Us?
Why are we naming racism in particular out of all the forms of oppressions and ways to marginalize people? In a word, color, or pigment. “Race” is a social construct used to interact with the artificially created caste system. Caste systems in a country are massive, made of webs of economic, legal, political and social … Continue reading What About Other Oppressed People?
We know in theory that courage (the Theme of the Month) takes many forms, yet sometimes it can be hard to imagine ourselves acting courageously. We may discount things we do or say as a courageous act because we don’t view ourselves as courageous. For many, courage is about pushing past our own inner barriers … Continue reading Pastoral Care and Connections
We had a wonderful Sunday on 10/30 with several projects and the spirit of celebration! The Pumpkinfest, our kids’ pumpkin decorating project, is back for the first time since 2020! We decorated pumpkins and showed them off in the Undercroft during coffee hour, raising over $180 to give to the East End Cooperative Ministry shelter. … Continue reading A Message from our LRED
The Theme of the Month is Courage, yet it is hard to be courageous while holding our breath. We are all holding our breath this week. We are inhaling as we watch each other engage in one of the most important rights in our Democracy, voting. We are watching to see what happens at polling … Continue reading Pastoral Care and Connections Message
As a follow up to PIIN’s (Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact Network) Trucking for Justice Event, you are invited to a half day “Intro to Faith Based Organizing” training on Sat. Nov. 12th from 12:30-4:00 pm at Community of Reconciliation 100 N. Bellefield Ave Pittsburgh PA 15213. This will be the first in a series of local … Continue reading PIIN’s (Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact Network)
Our 1,135 letters with VOTE FORWARD are in the mail (or delivered my now) but there are still many opportunities for you to encourage people in PA to vote in this ‘off year’ election (if they haven’t already sent in their ballots). Go to https://www.uuthevote.org/gotv/ to sign up for phone banks or texting : Phone … Continue reading UU the VOTE
Tuesday, November 22, 2022, 7:30 pm at Third Presbyterian Church. Join members of Beth Shalom, Temple Sinai, First Unitarian Church, Third Presbyterian Church, and members of many spiritual traditions as we come together in one of Pittsburgh’s most beautiful places of worship to give thanks and praise as a diverse and powerful collection of spiritual … Continue reading Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
Stop down in the Undercroft and see the sparkling show – the work of our visiting artist Miguel Hoyos. Miguel’s work will hang until the end of November. Miguel is currently a local artist by way of Columbia and Saratoga NY. Miguel now lives in our east end. His work has been described as both subtle and colorful. Visit … Continue reading From your Art Committee
During the month of November, we will be sharing our weekly offering with a wonderful human rights organization: the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, or UUSC.UUSC works in the US and internationally, supporting grassroots movements on behalf of people who are confronting unjust power structures and challenging oppressive policies. UUSC’s focus, as a smaller human rights … Continue reading Share the Plate for November: UUSC
