The Chubby Mermaids have been changing the face – and body, and age, and look – of women’s swimming in Kalamazoo since the group was created in 2021. Co-founded by Kalamazooan Tracey Lawie and Portage resident Liz Healy, the group is made up of female athletes, ranging in age from a teenager to a 60-year-old, … Continue reading Chubby Mermaids
Recovery Institute of SW Michigan (RI) is a nonprofit that provides peer support to those in recovery from addictions and mental illnesses. Three RI members will speak about what RI does and their own successful journeys toward health, wellness, and hope. Join us onsite or online! Visit tinyurl.com/uuccrecovery to register for the Zoom link.
Dive into the work of Global Ties Kalamazoo to bring together thought leaders from around the world and around West Michigan, to explore local solutions to global challenges, and build meaningful relationships. Join us onsite or online! To register for the Zoom link visit tinyurl.com/uuccglobalties.
Join the UUCC Civil Conversations Group for an opportunity to practice emotional intelligence skills and to learn how to build bridges toward greater understanding in the world through thoughtful conversation. Join us onsite or online. Visit tinyurl.com/uucccivilsunday to register for the Zoom link. You can also watch the service live-streamed on our YouTube channel.
We will celebrate Coming Out Day by listening to the voices of LGBTQIA+ folks speaking about becoming their true selves. Please read through our Covid-19 Gathering Guidelines before joining us in person. For those who prefer to watch at home, you can join us via Zoom Meeting ID 939 2370 0966 Our services are also live-streamed via Facebook on … Continue reading Stories of Becoming
Humanity presents itself in so many diverse ways. It is easy to judge and exclude. But this is not the way to a healed and whole community and planet. In this talk, Rev. Gy will help us to exercise not only our acceptance but our supportive muscles. Please read through our Covid-19 Gathering Guidelines before joining us … Continue reading Honesty in Diversity
Shane Barrera, also known as Miss Moscato, will talk to us about how they came to embrace theirinner queen and why they feel that drag shows are so important to society. Please read through our Covid-19 Gathering Guidelines before joining us in person. For those who prefer to watch at home, our services are also live-streamed via Facebook on … Continue reading Let Me Be Me
Peoples Food Coop (PFC) is on a journey of learning, growing, falling down and getting back up, with the intention of a deeper understanding of inequity, a stronger collective will to change, and transformation into an organization that is better set up to be part of a thriving future for all. This talk will be … Continue reading Growing the Garden: Deepening Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Work at People’s Food Co-op
What would our lives look like if change came easily? What could we accomplish? Is it possible to train ourselves to embrace change even when it is hard and uncomfortable? Please read through our Covid-19 Gathering Guidelines before joining us. If you prefer, you can also join us via Zoom (Meeting ID: 926 5154 8494 Passcode: 286763) … Continue reading Altar Egos
When one strand of the web is broken, the entire web is prone to collapse. When we in UU spaces speak of our 7th principle, belief in the interdependent web of all existence, we are not merely speaking in metaphors. Our existences are intricately woven with all life. When violence, oppression, and marginalization occur elsewhere … Continue reading Adaptive Ministry
